Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

123

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-11-15 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

샘 워터스톤

Samuel Atkinson Waterston

سام واترستون

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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Waterston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

The Killing Fields

1984

The Killing Fields

as

Sydney Schanberg

Heaven's Gate

1980

Heaven's Gate

as

Frank Canton

The Great Gatsby

1974

The Great Gatsby

as

Nick Carraway

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986

Hannah and Her Sisters

as

David (uncredited)

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989

Crimes and Misdemeanors

as

Ben

Serial Mom

1994

Serial Mom

as

Eugene Sutphin

September

1987

September

as

Peter

Capricorn One

1977

Capricorn One

as

Lt. Col. Peter Willis

Hopscotch

1980

Hopscotch

as

Jack Cutter

Le Divorce

2003

Le Divorce

as

Chester Walker

Warning Sign

1985

Warning Sign

as

Cal Morse

Rancho Deluxe

1975

Rancho Deluxe

as

Cecil Colson

Interiors

1978

Interiors

as

Mike

The Journey of August King

1995

The Journey of August King

as

Mooney Wright

The Matthew Shepard Story

2002

The Matthew Shepard Story

as

Dennis Shepard

Shadow Conspiracy

1997

Shadow Conspiracy

as

The President

The Man in the Moon

1991

The Man in the Moon

as

Matthew Trant

Mindwalk

1991

Mindwalk

as

Jack Edwards

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

2010

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

as

Self

Welcome Home

1989

Welcome Home

as

Woody

The Glass Menagerie

1973

The Glass Menagerie

as

Tom Wingfield

Generation

1969

Generation

as

Desmond

The Enemy Within

1994

The Enemy Within

as

President William Foster

Reflections of Murder

1974

Reflections of Murder

as

Michael Elliott

The Proprietor

1996

The Proprietor

as

Harry Bancroft

Merchant Ivory

2024

Merchant Ivory

as

Self

Eagle's Wing

1979

Eagle's Wing

as

White Bull

The Fifth Missile

1986

The Fifth Missile

as

Capt. Allard Renslow

Swimming to Cambodia

1987

Swimming to Cambodia

as

Additional cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)

Games Mother Never Taught You

1982

Games Mother Never Taught You

as

David Bentells

Journey into Fear

1975

Journey into Fear

as

Mr. Graham

The Room Upstairs

1987

The Room Upstairs

as

Travis Coles

Miracle at Midnight

1998

Miracle at Midnight

as

Dr. Karl Koster

Three

1969

Three

as

Taylor

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

1988

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

as

Jim Delmore

Nixon

1995

Nixon

as

Richard Helms

Lantern Hill

1989

Lantern Hill

as

Andrew Stuart

Mahoney's Last Stand

1972

Mahoney's Last Stand

as

Felix

A Case for Love

2024

A Case for Love

as

Self

David's Mother

1994

David's Mother

as

John Nils

I'll Fly Away: Then and Now

1993

I'll Fly Away: Then and Now

as

Forrest Bedford

Dempsey

1983

Dempsey

as

Doc Kearns

Sweet William

1980

Sweet William

as

William McClusky

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

1994

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

as

Daniel Chamberlain

Cover Me Babe

1970

Cover Me Babe

as

Cameraman

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

Night of 100 Stars III

as

Self

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

1971

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

as

Alex Monte

Please Be Normal

2015

Please Be Normal

as

Dad

Anesthesia

2016

Anesthesia

as

Prof. Walter Zarrow

The Boy Who Loved Trolls

1984

The Boy Who Loved Trolls

as

Ofoeti

Flagrant désir

1986

Flagrant désir

as

Inspecteur Gerry Morrison

Love Lives On

1985

Love Lives On

as

Bernie

Exiled

1998

Exiled

as

Jack McCoy

The Six Triple Eight

2024

The Six Triple Eight

as

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Just Between Friends

1986

Just Between Friends

as

Harry Crandall

A Captive in the Land

1993

A Captive in the Land

as

Royce

Much Ado About Nothing

1973

Much Ado About Nothing

as

Benedick

Savages

1972

Savages

as

James, the Limping Man

A House Divided

2000

A House Divided

as

David Dickson

Miss Sloane

2016

Miss Sloane

as

George Dupont

Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

1995

Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

as

(archive footage)

Fitzwilly

1967

Fitzwilly

as

Oliver

Devil's Paradise

1987

Devil's Paradise

as

Jones

The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean

1966

The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean

as

Andy

Sweet Revenge

1976

Sweet Revenge

as

Le Clerq

Finnegan Begin Again

1985

Finnegan Begin Again

as

Paul Broadbent

In Defense of Kids

1983

In Defense of Kids

as

Paul Wilcox

Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators

2017

Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators

as

Narrator (voice)

On the Basis of Sex

2018

On the Basis of Sex

as

Erwin Griswold

The Man in the Woods

2020

The Man in the Woods

as

Headmaster Waldorf

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

1994

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

as

Tom Wingfield (archive footage)

The Mayo Clinic

2018

The Mayo Clinic

as

Charlie Mayo (voice)

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

as

John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods")

A Walk in the Woods

1988

A Walk in the Woods

as

John Honeyman

In Bad Taste

1999

In Bad Taste

as

Self

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

2018

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

as

Self - Actor

Dean Smith

2015

Dean Smith

as

Narrator

Dateline: Saigon

2017

Dateline: Saigon

as

Narrator (voice)

Earth and the American Dream

1992

Earth and the American Dream

as

Reader (voice)

Friendly Fire

1980

Friendly Fire

as

C.D.B. Bryan

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

2021

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

as

Self (voice)

Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs

1999

Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs

as

Self / Host / Narrator

Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story

2020

Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story

as

Self

The Commission

2003

The Commission

as

J. Lee Rankin

The Unfinished Journey

1999

The Unfinished Journey

as

Narrator (voice)

And It Was Good

2015

And It Was Good

as

Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger

Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour

Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour

as

Self (voice)

Hammer and Cycle

2004

Hammer and Cycle

as

Self - Narrator

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Jack McCoy

Q.E.D.

Q.E.D.

as

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as

G.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow")

Jeopardy!

Jeopardy!

as

Masters of Science Fiction

Masters of Science Fiction

as

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

as

I'll Fly Away

I'll Fly Away

as

Forrest Bedford

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

as

Jack McCoy

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Travis Coles

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

as

Robert Oppenheimer

The Civil War

The Civil War

as

Abraham Lincoln

The View

The View

as

Self

The Newsroom

The Newsroom

as

Charlie Skinner

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Mark

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

as

Thomas Jefferson (voice)

Grace and Frankie

Grace and Frankie

as

Sol Bergstein

Family Guy

Family Guy

as

Bruce Kaplan (voice)

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

as

Jordan Manmouth

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

as

Self

Lincoln

Lincoln

as

Abraham Lincoln

Time Life's Lost Civilizations

Time Life's Lost Civilizations

as

Narrator

Jo

as

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as

Self

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

as

Thomas Jefferson (voice)

The Nightmare Years

The Nightmare Years

as

Bill Shirer

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as

Jack McCoy

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as

Jack McCoy

Godless

Godless

as

Marshall John Cook

People's Choice Awards

People's Choice Awards

as

Self - Presenter

The Dropout

The Dropout

as

George Shultz

The View

The View

as

Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Prohibition

Prohibition

as

Reader (voice)

HBO First Look

HBO First Look

as

Production

The Journey of August King

1995

The Journey of August King

as

Crew

Directing