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Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

ActingBorn November 15, 1940 (85 years old)

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Waterston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also known as: Samuel Atkinson Waterston
Popularity: 2
Total credits: 126

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV
★7.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Jack McCoy

Law & Order
TV
★7.3

Law & Order

as Jack McCoy

Movies (91)

Carousel

Carousel

as Sam

2026

The Six Triple Eight

The Six Triple Eight

as Franklin Delano Roosevelt

2024

Merchant Ivory

TV Shows (34)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Jack McCoy

4 ep.

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Jack McCoy

405 ep.

Family Guy

Behind the Camera

The Journey of August King

The Journey of August King

Producer

The Journey of August King

The Journey of August King

Producer

Photos

Family Guy
TV
★7.4

Family Guy

as Bruce Kaplan (voice)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV
★6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live
TV
★6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

The Colbert Report
TV
★6.9

The Colbert Report

The View
TV
★4.4

The View

as Self

Jeopardy!
TV
★6.8

Jeopardy!

as Self

Homicide: Life on the Street
TV
★8.1

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Jack McCoy

Dr. Kildare
TV
★5.7

Dr. Kildare

as Mark

Tales from the Crypt
TV
★8.0

Tales from the Crypt

as G.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow")

Grace and Frankie
TV
★7.7

Grace and Frankie

as Sol Bergstein

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV
★7.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Jack McCoy

1999

Law & Order
TV
★7.3

Law & Order

as Jack McCoy

1990

Family Guy
TV
★7.4

Family Guy

as Bruce Kaplan (voice)

1999

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV
★6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

2015

Saturday Night Live
TV
★6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

1975

The Colbert Report
TV
★6.9

The Colbert Report

2005

The View
TV
★4.4

The View

as Self

1997

Jeopardy!
TV
★6.8

Jeopardy!

as Self

1984

Homicide: Life on the Street
TV
★8.1

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Jack McCoy

1993

Dr. Kildare
TV
★5.7

Dr. Kildare

as Mark

1961

Tales from the Crypt
TV
★8.0

Tales from the Crypt

as G.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow")

1989

Grace and Frankie
TV
★7.7

Grace and Frankie

as Sol Bergstein

2015

Merchant Ivory

as Self

2024

A Case for Love

A Case for Love

as Self

2024

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

as Self (voice)

2021

The Man in the Woods

The Man in the Woods

as Headmaster Waldorf

2020

Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story

Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story

as Self

2020

On the Basis of Sex

On the Basis of Sex

as Erwin Griswold

2018

The Mayo Clinic

The Mayo Clinic

as Charlie Mayo (voice)

2018

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

as Self - (archive footage)

2018

Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators

Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators

as Narrator (voice)

2017

Dateline: Saigon

Dateline: Saigon

as Narrator (voice)

2017

Miss Sloane

Miss Sloane

as George Dupont

2016

Anesthesia

Anesthesia

as Prof. Walter Zarrow

2016

And It Was Good

And It Was Good

as Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger

2015

Dean Smith

Dean Smith

as Narrator

2015

Please Be Normal

Please Be Normal

as Dad

2015

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

as Self

2010

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

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

2006

Hammer and Cycle

Hammer and Cycle

as Self - Narrator

2004

The Commission

The Commission

as J. Lee Rankin

2003

Le Divorce

Le Divorce

as Chester Walker

2003

The Matthew Shepard Story

The Matthew Shepard Story

as Dennis Shepard

2002

A House Divided

A House Divided

as David Dickson

2000

Carousel

Carousel

as Sam

2026

The Six Triple Eight

The Six Triple Eight

as Franklin Delano Roosevelt

2024

Merchant Ivory

Merchant Ivory

as Self

2024

A Case for Love

A Case for Love

as Self

2024

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

as Self (voice)

2021

The Man in the Woods

The Man in the Woods

as Headmaster Waldorf

2020

Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story

Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story

as Self

2020

On the Basis of Sex

On the Basis of Sex

as Erwin Griswold

2018

The Mayo Clinic

The Mayo Clinic

as Charlie Mayo (voice)

2018

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

as Self - (archive footage)

2018

Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators

Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators

as Narrator (voice)

2017

Dateline: Saigon

Dateline: Saigon

as Narrator (voice)

2017

Miss Sloane

Miss Sloane

as George Dupont

2016

Anesthesia

Anesthesia

as Prof. Walter Zarrow

2016

And It Was Good

And It Was Good

as Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger

2015

Dean Smith

Dean Smith

as Narrator

2015

Please Be Normal

Please Be Normal

as Dad

2015

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

as Self

2010

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

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

2006

Hammer and Cycle

Hammer and Cycle

as Self - Narrator

2004

The Commission

The Commission

as J. Lee Rankin

2003

Le Divorce

Le Divorce

as Chester Walker

2003

The Matthew Shepard Story

The Matthew Shepard Story

as Dennis Shepard

2002

A House Divided

A House Divided

as David Dickson

2000

Family Guy

as Bruce Kaplan (voice)

2 ep.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

2 ep.

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

2 ep.

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

1 ep.

The View

The View

as Self

1 ep.

Jeopardy!

Jeopardy!

as Self

1 ep.

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Jack McCoy

2 ep.

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as Mark

2 ep.

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as G.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow")

1 ep.

Grace and Frankie

Grace and Frankie

as Sol Bergstein

94 ep.

People's Choice Awards

People's Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter

1 ep.

The Newsroom

The Newsroom

as Charlie Skinner

25 ep.

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

as Jordan Manmouth

1 ep.

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Jack McCoy

2 ep.

No image

Film '72

as Self

1 ep.

HBO First Look

HBO First Look

1 ep.

Godless

Godless

as Marshall John Cook

7 ep.

The Dropout

The Dropout

as George Shultz

5 ep.

The Civil War

The Civil War

as Abraham Lincoln (voice)

9 ep.

I'll Fly Away

I'll Fly Away

as Forrest Bedford

39 ep.

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Travis Coles

1 ep.

Jo

Jo

1 ep.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Jack McCoy

4 episodes

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Jack McCoy

405 episodes

Family Guy

Family Guy

as Bruce Kaplan (voice)

2 episodes

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

2 episodes

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

2 episodes

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

1 episodes

The View

The View

as Self

1 episodes

Jeopardy!

Jeopardy!

as Self

1 episodes

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Jack McCoy

2 episodes

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as Mark

2 episodes

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as G.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow")

1 episodes

Grace and Frankie

Grace and Frankie

as Sol Bergstein

94 episodes

People's Choice Awards

People's Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter

1 episodes

The Newsroom

The Newsroom

as Charlie Skinner

25 episodes

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

as Jordan Manmouth

1 episodes

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Jack McCoy

2 episodes

No image

Film '72

as Self

1 episodes

HBO First Look

HBO First Look

1 episodes

Godless

Godless

as Marshall John Cook

7 episodes

The Dropout

The Dropout

as George Shultz

5 episodes

The Civil War

The Civil War

as Abraham Lincoln (voice)

9 episodes

I'll Fly Away

I'll Fly Away

as Forrest Bedford

39 episodes

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Travis Coles

1 episodes

Jo

Jo

1 episodes