Sam Waterston
Acting
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."
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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Sam Waterston
Miss Sloane
2016
Serial Mom
1994
Filmography
Acting (90)
2026
Carouselas Sam
2024
The Six Triple Eightas Franklin Delano Roosevelt
7.6
2024
Merchant Ivoryas Self
7.7
2024
Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Houras Self (voice)
2024
A Case for Loveas Self
2021
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Timeas Self (voice)
6.8
2020
The Man in the Woodsas Headmaster Waldorf
4.6
2020
2018
On the Basis of Sexas Erwin Griswold
7.3
2018
The Mayo Clinicas Charlie Mayo (voice)
7.0
2018
Jane Fonda in Five Actsas Self - (archive footage)
7.1
2017
Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creatorsas Narrator (voice)
7.3
2017
Dateline: Saigonas Narrator (voice)
8.0
2016
Miss Sloaneas George Dupont
7.4
2016
Anesthesiaas Prof. Walter Zarrow
5.7
2015
And It Was Goodas Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger
2015
Dean Smithas Narrator
6.0
2015
Please Be Normalas Dad
3.3
2010
5.9
2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Playsas John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
2004
Hammer and Cycleas Self - Narrator
8.0
2003
The Commissionas J. Lee Rankin
4.5
2003
Le Divorceas Chester Walker
5.0
2002
The Matthew Shepard Storyas Dennis Shepard
5.6
2000
A House Dividedas David Dickson
6.5
1999
The Unfinished Journeyas Narrator (voice)
6.5
1999
In Bad Tasteas Self
8.0
1999
Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographsas Self / Host / Narrator
10.0
1999
1998
Exiledas Jack McCoy
5.9
1998
Miracle at Midnightas Dr. Karl Koster
7.5
1997
Shadow Conspiracyas The President
4.9
1996
The Proprietoras Harry Bancroft
7.0
1995
Nixonas Richard Helms
6.8
1995
The Journey of August Kingas Mooney Wright
6.9
1995
Amazing Stories: The Movie IVas Jordan Manmouth (archive footage)
1994
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stageas Tom Wingfield (archive footage)
9.0
1994
The Enemy Withinas President William Foster
5.8
1994
Serial Momas Eugene Sutphin
6.7
1994
David's Motheras John Nils
8.3
1994
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittakeras Daniel Chamberlain
6.3
1993
I'll Fly Away: Then and Nowas Forrest Bedford
8.5
1992
Earth and the American Dreamas Reader (voice)
6.7
1991
Mindwalkas Jack Edwards
6.9
1991
The Man in the Moonas Matthew Trant
7.4
1990
Night of 100 Stars IIIas Self
4.3
1990
A Captive in the Landas Royce
5.6
1989
Crimes and Misdemeanorsas Ben
7.4
1989
Welcome Homeas Woody
6.6
1989
Lantern Hillas Andrew Stuart
8.0
1988
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajamias Jim Delmore
7.0
1988
A Walk in the Woodsas John Honeyman
8.5
1987
Septemberas Peter
6.2
1987
Devil's Paradiseas Jones
5.7
1987
Swimming to Cambodiaas Additional Cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)
7.0
1987
The Room Upstairsas Travis Coles
4.8
1986
Flagrant désiras Inspecteur Gerry Morrison
5.3
1986
Just Between Friendsas Harry Crandall
5.2
1986
The Fifth Missileas Capt. Allard Renslow
5.5
1986
Hannah and Her Sistersas David (uncredited)
7.5
1985
Warning Signas Cal Morse
6.0
1985
Love Lives Onas Bernie
8.0
1985
Finnegan Begin Againas Paul Broadbent
6.5
1984
The Killing Fieldsas Sydney Schanberg
7.5
1984
The Boy Who Loved Trollsas Ofoeti
4.5
1983
Dempseyas Doc Kearns
6.3
1983
In Defense of Kidsas Paul Wilcox
7.0
1982
Games Mother Never Taught Youas David Bentells
8.0
1980
Heaven's Gateas Frank Canton
6.7
1980
Friendly Fireas C.D.B. Bryan
7.0
1980
Hopscotchas Jack Cutter
7.0
1980
Sweet Williamas William McClusky
4.3
1979
Eagle's Wingas White Bull
5.4
1978
Interiorsas Mike
6.8
1977
Capricorn Oneas Lt. Col. Peter Willis
6.8
1976
Sweet Revengeas Le Clerq
5.7
1975
Journey into Fearas Mr. Graham
6.0
1975
Rancho Deluxeas Cecil Colson
5.3
1974
Reflections of Murderas Michael Elliott
6.8
1974
The Great Gatsbyas Nick Carraway
6.3
1973
The Glass Menagerieas Tom
7.7
1973
Much Ado About Nothingas Benedick
6.0
1972
Mahoney's Last Standas Felix
5.7
1972
Savagesas James, the Limping Man
5.3
1971
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?as Alex Monte
4.9
1970
Cover Me Babeas Cameraman
4.7
1969
Threeas Taylor
5.2
1969
Generationas Desmond
5.5
1967
Fitzwillyas Oliver
6.2
1966
8.3
Production & Directing (1)
1995
The Journey of August KingProducer
6.9