Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

Date of Birth:

Nov 15, 1940

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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filmography:

In Defense of Kids In Defense of Kids

1983

Finnegan Begin Again Finnegan Begin Again

1985

Sweet Revenge Sweet Revenge

1976

The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean

1966

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

2017

The Man in the Woods The Man in the Woods

2020

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006

The Mayo Clinic The Mayo Clinic

2018

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

1994

Miss Sloane Miss Sloane

2016

Devil's Paradise Devil's Paradise

1987

A Captive in the Land A Captive in the Land

1993

Just Between Friends Just Between Friends

1986

Love Lives On Love Lives On

1985

Three Three

1969

Much Ado About Nothing Much Ado About Nothing

1973

Savages Savages

1972

Flagrant désir Flagrant désir

1986

Fitzwilly Fitzwilly

1967

A House Divided A House Divided

2000

A Walk in the Woods A Walk in the Woods

1988

Jane Fonda in Five Acts Jane Fonda in Five Acts

2018

Night of 100 Stars III Night of 100 Stars III

1990

Nixon Nixon

1995

Games Mother Never Taught You Games Mother Never Taught You

1982

Merchant Ivory Merchant Ivory

2023

Six Triple Eight Six Triple Eight

1970

Heaven's Gate: The Butcher's Cut Heaven's Gate: The Butcher's Cut

2014

Exiled Exiled

1998

A Case for Love A Case for Love

2024

Swimming to Cambodia Swimming to Cambodia

1987

And It Was Good And It Was Good

2015

The Unfinished Journey The Unfinished Journey

1999

Earth and the American Dream Earth and the American Dream

1992

Dateline: Saigon Dateline: Saigon

2017

Dean Smith Dean Smith

2015

In Bad Taste In Bad Taste

1999

Friendly Fire Friendly Fire

1980

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

2021

The Commission The Commission

2003

Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story

2020

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

1999

The Boy Who Loved Trolls The Boy Who Loved Trolls

1984

Anesthesia Anesthesia

2016

The Matthew Shepard Story The Matthew Shepard Story

2002

Interiors Interiors

1978

The Journey of August King The Journey of August King

1995

Rancho Deluxe Rancho Deluxe

1975

Shadow Conspiracy Shadow Conspiracy

1997

The Man in the Moon The Man in the Moon

1991

Welcome Home Welcome Home

1989

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

2010

Mindwalk Mindwalk

1990

Warning Sign Warning Sign

1985

Le Divorce Le Divorce

2003

September September

1987

Hannah and Her Sisters Hannah and Her Sisters

1986

The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby

1974

Heaven's Gate Heaven's Gate

1980

Crimes and Misdemeanors Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989

Serial Mom Serial Mom

1994

Hopscotch Hopscotch

1980

Capricorn One Capricorn One

1977

On the Basis of Sex On the Basis of Sex

2018

The Glass Menagerie The Glass Menagerie

1973

The Enemy Within The Enemy Within

1994

Dempsey Dempsey

1983

I'll Fly Away: Then and Now I'll Fly Away: Then and Now

1993

David's Mother David's Mother

1994

Mahoney's Last Stand Mahoney's Last Stand

1972

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

1994

Sweet William Sweet William

1980

Please Be Normal Please Be Normal

2015

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

1971

Cover Me Babe Cover Me Babe

1970

Lantern Hill Lantern Hill

1989

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

1988

The Proprietor The Proprietor

1996

Reflections of Murder Reflections of Murder

1974

Generation Generation

1969

Eagle's Wing Eagle's Wing

1979

The Fifth Missile The Fifth Missile

1986

Miracle at Midnight Miracle at Midnight

1998

The Room Upstairs The Room Upstairs

1987

Journey into Fear Journey into Fear

1975

The Killing Fields The Killing Fields

1984

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