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."
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Known For
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jack McCoy
1999
TV
Family Guy
Bruce Kaplan (voice)
1999
TV
Law & Order
Jack McCoy
1990
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
TV
Jeopardy!
Self
1984
TV
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
TV
The Colbert Report
2005
TV
The Colbert Report
Self (uncredited)
2005
TV
The View
Self
1997
TV
The View
Self - Guest
1997
TV
Dr. Kildare
Mark
1961
TV
Homicide: Life on the Street
Jack McCoy
1993
TV
Grace and Frankie
Sol Bergstein
2015
TV
Amazing Stories
Jordan Manmouth
1985
TV
Tales from the Crypt
G.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow")
1989
TV
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
TV
The Newsroom
Charlie Skinner
2012
TV
HBO First Look
1992
TV
The Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
1990
TV
Godless
Marshall John Cook
2017
Filmography
2026FilmCarousel2024FilmThe Six Triple Eightas Franklin Delano Roosevelt2024FilmMerchant Ivoryas Self2024FilmA Case for Loveas Self2023TVLiv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelledas Self2022TVThe Dropoutas George Shultz2021FilmKurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Timeas Self (voice)2020FilmThe Man in the Woodsas Headmaster Waldorf2020FilmGatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Storyas Self2018FilmOn the Basis of Sexas Erwin Griswold2018FilmThe Mayo Clinicas Charlie Mayo (voice)2018FilmJane Fonda in Five Actsas Self - (archive footage)2017TVGodlessas Marshall John Cook2017FilmMonkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creatorsas Narrator (voice)2017FilmDateline: Saigonas Narrator (voice)2016FilmMiss Sloaneas George Dupont2016FilmAnesthesiaas Prof. Walter Zarrow2015TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - Guest2015FilmAnd It Was Goodas Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger2015TVGrace and Frankieas Sol Bergstein2015FilmDean Smithas Narrator2015FilmPlease Be Normalas Dad2013TVJo2012TVThe Newsroomas Charlie Skinner2011TVProhibitionas Reader (voice)2010FilmThe Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fearas Self2007TVMasters of Science Fiction2006FilmThe Best of The Tony Awards: The Playsas John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods")2005TVThe Colbert Report2005TVLaw & Order: Trial by Juryas Jack McCoy2004FilmHammer and Cycleas Self - Narrator2003FilmThe Commissionas J. Lee Rankin2003FilmLe Divorceas Chester Walker2002FilmThe Matthew Shepard Storyas Dennis Shepard2000FilmA House Dividedas David Dickson1999FilmThe Unfinished Journeyas Narrator (voice)1999TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitas Jack McCoy1999FilmIn Bad Tasteas Self1999FilmMoment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographsas Self / Host / Narrator1999FilmHere Am I, Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Danielsas Narrator1999TVFamily Guyas Bruce Kaplan (voice)1998FilmExiledas Jack McCoy1998FilmMiracle at Midnightas Dr. Karl Koster1997TVLewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discoveryas Thomas Jefferson (voice)1997TVThe Viewas Self1997TVThomas Jeffersonas Thomas Jefferson (voice)1997FilmShadow Conspiracyas The President1996FilmThe Proprietoras Harry Bancroft1995FilmNixonas Richard Helms1995FilmThe Journey of August Kingas Mooney Wright1995FilmAmazing Stories: The Movie IVas (archive footage)1995TVTime Life's Lost Civilizationsas Narrator1994FilmTennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stageas Tom Wingfield (archive footage)1994FilmThe Enemy Withinas President William Foster1994FilmSerial Momas Eugene Sutphin1994FilmDavid's Motheras John Nils1994FilmAssault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittakeras Daniel Chamberlain1993FilmI'll Fly Away: Then and Nowas Forrest Bedford1993TVHomicide: Life on the Streetas Jack McCoy1992FilmEarth and the American Dreamas Reader (voice)1992TVHBO First Look1991FilmMindwalkas Jack Edwards1991TVI'll Fly Awayas Forrest Bedford1991FilmThe Man in the Moonas Matthew Trant1990TVThe Civil Waras Abraham Lincoln1990TVLaw & Orderas Jack McCoy1990FilmNight of 100 Stars IIIas Self1990FilmA Captive in the Landas Royce1989TVThe Nightmare Yearsas Bill Shirer1989FilmCrimes and Misdemeanorsas Ben1989FilmWelcome Homeas Woody1989FilmLantern Hillas Andrew Stuart1989TVTales from the Cryptas G.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow")1988FilmTerrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajamias Jim Delmore1988TVLincolnas Abraham Lincoln1988FilmA Walk in the Woodsas John Honeyman1987FilmSeptemberas Peter1987FilmDevil's Paradiseas Jones1987FilmSwimming to Cambodiaas Additional Cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)1987FilmThe Room Upstairsas Travis Coles1986FilmFlagrant désiras Inspecteur Gerry Morrison1986FilmJust Between Friendsas Harry Crandall1986FilmThe Fifth Missileas Capt. Allard Renslow1986FilmHannah and Her Sistersas David (uncredited)1985TVAmazing Storiesas Jordan Manmouth1985FilmWarning Signas Cal Morse1985FilmLove Lives Onas Bernie1985FilmFinnegan Begin Againas Paul Broadbent1984FilmThe Killing Fieldsas Sydney Schanberg1984FilmThe Boy Who Loved Trollsas Ofoeti1984TVJeopardy!as Self1983FilmDempseyas Doc Kearns1983FilmIn Defense of Kidsas Paul Wilcox1982FilmGames Mother Never Taught Youas David Bentells1982TVQ.E.D.1980FilmHeaven's Gateas Frank Canton1980FilmFriendly Fireas C.D.B. Bryan1980TVOppenheimeras Robert Oppenheimer1980FilmHopscotchas Jack Cutter1980FilmSweet Williamas William McClusky1979FilmEagle's Wingas White Bull1978FilmInteriorsas Mike1977FilmCapricorn Oneas Lt. Col. Peter Willis1976FilmSweet Revengeas Le Clerq1975TVSaturday Night Liveas Self - Cameo (uncredited)1975FilmJourney into Fearas Mr. Graham1975FilmRancho Deluxeas Cecil Colson1975TVPeople's Choice Awardsas Self - Presenter1974FilmReflections of Murderas Michael Elliott1974FilmThe Great Gatsbyas Nick Carraway1973FilmThe Glass Menagerieas Tom Wingfield1973FilmMuch Ado About Nothingas Benedick1972FilmMahoney's Last Standas Felix1972FilmSavagesas James, the Limping Man1971FilmWho Killed Mary Whats'ername?as Alex Monte1970FilmCover Me Babeas Cameraman1969FilmThreeas Taylor1969FilmGenerationas Desmond1967FilmFitzwillyas Oliver1966FilmThe Plastic Dome of Norma Jeanas Andy1961TVDr. Kildareas Mark1951TVHallmark Hall of Fameas Travis Coles—FilmRain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Houras Self (voice)