Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

Age 85 — born November 15, 1940·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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Waterston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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56Credits26 TV · 30 films
1951–2026Years activefirst to latest
9.0 Highest ratedTennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
7.5 Average ratingacross 56 titles

Top TV shows 26best Sam Waterston shows

  1. 1Hallmark Hall of Fame posterHallmark Hall of FameTravis Coles · 1 ep · 19518.8
  2. 2The Newsroom posterThe NewsroomCharlie Skinner · 2012–2014 · Drama8.4
  3. 3Law & Order: Trial by Jury posterLaw & Order: Trial by JuryJack McCoy · 2 eps · 20058.1
  4. 4Homicide: Life on the Street posterHomicide: Life on the StreetJack McCoy · 2 eps · 19938.1
  5. 5Tales from the Crypt posterTales from the CryptG.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow") · 1 ep · 19898.0
  6. 6Law & Order: Special Victims Unit posterLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitJack McCoy · 4 eps · 19998.0
  7. 7The Civil War posterThe Civil WarAbraham Lincoln (voice) · 9 eps · 19907.9
  8. 8Prohibition posterProhibitionReader (voice) · 3 eps · 20117.9
  9. 9Godless posterGodlessMarshall John Cook · 7 eps · 20177.8
  10. 10Grace and Frankie posterGrace and FrankieSol Bergstein · 2015–2022 · Comedy7.7
  11. 11Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery posterLewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of DiscoveryThomas Jefferson (voice) · 2 eps · 19977.6
  12. 12I'll Fly Away posterI'll Fly AwayForrest Bedford · 39 eps · 19917.5
  13. 13Amazing Stories posterAmazing StoriesJordan Manmouth · 1 ep · 19857.5
  14. 14Thomas Jefferson posterThomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson (voice) · 2 eps · 19977.5
  15. 15Lincoln posterLincolnAbraham Lincoln · 2 eps · 19887.5
  16. 16Family Guy posterFamily GuyBruce Kaplan (voice) · 2 eps · 19997.4
  17. 17The Dropout posterThe DropoutGeorge Shultz · 5 eps · 20227.3
  18. 18Law & Order posterLaw & OrderDistrict Attorney Jack McCoy · 1990–present · Drama7.3
  19. 19Q.E.D. posterQ.E.D.7 eps · 19827.1
  20. 20Time Life's Lost Civilizations posterTime Life's Lost CivilizationsNarrator · 10 eps · 19957.0
  21. 21Oppenheimer posterOppenheimerRobert Oppenheimer · 7 eps · 19806.7
  22. 22The Nightmare Years posterThe Nightmare YearsBill Shirer · 4 eps · 19896.5
  23. 23Jo posterJo1 ep · 20136.3
  24. 24Masters of Science Fiction posterMasters of Science Fiction1 ep · 20076.2
  25. 25Dr. Kildare posterDr. KildareMark · 2 eps · 19615.7
  26. 26HBO First Look posterHBO First Look1 ep · 19925.6

Top movies 30best Sam Waterston movies

  1. 1Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage posterTennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American StageTom Wingfield (archive footage) · 19949.0
  2. 2A Walk in the Woods posterA Walk in the WoodsJohn Honeyman · 19889.0
  3. 3I'll Fly Away: Then and NowForrest Bedford · 19938.5
  4. 4David's Mother posterDavid's MotherJohn Nils · 19948.3
  5. 5The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean posterThe Plastic Dome of Norma JeanAndy · 19668.3
  6. 6Lantern Hill posterLantern HillAndrew Stuart · 19898.0
  7. 7Games Mother Never Taught You posterGames Mother Never Taught YouDavid Bentells · 19828.0
  8. 8Love Lives On posterLove Lives OnBernie · 19858.0
  9. 9Dateline: Saigon posterDateline: SaigonNarrator (voice) · 20178.0
  10. 10The Glass Menagerie posterThe Glass MenagerieTom Wingfield · 19737.7
  11. 11The Six Triple Eight posterThe Six Triple EightFranklin Delano Roosevelt · 20247.5
  12. 12The Killing Fields posterThe Killing FieldsSydney Schanberg · 19847.5
  13. 13Friendly Fire posterFriendly FireC.D.B. Bryan · 19807.5
  14. 14Miracle at Midnight posterMiracle at MidnightDr. Karl Koster · 19987.5
  15. 15Hannah and Her Sisters posterHannah and Her SistersDavid (uncredited) · 19867.5
  16. 16Crimes and Misdemeanors posterCrimes and MisdemeanorsBen · 19897.4
  17. 17Miss Sloane posterMiss SloaneGeorge Dupont · 20167.4
  18. 18The Man in the Moon posterThe Man in the MoonMatthew Trant · 19917.4
  19. 19On the Basis of Sex posterOn the Basis of SexErwin Griswold · 20187.3
  20. 20Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators posterMonkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's CreatorsNarrator (voice) · 20177.3
  21. 21Hopscotch posterHopscotchJack Cutter · 19807.0
  22. 22Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami posterTerrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim AjamiJim Delmore · 19887.0
  23. 23The Mayo Clinic posterThe Mayo ClinicCharlie Mayo (voice) · 20187.0
  24. 24The Proprietor posterThe ProprietorHarry Bancroft · 19967.0
  25. 25In Defense of Kids posterIn Defense of KidsPaul Wilcox · 19837.0
  26. 26Mindwalk posterMindwalkJack Edwards · 19916.9
  27. 27The Journey of August King posterThe Journey of August KingMooney Wright · 19956.9
  28. 28Swimming to Cambodia posterSwimming to CambodiaAdditional Cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage) · 19876.9
  29. 29Nixon posterNixonRichard Helms · 19956.8
  30. 30Interiors posterInteriorsMike · 19786.8

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