Sam Waterston

Acting

Sam Waterston

Born November 15, 1940Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA123 credits

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

Filmography

Carousel
2026Carousel
as SamMovie
The Six Triple Eight
2024The Six Triple Eight
as Franklin Delano RooseveltMovie
Merchant Ivory
2024Merchant Ivory
as SelfMovie
The Dropout
2022The Dropout
as George ShultzTV
The Man in the Woods
2020The Man in the Woods
as Headmaster WaldorfMovie
On the Basis of Sex
2018On the Basis of Sex
as Erwin GriswoldMovie
The Mayo Clinic
2018The Mayo Clinic
as Charlie Mayo (voice)Movie
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
2018Jane Fonda in Five Acts
as Self - (archive footage)Movie
Godless
2017Godless
as Marshall John CookTV
Dateline: Saigon
2017Dateline: Saigon
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Miss Sloane
2016Miss Sloane
as George DupontMovie
Anesthesia
2016Anesthesia
as Prof. Walter ZarrowMovie
And It Was Good
2015And It Was Good
as Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / GravediggerMovie
Grace and Frankie
2015Grace and Frankie
as Sol BergsteinTV
Dean Smith
2015Dean Smith
as NarratorMovie
The Newsroom
2012The Newsroom
as Charlie SkinnerTV
Prohibition
2011Prohibition
as Reader (voice)TV
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods")Movie
Hammer and Cycle
2004Hammer and Cycle
as Self - NarratorMovie
The Commission
2003The Commission
as J. Lee RankinMovie
Le Divorce
2003Le Divorce
as Chester WalkerMovie
The Matthew Shepard Story
2002The Matthew Shepard Story
as Dennis ShepardMovie
A House Divided
2000A House Divided
as David DicksonMovie
The Unfinished Journey
1999The Unfinished Journey
as Narrator (voice)Movie
In Bad Taste
1999In Bad Taste
as SelfMovie
Family Guy
1999Family Guy
as Bruce Kaplan (voice)TV
Exiled
1998Exiled
as Jack McCoyMovie
Miracle at Midnight
1998Miracle at Midnight
as Dr. Karl KosterMovie
The View
1997The View
as SelfTV
Thomas Jefferson
1997Thomas Jefferson
as Thomas Jefferson (voice)TV
Shadow Conspiracy
1997Shadow Conspiracy
as The PresidentMovie
The Proprietor
1996The Proprietor
as Harry BancroftMovie
Nixon
1995Nixon
as Richard HelmsMovie
The Journey of August King
1995The Journey of August King
as Mooney WrightMovie
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
1995Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
as (archive footage)Movie
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Tom Wingfield (archive footage)Movie
The Enemy Within
1994The Enemy Within
as President William FosterMovie
Serial Mom
1994Serial Mom
as Eugene SutphinMovie
David's Mother
1994David's Mother
as John NilsMovie
I
1993I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
as Forrest BedfordMovie
Earth and the American Dream
1992Earth and the American Dream
as Reader (voice)Movie
Mindwalk
1991Mindwalk
as Jack EdwardsMovie
I'll Fly Away
1991I'll Fly Away
as Forrest BedfordTV
The Man in the Moon
1991The Man in the Moon
as Matthew TrantMovie
The Civil War
1990The Civil War
as Abraham LincolnTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Order
as Jack McCoyTV
The Nightmare Years
1989The Nightmare Years
as Bill ShirerTV
Welcome Home
1989Welcome Home
as WoodyMovie
Lantern Hill
1989Lantern Hill
as Andrew StuartMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Crypt
as G.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow")TV
Lincoln
1988Lincoln
as Abraham LincolnTV
A Walk in the Woods
1988A Walk in the Woods
as John HoneymanMovie
September
1987September
as PeterMovie
Swimming to Cambodia
1987Swimming to Cambodia
as Additional Cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)Movie
The Room Upstairs
1987The Room Upstairs
as Travis ColesMovie
Flagrant désir
1986Flagrant désir
as Inspecteur Gerry MorrisonMovie
Just Between Friends
1986Just Between Friends
as Harry CrandallMovie
The Fifth Missile
1986The Fifth Missile
as Capt. Allard RenslowMovie
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986Hannah and Her Sisters
as David (uncredited)Movie
Amazing Stories
1985Amazing Stories
as Jordan ManmouthTV
Warning Sign
1985Warning Sign
as Cal MorseMovie
Love Lives On
1985Love Lives On
as BernieMovie
Finnegan Begin Again
1985Finnegan Begin Again
as Paul BroadbentMovie
The Killing Fields
1984The Killing Fields
as Sydney SchanbergMovie
Jeopardy!
1984Jeopardy!
as SelfTV
Dempsey
1983Dempsey
as Doc KearnsMovie
In Defense of Kids
1983In Defense of Kids
as Paul WilcoxMovie
Games Mother Never Taught You
1982Games Mother Never Taught You
as David BentellsMovie
Heaven's Gate
1980Heaven's Gate
as Frank CantonMovie
Friendly Fire
1980Friendly Fire
as C.D.B. BryanMovie
Oppenheimer
1980Oppenheimer
as Robert OppenheimerTV
Hopscotch
1980Hopscotch
as Jack CutterMovie
Sweet William
1980Sweet William
as William McCluskyMovie
Eagle's Wing
1979Eagle's Wing
as White BullMovie
Interiors
1978Interiors
as MikeMovie
Capricorn One
1977Capricorn One
as Lt. Col. Peter WillisMovie
Sweet Revenge
1976Sweet Revenge
as Le ClerqMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)TV
Journey into Fear
1975Journey into Fear
as Mr. GrahamMovie
Rancho Deluxe
1975Rancho Deluxe
as Cecil ColsonMovie
People's Choice Awards
1975People's Choice Awards
as Self - PresenterTV
Reflections of Murder
1974Reflections of Murder
as Michael ElliottMovie
The Great Gatsby
1974The Great Gatsby
as Nick CarrawayMovie
The Glass Menagerie
1973The Glass Menagerie
as Tom WingfieldMovie
Savages
1972Savages
as James, the Limping ManMovie
Cover Me Babe
1970Cover Me Babe
as CameramanMovie
Three
1969Three
as TaylorMovie
Generation
1969Generation
as DesmondMovie
Fitzwilly
1967Fitzwilly
as OliverMovie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Travis ColesTV