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Sam Waterston
Actor

Sam Waterston

1940Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA89 Movies33 TV Shows

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.

Filmography

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2026
The Six Triple Eight
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
7.5

The Six Triple Eight

2024
Merchant Ivory
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Self
7.7

Merchant Ivory

2024
A Case for Love
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Self

A Case for Love

2024
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
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Self (voice)
6.8

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

2021
The Man in the Woods
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Headmaster Waldorf
4.8

The Man in the Woods

2020
Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story
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Self

Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story

2020
On the Basis of Sex
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Erwin Griswold
7.3

On the Basis of Sex

2018
The Mayo Clinic
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Charlie Mayo (voice)
7.0

The Mayo Clinic

2018
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
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Self - (archive footage)
7.3

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

2018
Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators
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Narrator (voice)
7.3

Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators

2017
Dateline: Saigon
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Narrator (voice)
8.0

Dateline: Saigon

2017
Miss Sloane
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George Dupont
7.4

Miss Sloane

2016
Anesthesia
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Prof. Walter Zarrow
5.8

Anesthesia

2016
And It Was Good
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Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger

And It Was Good

2015
Dean Smith
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Narrator
6.0

Dean Smith

2015
Please Be Normal
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Dad
3.3

Please Be Normal

2015
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
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Self
5.9

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

2010
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
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John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods")

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006
Hammer and Cycle
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Self - Narrator

Hammer and Cycle

2004
The Commission
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J. Lee Rankin
1.0

The Commission

2003
Le Divorce
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Chester Walker
4.9

Le Divorce

2003
The Matthew Shepard Story
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Dennis Shepard
5.4

The Matthew Shepard Story

2002
A House Divided
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David Dickson
5.0

A House Divided

2000
The Unfinished Journey
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Narrator (voice)
6.0

The Unfinished Journey

1999
In Bad Taste
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Self
8.0

In Bad Taste

1999
Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs
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Self / Host / Narrator

Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs

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

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

1999
Exiled
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Jack McCoy
5.7

Exiled

1998
Miracle at Midnight
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Dr. Karl Koster
7.3

Miracle at Midnight

1998
Shadow Conspiracy
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The President
5.0

Shadow Conspiracy

1997
The Proprietor
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Harry Bancroft
6.0

The Proprietor

1996
Nixon
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Richard Helms
6.9

Nixon

1995
The Journey of August King
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Mooney Wright
6.7

The Journey of August King

1995
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
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(archive footage)

Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

1995
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
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Tom Wingfield (archive footage)

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

1994
The Enemy Within
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President William Foster
5.7

The Enemy Within

1994
Serial Mom
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Eugene Sutphin
6.7

Serial Mom

1994
David's Mother
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John Nils
8.1

David's Mother

1994
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
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Daniel Chamberlain
6.2

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

1994
Earth and the American Dream
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Reader (voice)
6.7

Earth and the American Dream

1992
Mindwalk
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Jack Edwards
6.9

Mindwalk

1991
The Man in the Moon
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Matthew Trant
7.3

The Man in the Moon

1991
Night of 100 Stars III
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Self
4.0

Night of 100 Stars III

1990
A Captive in the Land
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Royce
5.0

A Captive in the Land

1990
Crimes and Misdemeanors
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Ben
7.4

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989
Welcome Home
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Woody
5.6

Welcome Home

1989
Lantern Hill
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Andrew Stuart
8.0

Lantern Hill

1989
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
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Jim Delmore
6.0

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

1988
A Walk in the Woods
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John Honeyman

A Walk in the Woods

1988
September
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Peter
6.2

September

1987
Devil's Paradise
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Jones
3.5

Devil's Paradise

1987
Swimming to Cambodia
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Additional cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)
6.9

Swimming to Cambodia

1987
The Room Upstairs
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Travis Coles
4.2

The Room Upstairs

1987
Flagrant désir
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Inspecteur Gerry Morrison
4.7

Flagrant désir

1986
Just Between Friends
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Harry Crandall
4.9

Just Between Friends

1986
The Fifth Missile
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Capt. Allard Renslow
4.8

The Fifth Missile

1986
Hannah and Her Sisters
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David (uncredited)
7.5

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986
Warning Sign
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Cal Morse
6.0

Warning Sign

1985
Love Lives On
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Bernie
8.0

Love Lives On

1985
Finnegan Begin Again
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Paul Broadbent
6.3

Finnegan Begin Again

1985
The Killing Fields
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Sydney Schanberg
7.5

The Killing Fields

1984
The Boy Who Loved Trolls
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Ofoeti
1.0

The Boy Who Loved Trolls

1984
Dempsey
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Doc Kearns
6.0

Dempsey

1983
In Defense of Kids
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Paul Wilcox
5.0

In Defense of Kids

1983
Games Mother Never Taught You
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David Bentells

Games Mother Never Taught You

1982
Heaven's Gate
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Frank Canton
6.7

Heaven's Gate

1980
Friendly Fire
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C.D.B. Bryan
7.5

Friendly Fire

1980
Hopscotch
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Jack Cutter
7.0

Hopscotch

1980
Sweet William
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William McClusky
3.3

Sweet William

1980
Eagle's Wing
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White Bull
5.2

Eagle's Wing

1979
Interiors
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Mike
6.8

Interiors

1978
Capricorn One
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Lt. Col. Peter Willis
6.8

Capricorn One

1977
Sweet Revenge
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Le Clerq
5.5

Sweet Revenge

1976
Journey into Fear
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Mr. Graham
5.6

Journey into Fear

1975
Rancho Deluxe
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Cecil Colson
5.3

Rancho Deluxe

1975
Reflections of Murder
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Michael Elliott
6.3

Reflections of Murder

1974
The Great Gatsby
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Nick Carraway
6.3

The Great Gatsby

1974
The Glass Menagerie
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Tom Wingfield
7.6

The Glass Menagerie

1973
Much Ado About Nothing
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Benedick
5.0

Much Ado About Nothing

1973
Mahoney's Last Stand
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Felix
5.4

Mahoney's Last Stand

1972
Savages
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James, the Limping Man
5.1

Savages

1972
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
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Alex Monte
4.0

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

1971
Cover Me Babe
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Cameraman
4.2

Cover Me Babe

1970
Three
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Taylor
4.7

Three

1969
Generation
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Desmond
4.5

Generation

1969
Fitzwilly
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Oliver
6.0

Fitzwilly

1967
The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean
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Andy
7.7

The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean

1966
Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour
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Self (voice)

Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour

