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Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

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

Born

Nov 15, 1940

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

91 acting

1 crew

Popularity

1.6

Known For

Miss Sloane
Miss Sloane
2016 as George Dupont
★ 7.4
Nixon
Nixon
1995 as Richard Helms
★ 6.9
The Six Triple Eight
The Six Triple Eight
2024 as Franklin Delano Roosevelt
★ 7.5
Serial Mom
Serial Mom
1994 as Eugene Sutphin
★ 6.7
Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate
1980 as Frank Canton
★ 6.7
The Man in the Moon
The Man in the Moon
1991 as Matthew Trant
★ 7.4
The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields
1984 as Sydney Schanberg
★ 7.5
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
1974 as Nick Carraway
★ 6.3
Crimes and Misdemeanors
★ 7.4
On the Basis of Sex
On the Basis of Sex
2018 as Erwin Griswold
★ 7.3
Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986 as David (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Capricorn One
Capricorn One
1977 as Lt. Col. Peter Willis
★ 6.8
Interiors
Interiors
1978 as Mike
★ 6.8
Fitzwilly
Fitzwilly
1967 as Oliver
★ 6.2
Shadow Conspiracy
Shadow Conspiracy
1997 as The President
★ 5.0
Anesthesia
Anesthesia
2016 as Prof. Walter Zarrow
★ 5.7
Friendly Fire
Friendly Fire
1980 as C.D.B. Bryan
★ 7.5
Le Divorce
Le Divorce
2003 as Chester Walker
★ 5.0
Rancho Deluxe
Rancho Deluxe
1975 as Cecil Colson
★ 5.4
Hopscotch
Hopscotch
1980 as Jack Cutter
★ 7.0
September
September
1987 as Peter
★ 6.2
Exiled
Exiled
1998 as Jack McCoy
★ 5.9
The Commission
The Commission
2003 as J. Lee Rankin
★ 4.5
Warning Sign
Warning Sign
1985 as Cal Morse
★ 5.9
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 as Self
★ 4.0
The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within
1994 as President William Foster
★ 5.8
Earth and the American Dream
Earth and the American Dream
1992 as Reader (voice)
★ 6.7
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006 as John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
The Mayo Clinic
The Mayo Clinic
2018 as Charlie Mayo (voice)
★ 7.0
Mindwalk
Mindwalk
1991 as Jack Edwards
★ 6.9
The Unfinished Journey
The Unfinished Journey
1999 as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.5
In Bad Taste
In Bad Taste
1999 as Self
★ 8.0
Dempsey
Dempsey
1983 as Doc Kearns
★ 6.3
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
2018 as Self - (archive footage)
★ 7.1
Just Between Friends
Just Between Friends
1986 as Harry Crandall
★ 5.3
Eagle's Wing
Eagle's Wing
1979 as White Bull
★ 5.3
Three
Three
1969 as Taylor
★ 5.2
David's Mother
David's Mother
1994 as John Nils
★ 8.3
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear
1975 as Mr. Graham
★ 6.0
And It Was Good
And It Was Good
2015 as Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994 as Tom Wingfield (archive footage)
★ 9.0
The Room Upstairs
The Room Upstairs
1987 as Travis Coles
★ 4.8
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
1973 as Tom Wingfield
★ 7.7
The Boy Who Loved Trolls
The Boy Who Loved Trolls
1984 as Ofoeti
★ 4.5
The Man in the Woods
The Man in the Woods
2020 as Headmaster Waldorf
★ 4.8
Swimming to Cambodia
Swimming to Cambodia
1987 as Additional Cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)
★ 6.9
Carousel
Carousel
2026 as Sam
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
1995 as Jordan Manmouth (archive footage)
Finnegan Begin Again
Finnegan Begin Again
1985 as Paul Broadbent
★ 6.5
Savages
Savages
1972 as James, the Limping Man
★ 5.3
The Fifth Missile
The Fifth Missile
1986 as Capt. Allard Renslow
★ 5.5
Dateline: Saigon
Dateline: Saigon
2017 as Narrator (voice)
★ 8.0
Merchant Ivory
Merchant Ivory
2024 as Self
★ 7.7
The Matthew Shepard Story
The Matthew Shepard Story
2002 as Dennis Shepard
★ 5.6
Cover Me Babe
Cover Me Babe
1970 as Cameraman
★ 4.7
Devil's Paradise
Devil's Paradise
1987 as Jones
★ 5.7
Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge
1976 as Le Clerq
★ 5.7
The Journey of August King
The Journey of August King
1995 as Mooney Wright
★ 6.9
Generation
Generation
1969 as Desmond
★ 5.3
Miracle at Midnight
Miracle at Midnight
1998 as Dr. Karl Koster
★ 7.5
Games Mother Never Taught You
Games Mother Never Taught You
1982 as David Bentells
★ 8.0
The Proprietor
The Proprietor
1996 as Harry Bancroft
★ 7.0
Lantern Hill
Lantern Hill
1989 as Andrew Stuart
★ 8.0
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
2021 as Self (voice)
★ 6.8
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I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
1993 as Forrest Bedford
★ 8.5
Sweet William
Sweet William
1980 as William McClusky
★ 4.3
A House Divided
A House Divided
2000 as David Dickson
★ 6.5
A Case for Love
A Case for Love
2024 as Self
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
1973 as Benedick
★ 6.0
Love Lives On
Love Lives On
1985 as Bernie
★ 8.0
Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs
★ 10.0
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
1971 as Alex Monte
★ 4.9
A Captive in the Land
A Captive in the Land
1990 as Royce
★ 5.6
Reflections of Murder
Reflections of Murder
1974 as Michael Elliott
★ 6.8
The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean
★ 8.3
Flagrant désir
Flagrant désir
1986 as Inspecteur Gerry Morrison
★ 5.3
Welcome Home
Welcome Home
1989 as Woody
★ 6.6
A Walk in the Woods
A Walk in the Woods
1988 as John Honeyman
★ 9.0
Dean Smith
Dean Smith
2015 as Narrator
★ 6.0
In Defense of Kids
In Defense of Kids
1983 as Paul Wilcox
★ 7.0
Please Be Normal
Please Be Normal
2015 as Dad
★ 3.3
Mahoney's Last Stand
Mahoney's Last Stand
1972 as Felix
★ 5.7
Hammer and Cycle
Hammer and Cycle
2004 as Self - Narrator
★ 8.0