Sam Waterston

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

November 15, 1940 (85 yrs)

place of birth

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

also known as

Samuel Atkinson Waterston

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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The Six Triple Eight
7.5

The Six Triple Eight

2024as Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The Great Gatsby
6.3

The Great Gatsby

1974as Nick Carraway
Miss Sloane
7.4

Miss Sloane

2016as George Dupont
Serial Mom
6.7

Serial Mom

1994as Eugene Sutphin
Heaven's Gate
6.7

Heaven's Gate

1980as Frank Canton
The Killing Fields
7.5

The Killing Fields

1984as Sydney Schanberg
Nixon
6.8

Nixon

1995as Richard Helms
Hannah and Her Sisters
7.5

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986as David (uncredited)
Le Divorce
5.0

Le Divorce

2003as Chester Walker
The Man in the Moon
7.4

The Man in the Moon

1991as Matthew Trant
Capricorn One
6.8

Capricorn One

1977as Lt. Col. Peter Willis
On the Basis of Sex
7.3

On the Basis of Sex

2018as Erwin Griswold
The Unfinished Journey
6.5

The Unfinished Journey

1999as Narrator (voice)
Interiors
6.8

Interiors

1978as Mike
Crimes and Misdemeanors
7.4

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989as Ben
Shadow Conspiracy
5.0

Shadow Conspiracy

1997as The President
Hopscotch
7.0

Hopscotch

1980as Jack Cutter
Night of 100 Stars III
4.0

Night of 100 Stars III

1990as Self
The Enemy Within
5.8

The Enemy Within

1994as President William Foster
Exiled
5.9

Exiled

1998as Jack McCoy
Fitzwilly
6.2

Fitzwilly

1967as Oliver
September
6.2

September

1987as Peter
Eagle's Wing
5.3

Eagle's Wing

1979as White Bull
Rancho Deluxe
5.4

Rancho Deluxe

1975as Cecil Colson
Friendly Fire
7.5

Friendly Fire

1980as C.D.B. Bryan
Warning Sign
5.9

Warning Sign

1985as Cal Morse
Dempsey
6.3

Dempsey

1983as Doc Kearns
Merchant Ivory
7.7

Merchant Ivory

2024as Self
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
7.1

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

2018as Self - (archive footage)
The Boy Who Loved Trolls
4.5

The Boy Who Loved Trolls

1984as Ofoeti
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006as John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
Three
5.2

Three

1969as Taylor
Anesthesia
5.7

Anesthesia

2016as Prof. Walter Zarrow
The Mayo Clinic
7.0

The Mayo Clinic

2018as Charlie Mayo (voice)
In Bad Taste
8.0

In Bad Taste

1999as Self
David's Mother
8.3

David's Mother

1994as John Nils
Earth and the American Dream
6.7

Earth and the American Dream

1992as Reader (voice)
Mindwalk
6.9

Mindwalk

1991as Jack Edwards
The Proprietor
7.0

The Proprietor

1996as Harry Bancroft
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
7.0

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

1988as Jim Delmore
The Man in the Woods
4.8

The Man in the Woods

2020as Headmaster Waldorf
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

1995as Jordan Manmouth (archive footage)
Just Between Friends
5.3

Just Between Friends

1986as Harry Crandall
A House Divided
6.5

A House Divided

2000as David Dickson
The Matthew Shepard Story
5.6

The Matthew Shepard Story

2002as Dennis Shepard
Games Mother Never Taught You
8.0

Games Mother Never Taught You

1982as David Bentells
Lantern Hill
8.0

Lantern Hill

1989as Andrew Stuart
Welcome Home
6.6

Welcome Home

1989as Woody
Miracle at Midnight
7.5

Miracle at Midnight

1998as Dr. Karl Koster
The Commission
4.5

The Commission

2003as J. Lee Rankin