Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1940-11-15 (83 years old)

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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 portrayal 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."


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Filmography

all 122

Movies 88

TV Shows 34

self 13

Voice 8

Narrator 4

Self
A Case for Love

A Case for Love (2024)

Movie
Self
Merchant Ivory

Merchant Ivory (2023)

Movie
Self
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled (2023)

TV
George Shultz
The Dropout

The Dropout (2022)

TV
9
Self (voice)
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time (2021)

Movie
Headmaster Waldorf
The Man in the Woods

The Man in the Woods (2020)

Movie
Self
Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story

Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story (2020)

Movie
Erwin Griswold
On the Basis of Sex

On the Basis of Sex (2018)

Movie
9
Charlie Mayo
The Mayo Clinic

The Mayo Clinic (2018)

Movie
Self - Actor
Jane Fonda in Five Acts

Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018)

Movie
Marshall John Cook
Godless

Godless (2017)

TV
5.62
Narrator (voice)
Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators

Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators (2017)

Movie
Narrator (voice)
Dateline: Saigon

Dateline: Saigon (2017)

Movie
Self - Actor
Ken Burns: America's Storyteller

Ken Burns: America's Storyteller (2017)

Movie
George Dupont
Miss Sloane

Miss Sloane (2016)

Movie
5.5
Walter Zarrow
Anesthesia

Anesthesia (2016)

Movie
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

TV
2
Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger
And It Was Good

And It Was Good (2015)

Movie
Sol Bergstein
Grace and Frankie

Grace and Frankie (2015)

TV
8.67
Narrator
Dean Smith

Dean Smith (2015)

Movie
Dad
Please Be Normal

Please Be Normal (2015)

Movie
Frank Canton
Heaven's Gate: The Butcher's Cut

Heaven's Gate: The Butcher's Cut (2014)

Movie
Narrator
Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen

Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen (2013)

Movie
Jo

Jo (2013)

TV
4
Charlie Skinner
The Newsroom

The Newsroom (2012)

TV
5.79
Reader (voice)
Prohibition

Prohibition (2011)

TV
6
Self
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear (2010)

Movie
Masters of Science Fiction

Masters of Science Fiction (2007)

TV
John Honeyman (segment 'A Walk in the Woods')
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006)

Movie
The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report (2005)

TV
6.27
Jack McCoy
Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)

TV
J. Lee Rankin
The Commission

The Commission (2003)

Movie
Chester Walker
Le Divorce

Le Divorce (2003)

Movie
Dennis Shepard
The Matthew Shepard Story

The Matthew Shepard Story (2002)

Movie
David Dickson
A House Divided

A House Divided (2000)

Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey (1999)

Movie
Jack McCoy
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

TV
6.19
Self
In Bad Taste

In Bad Taste (1999)

Movie
Narrator
Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs

Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs (1999)

Movie
Bruce Kaplan (voice)
Family Guy

Family Guy (1999)

TV
6.7
Jack McCoy
Exiled

Exiled (1998)

Movie
Dr. Karl Koster
Miracle at Midnight

Miracle at Midnight (1998)

Movie
Thomas Jefferson (voice)
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997)

TV
5.5
Self - Guest / Self
The View

The View (1997)

TV
5.5
Thomas Jefferson (voice)
Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson (1997)

TV
The President
Shadow Conspiracy

Shadow Conspiracy (1997)

Movie
Harry Bancroft
The Proprietor

The Proprietor (1996)

Movie
Richard Helms
Nixon

Nixon (1995)

Movie
6
Mooney Wright
The Journey of August King

The Journey of August King (1995)

Movie
Host / Narrator
Time Life's Lost Civilizations

Time Life's Lost Civilizations (1995)

TV
Tom Wingfield (archive footage)
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994)

Movie
President William Foster
The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within (1994)

Movie
Dad
Serial Mom

Serial Mom (1994)

Movie
John Nils
David's Mother

David's Mother (1994)

Movie
Daniel Chamberlain
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (1994)

Movie
Forrest Bedford
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now

I'll Fly Away: Then and Now (1993)

Movie
Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)

TV
6
Royce
A Captive in the Land

A Captive in the Land (1993)

Movie
Reader (voice)
Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream (1992)

Movie
HBO First Look

HBO First Look (1992)

TV
Siegmund Warburg
Warburg: A Man of Influence

Warburg: A Man of Influence (1992)

TV
Forrest Bedford
I'll Fly Away

I'll Fly Away (1991)

TV
Matthew Trant
The Man in the Moon

The Man in the Moon (1991)

Movie
6.5
President Abraham Lincoln
The Civil War

The Civil War (1990)

