Known For
Acting
Known Credits
129
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 15, 1940 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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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| 2026 | Carouselas Sam | |
| 2024 | The Six Triple Eightas Franklin Delano Roosevelt | |
| 2024 | Merchant Ivoryas Self | |
| 2024 | Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Houras Self (voice) | |
| 2024 | A Case for Loveas Self | |
| 2023 | Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelledas Self | |
| 2022 | The Dropoutas George Shultz | |
| 2021 | Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Timeas Self (voice) | |
| 2020 | The Man in the Woodsas Headmaster Waldorf | |
| 2020 | Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Storyas Self | |
| 2018 | On the Basis of Sexas Erwin Griswold | |
| 2018 | The Mayo Clinicas Charlie Mayo (voice) | |
| 2018 | Jane Fonda in Five Actsas Self - (archive footage) | |
| 2017 | Godlessas Marshall John Cook | |
| 2017 | Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creatorsas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2017 | Dateline: Saigonas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2016 | Miss Sloaneas George Dupont | |
| 2016 | Anesthesiaas Prof. Walter Zarrow | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - Guest | |
| 2015 | And It Was Goodas Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger | |
| 2015 | Grace and Frankieas Sol Bergstein | |
| 2015 | Dean Smithas Narrator | |
| 2015 | Please Be Normalas Dad | |
| 2013 | Joas | |
| 2012 | The Newsroomas Charlie Skinner | |
| 2011 | Prohibitionas Reader (voice) | |
| 2010 | The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fearas Self | |
| 2007 | Masters of Science Fictionas | |
| 2006 | The Best of The Tony Awards: The Playsas John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods") | |
| 2005 | The Colbert Reportas | |
| 2005 | The Colbert Reportas Self (uncredited) | |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Juryas Jack McCoy | |
| 2004 | Hammer and Cycleas Self - Narrator | |
| 2003 | The Commissionas J. Lee Rankin | |
| 2003 | Le Divorceas Chester Walker | |
| 2002 | The Matthew Shepard Storyas Dennis Shepard | |
| 2000 | A House Dividedas David Dickson | |
| 1999 | The Unfinished Journeyas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Jack McCoy | |
| 1999 | In Bad Tasteas Self | |
| 1999 | Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographsas Self / Host / Narrator | |
| 1999 | Here Am I, Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Danielsas Narrator | |
| 1999 | Family Guyas Bruce Kaplan (voice) | |
| 1998 | Exiledas Jack McCoy | |
| 1998 | Miracle at Midnightas Dr. Karl Koster | |
| 1997 | Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discoveryas Thomas Jefferson (voice) | |
| 1997 | The Viewas Self | |
| 1997 | The Viewas Self - Guest | |
| 1997 | Thomas Jeffersonas Thomas Jefferson (voice) | |
| 1997 | Shadow Conspiracyas The President | |
| 1996 | The Proprietoras Harry Bancroft | |
| 1995 | Nixonas Richard Helms | |
| 1995 | The Journey of August Kingas Mooney Wright | |
| 1995 | Amazing Stories: The Movie IVas Jordan Manmouth (archive footage) | |
| 1995 | Time Life's Lost Civilizationsas Narrator | |
| 1994 | Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stageas Tom Wingfield (archive footage) | |
| 1994 | The Enemy Withinas President William Foster | |
| 1994 | Serial Momas Eugene Sutphin | |
| 1994 | David's Motheras John Nils | |
| 1994 | Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittakeras Daniel Chamberlain | |
| 1993 | I'll Fly Away: Then and Nowas Forrest Bedford | |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Streetas Jack McCoy | |
| 1992 | Earth and the American Dreamas Reader (voice) | |
| 1992 | HBO First Lookas | |
| 1991 | Mindwalkas Jack Edwards | |
| 1991 | I'll Fly Awayas Forrest Bedford | |
| 1991 | The Man in the Moonas Matthew Trant | |
| 1990 | The Civil Waras Abraham Lincoln (voice) | |
| 1990 | Law & Orderas Jack McCoy | |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars IIIas Self | |
| 1990 | A Captive in the Landas Royce | |
| 1989 | The Nightmare Yearsas Bill Shirer | |
| 1989 | Crimes and Misdemeanorsas Ben | |
| 1989 | Welcome Homeas Woody | |
| 1989 | Lantern Hillas Andrew Stuart | |
| 1989 | Tales from the Cryptas G.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow") | |
| 1988 | Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajamias Jim Delmore | |
| 1988 | Lincolnas Abraham Lincoln | |
| 1988 | A Walk in the Woodsas John Honeyman | |
| 1987 | Septemberas Peter | |
| 1987 | Devil's Paradiseas Jones | |
| 1987 | Swimming to Cambodiaas Additional Cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage) | |
| 1987 | The Room Upstairsas Travis Coles | |
| 1986 | Flagrant désiras Inspecteur Gerry Morrison | |
| 1986 | Just Between Friendsas Harry Crandall | |
| 1986 | The Fifth Missileas Capt. Allard Renslow | |
| 1986 | Hannah and Her Sistersas David (uncredited) | |
| 1985 | Amazing Storiesas Jordan Manmouth | |
| 1985 | Warning Signas Cal Morse | |
| 1985 | Love Lives Onas Bernie | |
| 1985 | Finnegan Begin Againas Paul Broadbent | |
| 1984 | The Killing Fieldsas Sydney Schanberg | |
| 1984 | The Boy Who Loved Trollsas Ofoeti | |
| 1984 | Jeopardy!as Self | |
| 1983 | Dempseyas Doc Kearns | |
| 1983 | In Defense of Kidsas Paul Wilcox | |
| 1982 | Games Mother Never Taught Youas David Bentells | |
| 1982 | Q.E.D.as Professor Quentin Everett Deverill | |
| 1982 | American Playhouseas John Honeyman | |
| 1982 | American Playhouseas Robert Oppenheimer | |
| 1980 | Heaven's Gateas Frank Canton | |
| 1980 | Friendly Fireas C.D.B. Bryan | |
| 1980 | Oppenheimeras Robert Oppenheimer | |
| 1980 | Hopscotchas Jack Cutter | |
| 1980 | Sweet Williamas William McClusky | |
| 1979 | Eagle's Wingas White Bull | |
| 1978 | Interiorsas Mike | |
| 1977 | Capricorn Oneas Lt. Col. Peter Willis | |
| 1976 | Sweet Revengeas Le Clerq | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Liveas Self (uncredited) | |
| 1975 | Journey into Fearas Mr. Graham | |
| 1975 | Rancho Deluxeas Cecil Colson | |
| 1975 | People's Choice Awardsas Self - Presenter | |
| 1974 | Reflections of Murderas Michael Elliott | |
| 1974 | The Great Gatsbyas Nick Carraway | |
| 1973 | The Glass Menagerieas Tom Wingfield | |
| 1973 | Much Ado About Nothingas Benedick | |
| 1972 | Mahoney's Last Standas Felix | |
| 1972 | Savagesas James, the Limping Man | |
| 1971 | Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?as Alex Monte | |
| 1971 | Film '72as Self | |
| 1970 | Cover Me Babeas Cameraman | |
| 1969 | Threeas Taylor | |
| 1969 | Generationas Desmond | |
| 1967 | Fitzwillyas Oliver | |
| 1966 | The Plastic Dome of Norma Jeanas Andy | |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildareas Mark | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Travis Coles | |
| Serial Mom: Surreal Momentsas Self |
| 1995 | The Journey of August King...Producer |
