Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

Acting

Birthday

1940/11/15 (84 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Also know as

샘 워터스톤, Samuel Atkinson Waterston, سام واترستون

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 ...Read more

Acting
The Killing Fields
7.5

(1984) The Killing Fields

as Sydney Schanberg

Heaven's Gate
6.8

(1980) Heaven's Gate

as Frank Canton

The Great Gatsby
6.3

(1974) The Great Gatsby

as Nick Carraway

Hannah and Her Sisters
7.5

(1986) Hannah and Her Sisters

as David (uncredited)

Crimes and Misdemeanors
7.4

(1989) Crimes and Misdemeanors

as Ben

Serial Mom
6.7

(1994) Serial Mom

as Eugene Sutphin

September
6.2

(1987) September

as Peter

Capricorn One
6.8

(1977) Capricorn One

as Lt. Col. Peter Willis

Hopscotch
7.0

(1980) Hopscotch

as Jack Cutter

Le Divorce
4.9

(2003) Le Divorce

as Chester Walker

Warning Sign
6.0

(1985) Warning Sign

as Cal Morse

Rancho Deluxe
5.3

(1975) Rancho Deluxe

as Cecil Colson

Interiors
6.8

(1978) Interiors

as Mike

The Journey of August King
6.7

(1995) The Journey of August King

as Mooney Wright

The Matthew Shepard Story
5.4

(2002) The Matthew Shepard Story

as Dennis Shepard

Shadow Conspiracy
5.0

(1997) Shadow Conspiracy

as The President

The Man in the Moon
7.3

(1991) The Man in the Moon

as Matthew Trant

Mindwalk
6.8

(1991) Mindwalk

as Jack Edwards

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
5.9

(2010) The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

as Self

Welcome Home
5.6

(1989) Welcome Home

as Woody

The Glass Menagerie
7.6

(1973) The Glass Menagerie

as Tom Wingfield

Generation
4.5

(1969) Generation

as Desmond

The Enemy Within
5.7

(1994) The Enemy Within

as President William Foster

Reflections of Murder
6.3

(1974) Reflections of Murder

as Michael Elliott

The Proprietor
6.0

(1996) The Proprietor

as Harry Bancroft

Merchant Ivory
7.7

(2024) Merchant Ivory

as Self

Eagle's Wing
5.2

(1979) Eagle's Wing

as White Bull

The Fifth Missile
4.8

(1986) The Fifth Missile

as Capt. Allard Renslow

Swimming to Cambodia
6.9

(1987) Swimming to Cambodia

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

Games Mother Never Taught You
0.0

(1982) Games Mother Never Taught You

as David Bentells

Journey into Fear
5.6

(1975) Journey into Fear

as Mr. Graham

The Room Upstairs
4.2

(1987) The Room Upstairs

as Travis Coles

Miracle at Midnight
7.3

(1998) Miracle at Midnight

as Dr. Karl Koster

Three
4.7

(1969) Three

as Taylor

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
6.0

(1988) Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

as Jim Delmore

Nixon
6.9

(1995) Nixon

as Richard Helms

Lantern Hill
8.0

(1989) Lantern Hill

as Andrew Stuart

Mahoney's Last Stand
5.4

(1972) Mahoney's Last Stand

as Felix

A Case for Love
0.0

(2024) A Case for Love

as Self

David's Mother
8.3

(1994) David's Mother

as John Nils

8.0

(1993) I'll Fly Away: Then and Now

as Forrest Bedford

Dempsey
6.0

(1983) Dempsey

as Doc Kearns

Sweet William
3.3

(1980) Sweet William

as William McClusky

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
6.2

(1994) Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker

as Daniel Chamberlain

Cover Me Babe
4.2

(1970) Cover Me Babe

as Cameraman

Night of 100 Stars III
4.0

(1990) Night of 100 Stars III

as Self

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
4.0

(1971) Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

as Alex Monte

Please Be Normal
3.3

(2015) Please Be Normal

as Dad

Anesthesia
5.7

(2016) Anesthesia

as Prof. Walter Zarrow

The Boy Who Loved Trolls
1.0

(1984) The Boy Who Loved Trolls

as Ofoeti

Flagrant désir
4.7

(1986) Flagrant désir

as Inspecteur Gerry Morrison

Love Lives On
8.0

(1985) Love Lives On

as Bernie

Exiled
5.8

(1998) Exiled

as Jack McCoy

The Six Triple Eight
7.5

(2024) The Six Triple Eight

as Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Just Between Friends
4.9

(1986) Just Between Friends

as Harry Crandall

A Captive in the Land
5.0

(1993) A Captive in the Land

as Royce

Much Ado About Nothing
5.0

(1973) Much Ado About Nothing

as Benedick

Savages
5.1

(1972) Savages

as James, the Limping Man

A House Divided
5.0

(2000) A House Divided

as David Dickson

Miss Sloane
7.4

(2016) Miss Sloane

as George Dupont

Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
0.0

(1995) Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

as (archive footage)