TV
5.33
Jack McCoy
Law & Order

Law & Order (1990)

TV
5.78
Jack Edwards
Mindwalk

Mindwalk (1990)

Movie
Self
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III (1990)

Movie
Bill Shirer
The Nightmare Years

The Nightmare Years (1989)

TV
Ben
Crimes and Misdemeanors

Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

Movie
2.5
Woody
Welcome Home

Welcome Home (1989)

Movie
Andrew Stuart
Lantern Hill

Lantern Hill (1989)

Movie
G.G. Devoe
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt (1989)

TV
6.4
Jim Delmore
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (1988)

Movie
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln

Lincoln (1988)

TV
John Honeyman
A Walk in the Woods

A Walk in the Woods (1988)

Movie
Peter
September

September (1987)

Movie
1
Jones
Devil's Paradise

Devil's Paradise (1987)

Movie
Additional Cast from 'The Killing Fields'
Swimming to Cambodia

Swimming to Cambodia (1987)

Movie
Travis Coles
The Room Upstairs

The Room Upstairs (1987)

Movie
Inspecteur Gerry Morrison
Flagrant désir

Flagrant désir (1986)

Movie
Harry Crandall
Just Between Friends

Just Between Friends (1986)

Movie
Capt. Allard Renslow
The Fifth Missile

The Fifth Missile (1986)

Movie
David (uncredited)
Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

Movie
3
Jordan Manmouth
Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories (1985)

TV
5.33
Cal Morse
Warning Sign

Warning Sign (1985)

Movie
Bernie
Love Lives On

Love Lives On (1985)

Movie
Paul Broadbent
Finnegan Begin Again

Finnegan Begin Again (1985)

Movie
Sydney Schanberg
The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields (1984)

Movie
1
Ofoeti
The Boy Who Loved Trolls

The Boy Who Loved Trolls (1984)

Movie
Jeopardy!

Jeopardy! (1984)

TV
8
Doc Kearns
Dempsey

Dempsey (1983)

Movie
Paul Wilcox
In Defense of Kids

In Defense of Kids (1983)

Movie
David Bentells
Games Mother Never Taught You

Games Mother Never Taught You (1982)

Movie
Prof. Quentin E. Deverill
Q.E.D.

Q.E.D. (1982)

TV
Canton
Heaven's Gate

Heaven's Gate (1980)

Movie
C.D.B. Bryan
Friendly Fire

Friendly Fire (1980)

Movie
Robert Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer (1980)

TV
Joe Cutter
Hopscotch

Hopscotch (1980)

Movie
William McClusky
Sweet William

Sweet William (1980)

Movie
White Bull
Eagle's Wing

Eagle's Wing (1979)

Movie
Mike
Interiors

Interiors (1978)

Movie
6
Peter Willis
Capricorn One

Capricorn One (1977)

Movie
4.72
Le Clerq
Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge (1976)

Movie
Mr. Graham
Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear (1975)

Movie
Cecil Colson
Rancho Deluxe

Rancho Deluxe (1975)

Movie
6
Self - Presenter
People's Choice Awards

People's Choice Awards (1975)

TV
Michael Elliott
Reflections of Murder

Reflections of Murder (1974)

Movie
Nick Carraway
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby (1974)

Movie
Tom Wingfield
The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie (1973)

Movie
Benedick
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing (1973)

Movie
Felix
Mahoney's Last Stand

Mahoney's Last Stand (1972)

Movie
James, the Limping Man
Savages

Savages (1972)

Movie
Alex Monte
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? (1971)

Movie
Cameraman
Cover Me Babe

Cover Me Babe (1970)

Movie
Taylor
Three

Three (1969)

Movie
Desmond
Generation

Generation (1969)

Movie
Oliver
Fitzwilly

Fitzwilly (1967)

Movie
(segment "Foul!") / Achille
NET Playhouse

NET Playhouse (1966)

TV
Andy
The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean

The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean (1966)

Movie
Mark
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare (1961)

TV
6
Travis Coles
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

TV
8.33
Actor
Six Triple Eight

Six Triple Eight

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.12
Based on 1.56 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1951
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1985
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Sam WaterstonSam Waterston

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1940-11-15 (83 years old)

Birth Name
Samuel Atkinson Waterston

Birth Place
Cambridge, United States of America

Height

Relationships
Barbara Rutledge Johns (1964-01-01 - 1969-01-01)

Spouse
Lynn Louisa Woodruff

Children
Elisabeth Waterston, Katherine Waterston, James Waterston, Graham Waterston

Father
George Chychele Waterston

Mother
Alice Tucker Atkinson

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
샘 워터스톤

Awards
Emmy Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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