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Sam Waterston

Acting
November 15, 1940 (85 years old)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Popularity: 2
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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...

Also Known As

Samuel Atkinson Waterston

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit series poster (1999)
7.9
Popular

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Jack McCoy

Law & Order series poster (1990)
7.3
Trending

Law & Order

Jack McCoy

Family Guy series poster (1999)
7.4
Trending

Family Guy

Bruce Kaplan (voice)

Jeopardy! series poster (1984)
6.8

Jeopardy!

Self

The Newsroom series poster (2012)
8.1

The Newsroom

Charlie Skinner

Homicide: Life on the Street series poster (1993)
8.1

Homicide: Life on the Street

Jack McCoy

Grace and Frankie series poster (2015)
7.7

Grace and Frankie

Sol Bergstein

Dr. Kildare series poster (1961)
5.5

Dr. Kildare

Mark

Tales from the Crypt series poster (1989)
8.0
Gem

Tales from the Crypt

G.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow")

Photos of Sam Waterston

Filmography

2020s

Carousel movie poster (2026)

Carousel

Sam

The Six Triple Eight movie poster (2024)
7.5
Gem

The Six Triple Eight

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Merchant Ivory movie poster (2024)
7.7

Merchant Ivory

Self

A Case for Love movie poster (2024)

A Case for Love

Self

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time movie poster (2021)
6.8

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

Self (voice)

The Man in the Woods movie poster (2020)
4.8

The Man in the Woods

Headmaster Waldorf

Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story movie poster (2020)

Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story

Self

2010s

On the Basis of Sex movie poster (2018)
7.3

On the Basis of Sex

Erwin Griswold

The Mayo Clinic movie poster (2018)
7.0

The Mayo Clinic

Charlie Mayo (voice)

Jane Fonda in Five Acts movie poster (2018)
7.2

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

Self - (archive footage)

Dateline: Saigon movie poster (2017)
8.0

Dateline: Saigon

Narrator (voice)

Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators movie poster (2017)
7.3

Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators

Narrator (voice)

Miss Sloane movie poster (2016)
7.4

Miss Sloane

George Dupont

Anesthesia movie poster (2016)
5.7

Anesthesia

Prof. Walter Zarrow

And It Was Good movie poster (2015)

And It Was Good

Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger

Dean Smith movie poster (2015)
6.0

Dean Smith

Narrator

Please Be Normal movie poster (2015)
3.3

Please Be Normal

Dad

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear movie poster (2010)
5.9

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

Self

2000s

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

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods")

Hammer and Cycle movie poster (2004)

Hammer and Cycle

Self - Narrator

Le Divorce movie poster (2003)
4.9

Le Divorce

Chester Walker

The Commission movie poster (2003)
1.0

The Commission

J. Lee Rankin

The Matthew Shepard Story movie poster (2002)
5.5

The Matthew Shepard Story

Dennis Shepard

A House Divided movie poster (2000)
5.7

A House Divided

David Dickson

1990s

The Unfinished Journey movie poster (1999)
5.7

The Unfinished Journey

Narrator (voice)

In Bad Taste movie poster (1999)
8.0

In Bad Taste

Self

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

Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs

Self / Host / Narrator

Here Am I, Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Daniels movie poster (1999)

Here Am I, Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Daniels

Narrator

Exiled movie poster (1998)
5.7

Exiled

Jack McCoy

Miracle at Midnight movie poster (1998)
7.3

Miracle at Midnight

Dr. Karl Koster

Shadow Conspiracy movie poster (1997)
5.0

Shadow Conspiracy

The President

The Proprietor movie poster (1996)
6.0

The Proprietor

Harry Bancroft

Nixon movie poster (1995)
6.9

Nixon

Richard Helms

The Journey of August King movie poster (1995)
6.7

The Journey of August King

Mooney Wright

Amazing Stories: The Movie IV movie poster (1995)

Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

(archive footage)

Serial Mom movie poster (1994)
6.7

Serial Mom

Eugene Sutphin

The Enemy Within movie poster (1994)
5.7

The Enemy Within

President William Foster

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker movie poster (1994)
6.2

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

Daniel Chamberlain

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage movie poster (1994)

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Tom Wingfield (archive footage)

David's Mother movie poster (1994)
8.1

David's Mother

John Nils

Earth and the American Dream movie poster (1992)
6.7

Earth and the American Dream

Reader (voice)

