Sam Waterston

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

124

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-11-15 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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 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

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Jeopardy!

    Jeopardy!

  • The View

    The View

  • The View

    The View

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Grace and Frankie

    Grace and Frankie

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • Shadow Conspiracy

    Shadow Conspiracy

  • The Newsroom

    The Newsroom

  • HBO First Look

    HBO First Look

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • Anesthesia

    Anesthesia

  • The Civil War

    The Civil War

  • September

    September

  • Savages

    Savages

  • Nixon

    Nixon

  • Godless

    Godless

  • Mindwalk

    Mindwalk

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury

    Law & Order: Trial by Jury

  • Masters of Science Fiction

    Masters of Science Fiction

  • Exiled

    Exiled

  • Interiors

    Interiors

  • The Dropout

    The Dropout

  • Merchant Ivory

    Merchant Ivory

  • Heaven's Gate

    Heaven's Gate

  • In Bad Taste

    In Bad Taste

  • Hannah and Her Sisters

    Hannah and Her Sisters

  • The Room Upstairs

    The Room Upstairs

  • Dempsey

    Dempsey

  • On the Basis of Sex

    On the Basis of Sex

  • Crimes and Misdemeanors

    Crimes and Misdemeanors

  • Fitzwilly

    Fitzwilly

  • Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

    Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

  • Welcome Home

    Welcome Home

  • Miss Sloane

    Miss Sloane

  • Carousel

    Carousel

  • Prohibition

    Prohibition

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Mayo Clinic

    The Mayo Clinic

  • The Man in the Moon

    The Man in the Moon

  • Three

    Three

  • Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

    Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

  • I'll Fly Away

    I'll Fly Away

  • The Six Triple Eight

    The Six Triple Eight

  • Jo

    Jo

  • The Killing Fields

    The Killing Fields

  • Dateline: Saigon

    Dateline: Saigon

  • Friendly Fire

    Friendly Fire

  • Sweet Revenge

    Sweet Revenge

  • Serial Mom

    Serial Mom

  • Capricorn One

    Capricorn One

  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

  • A House Divided

    A House Divided

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • Le Divorce

    Le Divorce

  • Hopscotch

    Hopscotch

  • The Enemy Within

    The Enemy Within

  • Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

    Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson

  • Flagrant désir

    Flagrant désir

  • Q.E.D.

    Q.E.D.

  • The Commission

    The Commission

  • Rancho Deluxe

    Rancho Deluxe

  • The Unfinished Journey

    The Unfinished Journey

  • Miracle at Midnight

    Miracle at Midnight

  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

  • Journey into Fear

    Journey into Fear

  • The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

    The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

  • Time Life's Lost Civilizations

    Time Life's Lost Civilizations

  • And It Was Good

    And It Was Good

  • The Fifth Missile

    The Fifth Missile

  • Jane Fonda in Five Acts

    Jane Fonda in Five Acts

  • Eagle's Wing

    Eagle's Wing

  • Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

    Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

  • Love Lives On

    Love Lives On

  • Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

    Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

  • Warning Sign

    Warning Sign

  • Hammer and Cycle

    Hammer and Cycle

  • The Man in the Woods

    The Man in the Woods

  • Just Between Friends

    Just Between Friends

  • Lantern Hill

    Lantern Hill

  • Finnegan Begin Again

    Finnegan Begin Again

  • The Nightmare Years

    The Nightmare Years

  • Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker

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

  • Earth and the American Dream

    Earth and the American Dream

  • The Boy Who Loved Trolls

    The Boy Who Loved Trolls

  • The Proprietor

    The Proprietor

  • The Matthew Shepard Story

    The Matthew Shepard Story

  • Devil's Paradise

    Devil's Paradise

  • Sweet William

    Sweet William

  • The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

    The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

  • Reflections of Murder

    Reflections of Murder

  • In Defense of Kids

    In Defense of Kids

  • Generation

    Generation

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

  • David's Mother

    David's Mother

  • The Glass Menagerie

    The Glass Menagerie

  • The Journey of August King

    The Journey of August King

  • A Captive in the Land

    A Captive in the Land

  • Swimming to Cambodia

    Swimming to Cambodia

  • Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

    Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

  • Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

    Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

  • Games Mother Never Taught You

    Games Mother Never Taught You

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

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

  • I'll Fly Away: Then and Now

    I'll Fly Away: Then and Now

  • Cover Me Babe

    Cover Me Babe

  • Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators

    Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators

  • A Case for Love

    A Case for Love

  • Mahoney's Last Stand

    Mahoney's Last Stand

  • Please Be Normal

    Please Be Normal

  • A Walk in the Woods

    A Walk in the Woods

  • Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs

    Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs

  • Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour

    Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour

  • Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story

    Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story

  • Dean Smith

    Dean Smith

  • The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean

    The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean