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 ... show more

Known For

Acting

Popularity

1.7

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Birthday

November 15, 1940

Known for

The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields

1984
7.5
Heaven's Gate

Heaven's Gate

1980
6.7
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1974
6.3
Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986
7.5
Crimes and Misdemeanors

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989
7.4
Serial Mom

Serial Mom

1994
6.7
September

September

1987
6.2
Capricorn One

Capricorn One

1977
6.8
Hopscotch

Hopscotch

1980
7.0
Le Divorce

Le Divorce

2003
5.0
Warning Sign

Warning Sign

1985
6.0
Rancho Deluxe

Rancho Deluxe

1975
5.3
Interiors

Interiors

1978
6.8
The Journey of August King

The Journey of August King

1995
6.7
The Matthew Shepard Story

The Matthew Shepard Story

2002
5.4
Shadow Conspiracy

Shadow Conspiracy

1997
5.0
The Man in the Moon

The Man in the Moon

1991
7.3
Mindwalk

Mindwalk

1991
6.8
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

2010
5.9
Welcome Home

Welcome Home

1989
5.6
The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

1973
7.6
Generation

Generation

1969
4.5
The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within

1994
5.7
Reflections of Murder

Reflections of Murder

1974
6.3
The Proprietor

The Proprietor

1996
6.0
Merchant Ivory

Merchant Ivory

2024
7.7
Eagle's Wing

Eagle's Wing

1979
5.2
The Fifth Missile

The Fifth Missile

1986
4.8
Swimming to Cambodia

Swimming to Cambodia

1987
6.9
Games Mother Never Taught You

Games Mother Never Taught You

1982
0.0
Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear

1975
5.6
The Room Upstairs

The Room Upstairs

1987
4.2
Miracle at Midnight

Miracle at Midnight

1998
7.3
Three

Three

1969
4.7
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

1988
6.0
Nixon

Nixon

1995
6.9
Lantern Hill

Lantern Hill

1989
8.0
Mahoney's Last Stand

Mahoney's Last Stand

1972
5.4
A Case for Love

A Case for Love

2024
0.0
David's Mother

David's Mother

1994
8.1
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now

I'll Fly Away: Then and Now

1993
8.0
Dempsey

Dempsey

1983
6.0
Sweet William

Sweet William

1980
3.3
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker

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

1994
6.2
Cover Me Babe

Cover Me Babe

1970
4.2
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

1990
4.0
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

1971
4.0
Please Be Normal

Please Be Normal

2015
3.3
Anesthesia

Anesthesia

2016
5.7
The Boy Who Loved Trolls

The Boy Who Loved Trolls

1984
1.0
Flagrant désir

Flagrant désir

1986
4.7
Love Lives On

Love Lives On

1985
8.0
Exiled

Exiled

1998
5.8
The Six Triple Eight

The Six Triple Eight

2024
7.5
Just Between Friends

Just Between Friends

1986
4.9
A Captive in the Land

A Captive in the Land

1993
5.0
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

1973
5.0
Savages

Savages

1972
5.1
A House Divided

A House Divided

2000
5.0
Miss Sloane

Miss Sloane

2016
7.4
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

1995
0.0
Fitzwilly

Fitzwilly

1967
6.0
Devil's Paradise

Devil's Paradise

1987
3.5
The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean

The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean

1966
7.7
Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge

1976
5.4
Finnegan Begin Again

Finnegan Begin Again

1985
6.3
In Defense of Kids

In Defense of Kids

1983
5.0
Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators

Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators

2017
7.3
On the Basis of Sex

On the Basis of Sex

2018
7.3
The Man in the Woods

The Man in the Woods

2020
4.8
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

1994
0.0
The Mayo Clinic

The Mayo Clinic

2018
7.0
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006
0.0
A Walk in the Woods

A Walk in the Woods

1988
0.0
In Bad Taste

In Bad Taste

1999
8.0
Jane Fonda in Five Acts

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

2018
7.3
Dean Smith

Dean Smith

2015
6.0
Dateline: Saigon

Dateline: Saigon

2017
8.0
Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream

1992
6.7
Friendly Fire

Friendly Fire

1980
7.5
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

2021
6.8
Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs

Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs

1999
0.0
Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story

Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story

2020
0.0
The Commission

The Commission

2003
1.0
The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey

1999
6.0
And It Was Good

And It Was Good

2015
0.0
Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour

Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour

...
0.0
Hammer and Cycle

Hammer and Cycle

2004
0.0
Here Am I, Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Daniels

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

1999
0.0
Carousel

Carousel

...
0.0
Law and Order: Justice

Law and Order: Justice

1999
0.0
Law & Order

Law & Order

1990
7.4
Q.E.D.

Q.E.D.

1982
6.8
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

1989
7.9
Jeopardy!

Jeopardy!

1984
6.9
Masters of Science Fiction

Masters of Science Fiction

2007
6.2
The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005
6.9
I'll Fly Away

I'll Fly Away

1991
7.4
Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993
8.1
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
8.6
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

1980
6.5
The Civil War

The Civil War

1990
7.9
The View

The View

1997
4.3
The Newsroom

The Newsroom

2012
8.1
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961
5.5
Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

1997
8.0
Grace and Frankie

Grace and Frankie

2015
7.7
Family Guy

Family Guy

1999
7.4
Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

1985
7.4
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

2023
7.7
Lincoln

Lincoln

1988
7.2
Time Life's Lost Civilizations

Time Life's Lost Civilizations

1995
6.0
Jo

Jo

2013
6.3
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015
6.2
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

1997
7.5
The Nightmare Years

The Nightmare Years

1989
5.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999
7.9
Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

2005
8.1
Godless

Godless

2017
7.7
People's Choice Awards

People's Choice Awards

1975
9.0
The Dropout

The Dropout

2022
7.3
The View

The View

1997
4.3
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975
7.0
Prohibition

Prohibition

2011
7.9
HBO First Look

HBO First Look

1992
4.9

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