The Man in the Moon movie poster (1991)
7.3

The Man in the Moon

Matthew Trant

Mindwalk movie poster (1991)
6.9

Mindwalk

Jack Edwards

Night of 100 Stars III movie poster (1990)
4.0

Night of 100 Stars III

Self

A Captive in the Land movie poster (1990)
5.0

A Captive in the Land

Royce

1980s

Crimes and Misdemeanors movie poster (1989)
7.4

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Ben

Lantern Hill movie poster (1989)
8.0

Lantern Hill

Andrew Stuart

Welcome Home movie poster (1989)
5.6

Welcome Home

Woody

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami movie poster (1988)
6.0

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

Jim Delmore

A Walk in the Woods movie poster (1988)

A Walk in the Woods

John Honeyman

September movie poster (1987)
6.2

September

Peter

Swimming to Cambodia movie poster (1987)
6.9

Swimming to Cambodia

Additional Cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)

The Room Upstairs movie poster (1987)
4.2

The Room Upstairs

Travis Coles

Devil's Paradise movie poster (1987)
3.5

Devil's Paradise

Jones

Hannah and Her Sisters movie poster (1986)
7.5

Hannah and Her Sisters

David (uncredited)

Just Between Friends movie poster (1986)
4.9

Just Between Friends

Harry Crandall

The Fifth Missile movie poster (1986)
4.8

The Fifth Missile

Capt. Allard Renslow

Flagrant désir movie poster (1986)
4.7

Flagrant désir

Inspecteur Gerry Morrison

Warning Sign movie poster (1985)
5.9

Warning Sign

Cal Morse

Finnegan Begin Again movie poster (1985)
6.3

Finnegan Begin Again

Paul Broadbent

Love Lives On movie poster (1985)
8.0

Love Lives On

Bernie

The Killing Fields movie poster (1984)
7.5
Gem

The Killing Fields

Sydney Schanberg

The Boy Who Loved Trolls movie poster (1984)
1.0

The Boy Who Loved Trolls

Ofoeti

Dempsey movie poster (1983)
6.0

Dempsey

Doc Kearns

In Defense of Kids movie poster (1983)
5.0

In Defense of Kids

Paul Wilcox

Games Mother Never Taught You movie poster (1982)

Games Mother Never Taught You

David Bentells

Heaven's Gate movie poster (1980)
6.7

Heaven's Gate

Frank Canton

Hopscotch movie poster (1980)
7.0

Hopscotch

Jack Cutter

Sweet William movie poster (1980)
3.3

Sweet William

William McClusky

Friendly Fire movie poster (1980)
7.5

Friendly Fire

C.D.B. Bryan

1970s

Eagle's Wing movie poster (1979)
5.2

Eagle's Wing

White Bull

Interiors movie poster (1978)
6.8

Interiors

Mike

Capricorn One movie poster (1977)
6.8

Capricorn One

Lt. Col. Peter Willis

Sweet Revenge movie poster (1976)
5.5

Sweet Revenge

Le Clerq

Journey into Fear movie poster (1975)
5.6

Journey into Fear

Mr. Graham

Rancho Deluxe movie poster (1975)
5.3

Rancho Deluxe

Cecil Colson

The Great Gatsby movie poster (1974)
6.3

The Great Gatsby

Nick Carraway

Reflections of Murder movie poster (1974)
6.3

Reflections of Murder

Michael Elliott

The Glass Menagerie movie poster (1973)
7.6

The Glass Menagerie

Tom Wingfield

Much Ado About Nothing movie poster (1973)
5.0

Much Ado About Nothing

Benedick

Mahoney's Last Stand movie poster (1972)
5.4

Mahoney's Last Stand

Felix

Savages movie poster (1972)
5.1

Savages

James, the Limping Man

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? movie poster (1971)
4.0

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

Alex Monte

Cover Me Babe movie poster (1970)
4.2

Cover Me Babe

Cameraman

1960s

Generation movie poster (1969)
4.5

Generation

Desmond

Three movie poster (1969)
4.7

Three

Taylor

Fitzwilly movie poster (1967)
6.0

Fitzwilly

Oliver

The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean movie poster (1966)
7.7

The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean

Andy

TBA

Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour movie poster

Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour

Self (voice)