Sam Waterston
ActingBorn Nov 15, 1940
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Waterston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs
movie1999
People's Choice Awards
tv1975
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
movie1994
A Walk in the Woods
movie1988
Hallmark Hall of Fame
tv1951
David's Mother
movie1994
The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean
movie1966
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
tv2005
Homicide: Life on the Street
tv1993
The Newsroom
tv2012
Games Mother Never Taught You
movie1982
Lantern Hill
movie1989
Filmography
2026Carouselas Sammovie2024The Six Triple Eightas Franklin Delano Rooseveltmovie2024Merchant Ivoryas Selfmovie2024A Case for Loveas Selfmovie2023Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelledas Selftv2022The Dropoutas George Shultztv2021Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Timeas Self (voice)movie2020The Man in the Woodsas Headmaster Waldorfmovie2020Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Storyas Selfmovie2018On the Basis of Sexas Erwin Griswoldmovie2018The Mayo Clinicas Charlie Mayo (voice)movie2018Jane Fonda in Five Actsas Self - (archive footage)movie2017Godlessas Marshall John Cooktv2017Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creatorsas Narrator (voice)movie2017Dateline: Saigonas Narrator (voice)movie2016Miss Sloaneas George Dupontmovie2016Anesthesiaas Prof. Walter Zarrowmovie2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - Guesttv2015And It Was Goodas Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravediggermovie2015Grace and Frankieas Sol Bergsteintv2015Dean Smithas Narratormovie2015Please Be Normalas Dadmovie2013Jotv2012The Newsroomas Charlie Skinnertv2011Prohibitionas Reader (voice)tv2010The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fearas Selfmovie2007Masters of Science Fictiontv2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The Playsas John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods")movie2005The Colbert Reportas Self (uncredited)tv2005Law & Order: Trial by Juryas Jack McCoytv2004Hammer and Cycleas Self - Narratormovie2003The Commissionas J. Lee Rankinmovie2003Le Divorceas Chester Walkermovie2002The Matthew Shepard Storyas Dennis Shepardmovie2000A House Dividedas David Dicksonmovie1999The Unfinished Journeyas Narrator (voice)movie1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Jack McCoytv1999In Bad Tasteas Selfmovie1999Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographsas Self / Host / Narratormovie1999Here Am I, Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Danielsas Narratormovie1999Family Guyas Bruce Kaplan (voice)tv1998Exiledas Jack McCoymovie1998Miracle at Midnightas Dr. Karl Kostermovie1997Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discoveryas Thomas Jefferson (voice)tv1997The Viewas Self - Guesttv1997Thomas Jeffersonas Thomas Jefferson (voice)tv1997Shadow Conspiracyas The Presidentmovie1996The Proprietoras Harry Bancroftmovie1995Nixonas Richard Helmsmovie1995The Journey of August Kingas Producermovie1995Amazing Stories: The Movie IVas (archive footage)movie1995Time Life's Lost Civilizationsas Narratortv1994Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stageas Tom Wingfield (archive footage)movie1994The Enemy Withinas President William Fostermovie1994Serial Momas Eugene Sutphinmovie1994David's Motheras John Nilsmovie1994Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittakeras Daniel Chamberlainmovie1993I'll Fly Away: Then and Nowas Forrest Bedfordmovie1993Homicide: Life on the Streetas Jack McCoytv1992Earth and the American Dreamas Reader (voice)movie1992HBO First Looktv1991Mindwalkas Jack Edwardsmovie1991I'll Fly Awayas Forrest Bedfordtv1991The Man in the Moonas Matthew Trantmovie1990The Civil Waras Abraham Lincolntv1990Law & Orderas Jack McCoytv1990Night of 100 Stars IIIas Selfmovie1990A Captive in the Landas Roycemovie1989The Nightmare Yearsas Bill Shirertv1989Crimes and Misdemeanorsas Benmovie1989Welcome Homeas Woodymovie1989Lantern Hillas Andrew Stuartmovie1989Tales from the Cryptas G.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow")tv1988Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajamias Jim Delmoremovie1988Lincolnas Abraham Lincolntv1988A Walk in the Woodsas John Honeymanmovie1987Septemberas Petermovie1987Devil's Paradiseas Jonesmovie1987Swimming to Cambodiaas Additional Cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)movie1987The Room Upstairsas Travis Colesmovie