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Sam Waterston

Actor

Sam Waterston

Born November 15, 1940 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA68 films

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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The Killing Fields posterFirst watchThe Killing Fields19847.5as Sydney SchanbergNew York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Miss Sloane poster7.4Miss Sloane2016Hannah and Her Sisters poster7.5Hannah and Her Sisters1986On the Basis of Sex poster7.3On the Basis of Sex2018Crimes and Misdemeanors poster7.4Crimes and Misdemeanors1989The Six Triple Eight poster7.6The Six Triple Eight2024Serial Mom poster6.7Serial Mom1994The Man in the Moon poster7.4The Man in the Moon1991Capricorn One poster6.8Capricorn One1977

Filmography

68 films as actor
  1. 2026CarouselSam
  2. 2024The Six Triple EightFranklin Delano Roosevelt
  3. 2020The Man in the WoodsHeadmaster Waldorf
  4. 2018On the Basis of SexErwin Griswold
  5. 2016Miss SloaneGeorge Dupont
  6. 2016AnesthesiaProf. Walter Zarrow
  7. 2015And It Was GoodJudge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger
  8. 2015Please Be NormalDad
  9. 2003The CommissionJ. Lee Rankin
  10. 2003Le DivorceChester Walker
  11. 2002The Matthew Shepard StoryDennis Shepard
  12. 2000A House DividedDavid Dickson
  13. 1998ExiledJack McCoy
  14. 1998Miracle at MidnightDr. Karl Koster
  15. 1997Shadow ConspiracyThe President
  16. 1996The ProprietorHarry Bancroft
  17. 1995NixonRichard Helms
  18. 1995The Journey of August KingMooney Wright
  19. 1994The Enemy WithinPresident William Foster
  20. 1994Serial MomEugene Sutphin
  21. 1994David's MotherJohn Nils
  22. 1994Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson WhittakerDaniel Chamberlain
  23. 1993I'll Fly Away: Then and NowForrest Bedford
  24. 1991MindwalkJack Edwards
  25. 1991The Man in the MoonMatthew Trant
  26. 1990A Captive in the LandRoyce
  27. 1989Crimes and MisdemeanorsBen
  28. 1989Welcome HomeWoody
  29. 1989Lantern HillAndrew Stuart
  30. 1988Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim AjamiJim Delmore
  31. 1988A Walk in the WoodsJohn Honeyman
  32. 1987SeptemberPeter
  33. 1987Devil's ParadiseJones
  34. 1987The Room UpstairsTravis Coles
  35. 1986Flagrant désirInspecteur Gerry Morrison
  36. 1986Just Between FriendsHarry Crandall
  37. 1986The Fifth MissileCapt. Allard Renslow
  38. 1986Hannah and Her SistersDavid (uncredited)
  39. 1985Warning SignCal Morse
  40. 1985Love Lives OnBernie
  41. 1985Finnegan Begin AgainPaul Broadbent
  42. 1984The Killing FieldsSydney Schanberg
  43. 1984The Boy Who Loved TrollsOfoeti
  44. 1983DempseyDoc Kearns
  45. 1983In Defense of KidsPaul Wilcox
  46. 1982Games Mother Never Taught YouDavid Bentells
  47. 1980Heaven's GateFrank Canton
  48. 1980Friendly FireC.D.B. Bryan
  49. 1980HopscotchJack Cutter
  50. 1980Sweet WilliamWilliam McClusky
  51. 1979Eagle's WingWhite Bull
  52. 1978InteriorsMike
  53. 1977Capricorn OneLt. Col. Peter Willis
  54. 1976Sweet RevengeLe Clerq
  55. 1975Journey into FearMr. Graham
  56. 1975Rancho DeluxeCecil Colson
  57. 1974Reflections of MurderMichael Elliott
  58. 1974The Great GatsbyNick Carraway
  59. 1973The Glass MenagerieTom
  60. 1973Much Ado About NothingBenedick
  61. 1972Mahoney's Last StandFelix
  62. 1972SavagesJames, the Limping Man
  63. 1971Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?Alex Monte
  64. 1970Cover Me BabeCameraman
  65. 1969ThreeTaylor
  66. 1969GenerationDesmond
  67. 1967FitzwillyOliver
  68. 1966The Plastic Dome of Norma JeanAndy