Fitzwilly
6.0

(1967) Fitzwilly

as Oliver

Des Teufels Paradies
3.5

(1987) Devil's Paradise

as Jones

The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean
7.7

(1966) The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean

as Andy

Sweet Revenge
5.4

(1976) Sweet Revenge

as Le Clerq

Finnegan Begin Again
6.3

(1985) Finnegan Begin Again

as Paul Broadbent

In Defense of Kids
5.0

(1983) In Defense of Kids

as Paul Wilcox

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

(2017) Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators

as Narrator (voice)

On the Basis of Sex
7.3

(2018) On the Basis of Sex

as Erwin Griswold

The Man in the Woods
4.8

(2020) The Man in the Woods

as Headmaster Waldorf

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
0.0

(1994) Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

as Tom Wingfield (archive footage)

The Mayo Clinic
7.0

(2018) The Mayo Clinic

as Charlie Mayo (voice)

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
0.0

(2006) The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

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

A Walk in the Woods
0.0

(1988) A Walk in the Woods

as John Honeyman

In Bad Taste
8.0

(1999) In Bad Taste

as Self

Jane Fonda in Five Acts
7.3

(2018) Jane Fonda in Five Acts

as Self - Actor

Dean Smith
6.0

(2015) Dean Smith

as Narrator

Dateline: Saigon
8.0

(2017) Dateline: Saigon

as Narrator (voice)

Earth and the American Dream
6.7

(1992) Earth and the American Dream

as Reader (voice)

Friendly Fire
7.5

(1980) Friendly Fire

as C.D.B. Bryan

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
6.8

(2021) Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

as Self (voice)

Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs
0.0

(1999) Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs

as Self / Host / Narrator

Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story
0.0

(2020) Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story

as Self

The Commission
1.0

(2003) The Commission

as J. Lee Rankin

The Unfinished Journey
6.0

(1999) The Unfinished Journey

as Narrator (voice)

And It Was Good
0.0

(2015) And It Was Good

as Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger

Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour
0.0

Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour

as Self (voice)

Hammer and Cycle
0.0

(2004) Hammer and Cycle

as Self - Narrator

Here Am I, Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Daniels
0.0

(1999) Here Am I, Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Daniels

as Narrator

0.0

Carousel

as ---

Law and Order: Justice
0.0

(1999) Law and Order: Justice

as Jack McCoy

Law & Order
7.4

(1990) Law & Order

as Jack McCoy

Q.E.D.
6.8

(1982) Q.E.D.

as ---

Tales from the Crypt
8.0

(1989) Tales from the Crypt

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

Jeopardy!
6.9

(1984) Jeopardy!

as Self

Masters of Science Fiction
6.2

(2007) Masters of Science Fiction

as ---

The Colbert Report
6.9

(2005) The Colbert Report

as ---

I'll Fly Away
7.4

(1991) I'll Fly Away

as Forrest Bedford

Homicide: Life on the Street
8.1

(1993) Homicide: Life on the Street

as Jack McCoy

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.6

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Travis Coles

Oppenheimer
6.5

(1980) Oppenheimer

as Robert Oppenheimer

The Civil War
7.9

(1990) The Civil War

as Abraham Lincoln

The View
4.3

(1997) The View

as Self

The Newsroom
8.1

(2012) The Newsroom

as Charlie Skinner

Dr. Kildare
5.5

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Mark

Thomas Jefferson
8.0

(1997) Thomas Jefferson

as Thomas Jefferson (voice)

Grace and Frankie
7.7

(2015) Grace and Frankie

as Sol Bergstein

Family Guy
7.4

(1999) Family Guy

as Bruce Kaplan (voice)

Amazing Stories
7.4

(1985) Amazing Stories

as Jordan Manmouth

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
7.7

(2023) Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

as Self

Lincoln
7.2

(1988) Lincoln

as Abraham Lincoln

Time Life's Lost Civilizations
6.0

(1995) Time Life's Lost Civilizations

as Narrator

Jo
6.3

(2013) Jo

as ---

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.2

(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
7.5

(1997) Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

as Thomas Jefferson (voice)

The Nightmare Years
5.0

(1989) The Nightmare Years

as Bill Shirer

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.9

(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Jack McCoy

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
8.1

(2005) Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Jack McCoy

Godless
7.7

(2017) Godless

as Marshall John Cook

People's Choice Awards
9.0

(1975) People's Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter

The Dropout
7.3

(2022) The Dropout

as George Shultz

The View
4.3

(1997) The View

as Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live
7.0

(1975) Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Prohibition
7.9

(2011) Prohibition

as Reader (voice)

HBO First Look
4.9

(1992) HBO First Look

as ---