

Sam Waterston
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
15 Nov 1940
Age
86 Years
Born In
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Total Projects
125
Years Active
75 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.7 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Carousel
Carousel
as Sam

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The Six Triple Eight
The Six Triple Eight
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Merchant Ivory
Merchant Ivory
as Self

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A Case for Love
A Case for Love
as Self

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Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
as Self

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The Dropout
The Dropout
as George Shultz

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Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
as Self (voice)

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The Man in the Woods
The Man in the Woods
as Headmaster Waldorf

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Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story
Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story
as Self

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On the Basis of Sex
On the Basis of Sex
as Erwin Griswold

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The Mayo Clinic
The Mayo Clinic
as Charlie Mayo (voice)

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Jane Fonda in Five Acts
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
as Self - (archive footage)

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Godless
Godless
as Marshall John Cook

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Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators
Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators
as Narrator (voice)

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Dateline: Saigon
Dateline: Saigon
as Narrator (voice)

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Miss Sloane
Miss Sloane
as George Dupont

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Anesthesia
Anesthesia
as Prof. Walter Zarrow

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest

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And It Was Good
And It Was Good
as Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger

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Grace and Frankie
Grace and Frankie
as Sol Bergstein

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Dean Smith
Dean Smith
as Narrator

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Please Be Normal
Please Be Normal
as Dad

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Jo
Jo

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The Newsroom
The Newsroom
as Charlie Skinner

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Prohibition
Prohibition
as Reader (voice)

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The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
as Self

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Masters of Science Fiction
Masters of Science Fiction

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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")

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The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report

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The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report
as Self (uncredited)

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Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Jack McCoy

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Hammer and Cycle
Hammer and Cycle
as Self - Narrator

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The Commission
The Commission
as J. Lee Rankin

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Le Divorce
Le Divorce
as Chester Walker

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The Matthew Shepard Story
The Matthew Shepard Story
as Dennis Shepard

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A House Divided
A House Divided
as David Dickson

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The Unfinished Journey
The Unfinished Journey
as Narrator (voice)

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jack McCoy

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In Bad Taste
In Bad Taste
as Self

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Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs
Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs
as Self / Host / Narrator

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Here Am I, Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Daniels
Here Am I, Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Daniels
as Narrator

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Family Guy
Family Guy
as Bruce Kaplan (voice)

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Exiled
Exiled
as Jack McCoy

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Miracle at Midnight
Miracle at Midnight
as Dr. Karl Koster

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Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
as Thomas Jefferson (voice)

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The View
The View
as Self

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The View
The View
as Self - Guest

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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
as Thomas Jefferson (voice)

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Shadow Conspiracy
Shadow Conspiracy
as The President

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The Proprietor
The Proprietor
as Harry Bancroft

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Nixon
Nixon
as Richard Helms

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The Journey of August King
The Journey of August King
as Mooney Wright

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Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
as (archive footage)

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Time Life's Lost Civilizations
Time Life's Lost Civilizations
as Narrator

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Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
as Tom Wingfield (archive footage)

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The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within
as President William Foster

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Serial Mom
Serial Mom
as Eugene Sutphin

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David's Mother
David's Mother
as John Nils

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Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
as Daniel Chamberlain

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I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
as Forrest Bedford

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Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Jack McCoy

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Earth and the American Dream
Earth and the American Dream
as Reader (voice)

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HBO First Look
HBO First Look

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Mindwalk
Mindwalk
as Jack Edwards

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I'll Fly Away
I'll Fly Away
as Forrest Bedford

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The Man in the Moon
The Man in the Moon
as Matthew Trant

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The Civil War
The Civil War
as Abraham Lincoln

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Law & Order
Law & Order
as Jack McCoy

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Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self

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A Captive in the Land
A Captive in the Land
as Royce

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The Nightmare Years
The Nightmare Years
as Bill Shirer

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Crimes and Misdemeanors
Crimes and Misdemeanors
as Ben

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Welcome Home
Welcome Home
as Woody

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Lantern Hill
Lantern Hill
as Andrew Stuart

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Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
as G.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow")

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Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
as Jim Delmore

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Lincoln
Lincoln
as Abraham Lincoln

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A Walk in the Woods
A Walk in the Woods
as John Honeyman

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September
September
as Peter

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Devil's Paradise
Devil's Paradise
as Jones

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Swimming to Cambodia
Swimming to Cambodia
as Additional Cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)

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The Room Upstairs
The Room Upstairs
as Travis Coles

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Flagrant désir
Flagrant désir
as Inspecteur Gerry Morrison

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Just Between Friends
Just Between Friends
as Harry Crandall

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The Fifth Missile
The Fifth Missile
as Capt. Allard Renslow

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Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters
as David (uncredited)

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Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
as Jordan Manmouth

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Warning Sign
Warning Sign
as Cal Morse

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Love Lives On
Love Lives On
as Bernie

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Finnegan Begin Again
Finnegan Begin Again
as Paul Broadbent

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The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields
as Sydney Schanberg

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The Boy Who Loved Trolls
The Boy Who Loved Trolls
as Ofoeti

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Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
as Self

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Dempsey
Dempsey
as Doc Kearns

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In Defense of Kids
In Defense of Kids
as Paul Wilcox

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Games Mother Never Taught You
Games Mother Never Taught You
as David Bentells

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Q.E.D.
Q.E.D.

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Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate
as Frank Canton

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Friendly Fire
Friendly Fire
as C.D.B. Bryan

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Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
as Robert Oppenheimer

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Hopscotch
Hopscotch
as Jack Cutter

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Sweet William
Sweet William
as William McClusky

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Eagle's Wing
Eagle's Wing
as White Bull

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Interiors
Interiors
as Mike

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Capricorn One
Capricorn One
as Lt. Col. Peter Willis

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Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge
as Le Clerq

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Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)

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Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear
as Mr. Graham

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Rancho Deluxe
Rancho Deluxe
as Cecil Colson

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People's Choice Awards
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter

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Reflections of Murder
Reflections of Murder
as Michael Elliott

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The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
as Nick Carraway

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The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
as Tom Wingfield

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Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
as Benedick

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Mahoney's Last Stand
Mahoney's Last Stand
as Felix

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Savages
Savages
as James, the Limping Man

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Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
as Alex Monte

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Cover Me Babe
Cover Me Babe
as Cameraman

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Three
Three
as Taylor

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Generation
Generation
as Desmond

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Fitzwilly
Fitzwilly
as Oliver

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The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean
The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean
as Andy

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Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Mark

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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Travis Coles

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Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour
Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour
as Self (voice)