Sam Waterston

November 15, 1940(85 years old)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA|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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Waterston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies (90)

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2026

Saturday Night Live: 50th Anniversary Special

Saturday Night Live: 50th Anniversary Special

2025

The Six Triple Eight
7.5

The Six Triple Eight

2024

Merchant Ivory
7.7

Merchant Ivory

2024

A Case for Love

A Case for Love

2024

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
6.8

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

2021

The Man in the Woods
4.8

The Man in the Woods

2020

Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story

Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story

2020

On the Basis of Sex
7.3

On the Basis of Sex

2018

The Mayo Clinic
7.0

The Mayo Clinic

2018

Jane Fonda in Five Acts
7.1

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

2018

Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators
7.3

Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators

2017

Dateline: Saigon
8.0

Dateline: Saigon

2017

Miss Sloane
7.4

Miss Sloane

2016

Anesthesia
5.7

Anesthesia

2016

And It Was Good

And It Was Good

2015

Dean Smith
6.0

Dean Smith

2015

Please Be Normal
3.3

Please Be Normal

2015

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
5.9

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

2010

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006

Hammer and Cycle
8.0

Hammer and Cycle

2004

The Commission
4.5

The Commission

2003

Le Divorce
4.9

Le Divorce

2003

The Matthew Shepard Story
5.6

The Matthew Shepard Story

2002

A House Divided
6.5

A House Divided

2000

The Unfinished Journey
6.5

The Unfinished Journey

1999

In Bad Taste
8.0

In Bad Taste

1999

Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs
10.0

Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs

1999

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

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

1999

Exiled
5.9

Exiled

1998

Miracle at Midnight
7.5

Miracle at Midnight

1998

Shadow Conspiracy
5.0

Shadow Conspiracy

1997

The Proprietor
7.0

The Proprietor

1996

Nixon
6.9

Nixon

1995

The Journey of August King
6.9

The Journey of August King

1995

Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

1995

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
9.0

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

1994

The Enemy Within
5.8

The Enemy Within

1994

Serial Mom
6.7

Serial Mom

1994

David's Mother
8.3

David's Mother

1994

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
6.3

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

1994

Earth and the American Dream
6.7

Earth and the American Dream

1992

Mindwalk
6.9

Mindwalk

1991

The Man in the Moon
7.3

The Man in the Moon

1991

Night of 100 Stars III
4.0

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

A Captive in the Land
5.6

A Captive in the Land

1990

Crimes and Misdemeanors
7.4

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989

Welcome Home
6.6

Welcome Home

1989

Lantern Hill
8.0

Lantern Hill

1989

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
7.0

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

1988

A Walk in the Woods
9.0

A Walk in the Woods

1988

September
6.2

September

1987

Devil's Paradise
5.7

Devil's Paradise

1987

Swimming to Cambodia
6.9

Swimming to Cambodia

1987

The Room Upstairs
4.8

The Room Upstairs

1987

Flagrant désir
5.3

Flagrant désir

1986

Just Between Friends
5.3

Just Between Friends

1986

The Fifth Missile
5.5

The Fifth Missile

1986

Hannah and Her Sisters
7.5

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986

Warning Sign
6.0

Warning Sign

1985

Love Lives On
8.0

Love Lives On

1985

Finnegan Begin Again
6.5

Finnegan Begin Again

1985

The Killing Fields
7.5

The Killing Fields

1984

The Boy Who Loved Trolls
4.5

The Boy Who Loved Trolls

1984

Dempsey
6.3

Dempsey

1983

In Defense of Kids
7.0

In Defense of Kids

1983

Games Mother Never Taught You
8.0

Games Mother Never Taught You

1982

Heaven's Gate
6.8

Heaven's Gate

1980

Friendly Fire
7.5

Friendly Fire

1980

Hopscotch
7.0

Hopscotch

1980

Sweet William
4.3

Sweet William

1980

Eagle's Wing
5.3

Eagle's Wing

1979

Interiors
6.8

Interiors

1978

Capricorn One
6.8

Capricorn One

1977

Sweet Revenge
5.7

Sweet Revenge

1976

Journey into Fear
6.0

Journey into Fear

1975

Rancho Deluxe
5.4

Rancho Deluxe

1975

Reflections of Murder
6.8

Reflections of Murder

1974

The Great Gatsby
6.3

The Great Gatsby

1974

The Glass Menagerie
7.7

The Glass Menagerie

1973

Much Ado About Nothing
6.0

Much Ado About Nothing

1973

Mahoney's Last Stand
5.7

Mahoney's Last Stand

1972

Savages
5.3

Savages

1972

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
4.9

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

1971

Cover Me Babe
4.7

Cover Me Babe

1970

Three
5.2

Three

1969

Generation
5.3

Generation

1969

Fitzwilly
6.2

Fitzwilly

1967

The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean
8.3

The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean

1966

Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour

Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour

TV Shows (35)