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Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 15, 1940 (84)
Birthplace Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Samuel Atkinson "Sam" Waterston (born November 15, 1940) is an American actor and occasional producer and director. Among other roles, he is noted for his Academy Award-nominated portrayal of Sydney Schanberg in 1984's The Killing Fields, and his Golden Globe- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning p ... ortrayal of Jack McCoy on the NBC television series Law & Order. He has been nominated for multiple Golden Globe-, Screen Actors Guild-, BAFTA- and Emmy Awards, having starred in over eighty film and television productions during his forty-five year career. Allmovie has characterised Waterston as having "cultivated a loyal following with his quietly charismatic, unfailingly solid performances." Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Waterston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Six Triple Eight

The Six Triple Eight

2024

as Franklin Delano Roosevelt

The Man in the Woods

The Man in the Woods

2020

as Headmaster Waldorf

The Mayo Clinic

The Mayo Clinic

2018

as Charlie Mayo

On the Basis of Sex

On the Basis of Sex

2018

as Erwin Griswold

Dateline: Saigon

Dateline: Saigon

2017

as Narrator (voice)

Anesthesia

Anesthesia

2016

as Prof. Walter Zarrow

Miss Sloane

Miss Sloane

2016

as George Dupont

Please Be Normal

Please Be Normal

2015

as Dad

Dean Smith

Dean Smith

2015

as Narrator

And It Was Good

And It Was Good

2015

as Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger

The Commission

The Commission

2003

as J. Lee Rankin

Le Divorce

Le Divorce

2003

as Chester Walker

The Matthew Shepard Story

The Matthew Shepard Story

2002

as Dennis Shepard

A House Divided

A House Divided

2000

as David Dickson

The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey

1999

as Narrator (voice)

Miracle at Midnight

Miracle at Midnight

1998

as Dr. Karl Koster

Exiled

Exiled

1998

as Jack McCoy

Shadow Conspiracy

Shadow Conspiracy

1997

as The President

The Proprietor

The Proprietor

1996

as Harry Bancroft

The Journey of August King

The Journey of August King

1995

as Mooney Wright

Nixon

Nixon

1995

as Richard Helms

The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within

1994

as President William Foster

Serial Mom

Serial Mom

1994

as Eugene Sutphin

David's Mother

David's Mother

1994

as John Nils

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

1994

as Tom Wingfield (archive footage)

I'll Fly Away: Then and Now

I'll Fly Away: Then and Now

1993

as Forrest Bedford

A Captive in the Land

A Captive in the Land

1993

as Royce

Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream

1992

as Reader (voice)

The Man in the Moon

The Man in the Moon

1991

as Matthew Trant

Mindwalk

Mindwalk

1990

as Jack Edwards

Lantern Hill

Lantern Hill

1989

as Andrew Stuart

Welcome Home

Welcome Home

1989

as Woody

A Walk in the Woods

A Walk in the Woods

1988

as John Honeyman

Swimming to Cambodia

Swimming to Cambodia

1987

as Additional cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)

The Room Upstairs

The Room Upstairs

1987

as Travis Coles

September

September

1987

as Peter

The Fifth Missile

The Fifth Missile

1986

as Capt. Allard Renslow

Just Between Friends

Just Between Friends

1986

as Harry Crandall

Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986

as David (uncredited)

Warning Sign

Warning Sign

1985

as Cal Morse

Love Lives On

Love Lives On

1985

as Bernie

Finnegan Begin Again

Finnegan Begin Again

1985

as Paul Broadbent

The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields

1984

as Sydney Schanberg

The Boy Who Loved Trolls

The Boy Who Loved Trolls

1984

as Ofoeti

Dempsey

Dempsey

1983

as Doc Kearns

In Defense of Kids

In Defense of Kids

1983

as Paul Wilcox

Games Mother Never Taught You

Games Mother Never Taught You

1982

as David Bentells

Sweet William

Sweet William

1980

as William McClusky

Hopscotch

Hopscotch

1980

as Jack Cutter

Heaven's Gate

Heaven's Gate

1980

as Frank Canton

Friendly Fire

Friendly Fire

1980

as C.D.B. Bryan

Eagle's Wing

Eagle's Wing

1979

as White Bull

Interiors

Interiors

1978

as Mike

Capricorn One

Capricorn One

1977

as Lt. Col. Peter Willis

Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge

1976

as Le Clerq

Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear

1975

as Mr. Graham

Rancho Deluxe

Rancho Deluxe

1975

as Cecil Colson

Reflections of Murder

Reflections of Murder

1974

as Michael Elliott

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1974

as Nick Carraway

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

1973

as Benedick

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

1973

as Tom Wingfield

Mahoney's Last Stand

Mahoney's Last Stand

1972

as Felix

Savages

Savages

1972

as James, the Limping Man

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

1971

as Alex Monte

Cover Me Babe

Cover Me Babe

1970

as Cameraman

Three

Three

1969

as Taylor

Generation

Generation

1969

as Desmond

Fitzwilly

Fitzwilly

1967

as Oliver

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Golden Globes Best Actor The Killing Fields Nominated
Television Credits

Law & Order

as Jack McCoy

Episodes: 405

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Grace and Frankie

as Sol Bergstein

Episodes: 94

First Aired: May 08, 2015

I'll Fly Away

as Forrest Bedford

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Oct 07, 1991

The Newsroom

as Charlie Skinner

Episodes: 25

First Aired: Jun 24, 2012

Time Life's Lost Civilizations

as Narrator

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jun 25, 1995

The Civil War

as Abraham Lincoln

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 23, 1990

Oppenheimer

as Robert Oppenheimer

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Oct 29, 1980

Godless

as Marshall John Cook

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Nov 22, 2017

The Dropout

as George Shultz

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 03, 2022

The Nightmare Years

as Bill Shirer

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 17, 1989

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Jack McCoy

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Prohibition

as Reader (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 02, 2011

Dr. Kildare

as Mark

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

Thomas Jefferson

as Thomas Jefferson (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 18, 1997

Family Guy

as Bruce Kaplan (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 31, 1999

Lincoln

as Abraham Lincoln

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 27, 1988

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

as Thomas Jefferson (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 04, 1997

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Jack McCoy

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 03, 2005

Tales from the Crypt

as G.G. Devoe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1989

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Travis Coles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Amazing Stories

as Jordan Manmouth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

Q.E.D.

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Mar 23, 1982

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 21, 2023

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Homicide: Life on the Street

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 31, 1993

Jeopardy!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1984

Masters of Science Fiction

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 04, 2007

The Colbert Report

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 17, 2005

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

Jo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 17, 2013

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

People's Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 04, 1975

The View

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

HBO First Look

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 12, 1992

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