Sam Waterston
Acting
BornNovember 15, 1940 · 85
FromCambridge, Massachusetts, USA
GenderMale
90
Movies
38
TV Shows
1
Crew Credits
75
Years Active
★ 3
Popularity
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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AKA Samuel Atkinson Waterston
Known For
Top 8 by popularity
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
★ 6.12015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015★ 6.1
as Self - Guest
Photos (5)
Filmography
90 titles
2016Miss Sloaneas George Dupont ★ 7.4 Watch 
2024The Six Triple Eightas Franklin Delano Roosevelt ★ 7.6 Watch 
1984The Killing Fieldsas Sydney Schanberg ★ 7.5 Watch 
2018On the Basis of Sexas Erwin Griswold ★ 7.3 Watch 
1986Hannah and Her Sistersas David (uncredited) ★ 7.5 Watch 
1980Heaven's Gateas Frank Canton ★ 6.7 Watch 
1989Crimes and Misdemeanorsas Ben ★ 7.4 Watch 
1974The Great Gatsbyas Nick Carraway ★ 6.3 Watch 
1978Interiorsas Mike ★ 6.8 Watch 
2016Anesthesiaas Prof. Walter Zarrow ★ 5.7 Watch 
2024Merchant Ivoryas Self ★ 7.7 Watch 
1967Fitzwillyas Oliver ★ 6.3 Watch 
1977Capricorn Oneas Lt. Col. Peter Willis ★ 6.8 Watch 
1991The Man in the Moonas Matthew Trant ★ 7.4 Watch 
1995Nixonas Richard Helms ★ 6.8 Watch 
1994Serial Momas Eugene Sutphin ★ 6.7 Watch 
2003Le Divorceas Chester Walker ★ 4.9 Watch 
1997Shadow Conspiracyas The President ★ 4.9 Watch 
2026Carouselas Sam Watch 
1985Warning Signas Cal Morse ★ 6.0 Watch 
2017Dateline: Saigonas Narrator (voice) ★ 8.0 Watch 
1987The Room Upstairsas Travis Coles ★ 4.8 Watch 
2018The Mayo Clinicas Charlie Mayo (voice) ★ 7.0 Watch 
1980Hopscotchas Jack Cutter ★ 7.0 Watch 
1994The Enemy Withinas President William Foster ★ 5.8 Watch 
2018Jane Fonda in Five Actsas Self - (archive footage) ★ 7.1 Watch 
1987Septemberas Peter ★ 6.2 Watch 
1990Night of 100 Stars IIIas Self ★ 4.3 Watch 
1990A Captive in the Landas Royce ★ 5.6 Watch 
1986Flagrant désiras Inspecteur Gerry Morrison ★ 5.3 Watch 
1992Earth and the American Dreamas Reader (voice) ★ 6.7 Watch 
1979Eagle's Wingas White Bull ★ 5.4 Watch 
1998Exiledas Jack McCoy ★ 5.9 Watch 
2002The Matthew Shepard Storyas Dennis Shepard ★ 5.6 Watch 
2020The Man in the Woodsas Headmaster Waldorf ★ 4.6 Watch 
1995The Journey of August Kingas Mooney Wright ★ 6.9 Watch 
1970Cover Me Babeas Cameraman ★ 4.7 Watch 
2015And It Was Goodas Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger Watch 
1983Dempseyas Doc Kearns ★ 6.2 Watch 
1994Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stageas Tom Wingfield (archive footage) ★ 9.0 Watch 
1975Rancho Deluxeas Cecil Colson ★ 5.3 Watch 
1998Miracle at Midnightas Dr. Karl Koster ★ 7.5 Watch 
1987Swimming to Cambodiaas Additional Cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage) ★ 7.1 Watch 
1986The Fifth Missileas Capt. Allard Renslow ★ 5.5 Watch 
1994Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittakeras Daniel Chamberlain ★ 6.3 Watch 
1980Sweet Williamas William McClusky ★ 4.2 Watch 
1988Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajamias Jim Delmore ★ 7.0 Watch 
1980Friendly Fireas C.D.B. Bryan ★ 7.0 Watch 
2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The Playsas John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods") Watch 
1986Just Between Friendsas Harry Crandall ★ 5.2 Watch 
1999In Bad Tasteas Self ★ 8.0 Watch 
1982Games Mother Never Taught Youas David Bentells ★ 8.0 Watch 
1972Mahoney's Last Standas Felix ★ 5.7 Watch 
1973Much Ado About Nothingas Benedick ★ 6.0 Watch 
1989Welcome Homeas Woody ★ 6.6 Watch 
1984The Boy Who Loved Trollsas Ofoeti ★ 4.5 Watch 
1987Devil's Paradiseas Jones ★ 5.7 Watch 
1975Journey into Fearas Mr. Graham ★ 6.0 Watch 
1999The Unfinished Journeyas Narrator (voice) ★ 6.5 Watch 
2021Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Timeas Self (voice) ★ 6.8 Watch 
1991Mindwalkas Jack Edwards ★ 6.9 Watch 
1988A Walk in the Woodsas John Honeyman ★ 8.5 Watch 
2024A Case for Loveas Self Watch 
2017Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creatorsas Narrator (voice) ★ 7.3 Watch 
1996The Proprietoras Harry Bancroft ★ 6.3 Watch 
2010The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fearas Self ★ 5.9 Watch 
2000A House Dividedas David Dickson ★ 6.5 Watch 
1969Generationas Desmond ★ 5.5 Watch 
1995Amazing Stories: The Movie IVas Jordan Manmouth (archive footage) Watch 
2020Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Storyas Self Watch 
2004Hammer and Cycleas Self - Narrator ★ 8.0 Watch 
1994David's Motheras John Nils ★ 8.3 Watch 
1973The Glass Menagerieas Tom ★ 7.7 Watch 
2003The Commissionas J. Lee Rankin ★ 4.5 Watch I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
1971Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?as Alex Monte ★ 4.9 Watch 
1985Finnegan Begin Againas Paul Broadbent ★ 6.5 Watch 
1985Love Lives Onas Bernie ★ 8.0 Watch 
1969Threeas Taylor ★ 5.2 Watch 
1989Lantern Hillas Andrew Stuart ★ 8.0 Watch 
1966The Plastic Dome of Norma Jeanas Andy ★ 8.2 Watch 
1976Sweet Revengeas Le Clerq ★ 5.7 Watch 
1983In Defense of Kidsas Paul Wilcox ★ 7.0 Watch 
1974Reflections of Murderas Michael Elliott ★ 6.8 Watch 
1999Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographsas Self / Host / Narrator ★ 10.0 Watch 
1972Savagesas James, the Limping Man ★ 5.3 Watch 
2015Dean Smithas Narrator ★ 6.0 Watch 
2015Please Be Normalas Dad ★ 3.3 Watch 
2024Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Houras Self (voice) Watch 
1999Here Am I, Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Danielsas Narrator Watch