His great aunt, actress Mary Anderson of Louisville, was the one of the
first US Shakespearean actresses, and the Mary Anderson Theater in
Louisville is dedicated to her.
The August 28, 1985, issue of Variety, in the Production Pulse section announced that the film "The Conspiracy" began filming August 26, 1985, in Yugoslavia. Director was Michael Anderson with stars Christopher Walken, Robert Mitchum, Paul Scofield, Alice Krige, and others. No evidence the film was ever completed or released.
Served in the British Army during WW2 with The Royal Signal Corps.
At the time he died, Anderson was the oldest living nominee for an Academy Award for Best Director, and the only surviving director whose film won a Best Picture award in the 1950s.