Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1940-11-15 (84 years)
- Place of BirthCambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Also Known As샘 워터스톤Samuel Atkinson Waterston
Sam Waterston
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2024
The Six Triple Eight
As: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 2022
The Dropout
As: George Shultz
- 2020
The Man in the Woods
As: Headmaster Waldorf
- 2018
On the Basis of Sex
As: Erwin Griswold
- 2018
The Mayo Clinic
As: Charlie Mayo
- 2017
Godless
As: Marshall John Cook
- 2017
Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2017
Dateline: Saigon
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2016
Miss Sloane
As: George Dupont
2016Anesthesia
As: Prof. Walter Zarrow
2015And It Was Good
As: Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger
2015Grace and Frankie
As: Sol Bergstein
2015Dean Smith
As: Narrator
2015Please Be Normal
As: Dad
2012The Newsroom
As: Charlie Skinner
2011Prohibition
As: Reader (voice)
2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
As: John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
2005Law & Order: Trial by Jury
As: Jack McCoy
2003The Commission
As: J. Lee Rankin
2003Le Divorce
As: Chester Walker
2002The Matthew Shepard Story
As: Dennis Shepard
2000A House Divided
As: David Dickson
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Jack McCoy
1999Family Guy
As: Bruce Kaplan (voice)
1998Exiled
As: Jack McCoy
1998Miracle at Midnight
As: Dr. Karl Koster
1997Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
As: Thomas Jefferson (voice)
1997Thomas Jefferson
As: Thomas Jefferson (voice)
1997Shadow Conspiracy
As: The President
1996The Proprietor
As: Harry Bancroft
1995Nixon
As: Richard Helms
1995The Journey of August King
As: Mooney Wright
1995Time Life's Lost Civilizations
As: Narrator
1994The Enemy Within
As: President William Foster
1994Serial Mom
As: Eugene Sutphin
1994David's Mother
As: John Nils
1994Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
As: Daniel Chamberlain
1993A Captive in the Land
As: Royce
1992Earth and the American Dream
As: Reader (voice)
1991Mindwalk
As: Jack Edwards
1991I'll Fly Away
As: Forrest Bedford
1991The Man in the Moon
As: Matthew Trant
1990The Civil War
As: Abraham Lincoln
1990Law & Order
As: Jack McCoy
1989The Nightmare Years
As: Bill Shirer
- 1989
Crimes and Misdemeanors
As: Ben
1989Welcome Home
As: Woody
1989Lantern Hill
As: Andrew Stuart
1989Tales from the Crypt
As: G.G. Devoe
1988Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
As: Prosecutor
1988Lincoln
As: Abraham Lincoln
1988A Walk in the Woods
As: John Honeyman
1987September
As: Peter
1987Devil's Paradise
As: Jones
1987The Room Upstairs
As: Travis Coles
1986Flagrant désir
As: Inspecteur Gerry Morrison
1986Just Between Friends
As: Harry Crandall
1986The Fifth Missile
As: Capt. Allard Renslow
- 1986
Hannah and Her Sisters
As: David (uncredited)
1985Amazing Stories
As: Jordan Manmouth
1985Warning Sign
As: Cal Morse
1985Finnegan Begin Again
As: Paul Broadbent
- 1984
The Killing Fields
As: Sydney Schanberg
1984The Boy Who Loved Trolls
As: Ofoeti
1983Dempsey
As: Doc Kearns
1983In Defense of Kids
As: Paul Wilcox
1982Games Mother Never Taught You
As: David Bentells
1980Heaven's Gate
As: Frank Canton
1980Friendly Fire
As: C.D.B. Bryan
1980Oppenheimer
As: Robert Oppenheimer
1980Hopscotch
As: Jack Cutter
1980Sweet William
As: William McClusky
1979Eagle's Wing
As: White Bull
1978Interiors
As: Mike
1977Capricorn One
As: Lt. Col. Peter Willis
1976Sweet Revenge
As: Le Clerq
1975Journey into Fear
As: Mr. Graham
1975Rancho Deluxe
As: Cecil Colson
1974Reflections of Murder
As: Michael Elliott
1974The Great Gatsby
As: Nick Carraway
1973The Glass Menagerie
As: Tom Wingfield
1973Much Ado About Nothing
As: Benedick
1972Mahoney's Last Stand
As: Felix
1972Savages
As: James, the Limping Man
1971Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
As: Alex Monte
1970Cover Me Babe
As: Cameraman
1969Three
As: Taylor
1969Generation
As: Desmond
1967Fitzwilly
As: Oliver
1966The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean
As: Andy
1961Dr. Kildare
As: Mark
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Travis Coles