Sam Waterston

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.

Appearances

The Killing Fields
7.5
The Killing Fields
Sydney Schanberg
Heaven's Gate
6.8
Heaven's Gate
Frank Canton
The Great Gatsby
6.3
The Great Gatsby
Nick Carraway
Hannah and Her Sisters
7.5
Hannah and Her Sisters
David (uncredited)
Crimes and Misdemeanors
7.4
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Ben
Serial Mom
6.7
Serial Mom
Eugene Sutphin
September
6.2
September
Peter
Capricorn One
6.8
Capricorn One
Lt. Col. Peter Willis
Hopscotch
7.0
Hopscotch
Jack Cutter
Le Divorce
4.9
Le Divorce
Chester Walker
Warning Sign
5.9
Warning Sign
Cal Morse
Rancho Deluxe
5.4
Rancho Deluxe
Cecil Colson
Interiors
6.8
Interiors
Mike
The Journey of August King
6.9
The Journey of August King
Mooney Wright
The Matthew Shepard Story
5.6
The Matthew Shepard Story
Dennis Shepard
Shadow Conspiracy
5.0
Shadow Conspiracy
The President
The Man in the Moon
7.3
The Man in the Moon
Matthew Trant
Mindwalk
6.9
Mindwalk
Jack Edwards
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
5.9
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
Self
Welcome Home
6.3
Welcome Home
Woody
The Glass Menagerie
7.7
The Glass Menagerie
Tom Wingfield
Generation
5.3
Generation
Desmond
The Enemy Within
5.8
The Enemy Within
President William Foster
Reflections of Murder
6.8
Reflections of Murder
Michael Elliott
The Proprietor
7.0
The Proprietor
Harry Bancroft
Merchant Ivory
7.7
Merchant Ivory
Self
Eagle's Wing
5.3
Eagle's Wing
White Bull
The Fifth Missile
5.5
The Fifth Missile
Capt. Allard Renslow
Swimming to Cambodia
6.9
Swimming to Cambodia
Additional Cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)
Games Mother Never Taught You
8.0
Games Mother Never Taught You
David Bentells
Journey into Fear
6.0
Journey into Fear
Mr. Graham
The Room Upstairs
4.8
The Room Upstairs
Travis Coles
Miracle at Midnight
7.5
Miracle at Midnight
Dr. Karl Koster
Three
5.2
Three
Taylor
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
7.0
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
Jim Delmore
Nixon
6.9
Nixon
Richard Helms
Lantern Hill
8.0
Lantern Hill
Andrew Stuart
Mahoney's Last Stand
5.7
Mahoney's Last Stand
Felix
A Case for Love
A Case for Love
Self
David's Mother
8.3
David's Mother
John Nils
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
8.5
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
Forrest Bedford
Dempsey
6.3
Dempsey
Doc Kearns
Sweet William
4.3
Sweet William
William McClusky
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
6.3
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Daniel Chamberlain
Cover Me Babe
4.7
Cover Me Babe
Cameraman
Night of 100 Stars III
4.0
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
4.9
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
Alex Monte
Please Be Normal
3.3
Please Be Normal
Dad
Anesthesia
5.7
Anesthesia
Prof. Walter Zarrow
The Boy Who Loved Trolls
4.5
The Boy Who Loved Trolls
Ofoeti
Flagrant désir
5.3
Flagrant désir
Inspecteur Gerry Morrison
Love Lives On
8.0
Love Lives On
Bernie
Exiled
5.9
Exiled
Jack McCoy
The Six Triple Eight
7.5
The Six Triple Eight
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Just Between Friends
5.3
Just Between Friends
Harry Crandall
A Captive in the Land
5.6
A Captive in the Land
Royce
Much Ado About Nothing
6.0
Much Ado About Nothing
Benedick
Savages
5.3
Savages
James, the Limping Man
A House Divided
6.5
A House Divided
David Dickson
Miss Sloane
7.4
Miss Sloane
George Dupont
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
(archive footage)
Fitzwilly
6.2
Fitzwilly
Oliver
Devil's Paradise
5.7
Devil's Paradise
Jones
The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean
8.3
The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean
Andy
Sweet Revenge
5.7
Sweet Revenge
Le Clerq
Finnegan Begin Again
6.5
Finnegan Begin Again
Paul Broadbent
In Defense of Kids
7.0
In Defense of Kids
Paul Wilcox
Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators
7.3
Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators
Narrator (voice)
On the Basis of Sex
7.3
On the Basis of Sex
Erwin Griswold
The Man in the Woods
4.8
The Man in the Woods
Headmaster Waldorf
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
9.0
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Tom Wingfield (archive footage)
The Mayo Clinic
7.0
The Mayo Clinic
Charlie Mayo (voice)
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
A Walk in the Woods
9.0
A Walk in the Woods
John Honeyman
In Bad Taste
8.0
In Bad Taste
Self
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
7.2
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
Self - (archive footage)
Dean Smith
6.0
Dean Smith
Narrator
Dateline: Saigon
8.0
Dateline: Saigon
Narrator (voice)
Earth and the American Dream
6.7
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
Friendly Fire
7.5
Friendly Fire
C.D.B. Bryan
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
6.8
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
Self (voice)
Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs
10.0
Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs
Self / Host / Narrator
Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story
Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story
Self
The Commission
4.5
The Commission
J. Lee Rankin
The Unfinished Journey
6.5
The Unfinished Journey
Narrator (voice)
And It Was Good
And It Was Good
Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger
Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour
Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour
Self (voice)
Hammer and Cycle
8.0
Hammer and Cycle
Self - Narrator
Here Am I, Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Daniels
Here Am I, Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Daniels
Narrator
Carousel
Carousel
Sam
Law & Order
7.3
Law & Order
Jack McCoy
Q.E.D.
7.1
Q.E.D.
Tales from the Crypt
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
G.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow")
Jeopardy!
6.8
Jeopardy!
Self
Masters of Science Fiction
6.2
Masters of Science Fiction
The Colbert Report
6.9
The Colbert Report
I'll Fly Away
7.5
I'll Fly Away
Forrest Bedford
Homicide: Life on the Street
8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
Jack McCoy
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Travis Coles
Oppenheimer
6.7
Oppenheimer
Robert Oppenheimer
The Civil War
7.9
The Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
The View
4.4
The View
Self
The Newsroom
8.1
The Newsroom
Charlie Skinner
Dr. Kildare
5.7
Dr. Kildare
Mark
Thomas Jefferson
7.5
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (voice)
Grace and Frankie
7.7
Grace and Frankie
Sol Bergstein
Family Guy
7.4
Family Guy
Bruce Kaplan (voice)
Amazing Stories
7.5
Amazing Stories
Jordan Manmouth
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
7.7
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
Self
Lincoln
7.5
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Time Life's Lost Civilizations
7.0
Time Life's Lost Civilizations
Narrator
Jo
6.3
Jo
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
7.6
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Thomas Jefferson (voice)
The Nightmare Years
6.5
The Nightmare Years
Bill Shirer
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jack McCoy
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
8.1
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Jack McCoy
Godless
7.7
Godless
Marshall John Cook
People's Choice Awards
9.2
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
The Dropout
7.3
The Dropout
George Shultz
The View
4.4
The View
Self - Guest
Prohibition
7.9
Prohibition
Reader (voice)
HBO First Look
5.6
HBO First Look
The Colbert Report
6.9
The Colbert Report
Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
7.0
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)

Crew

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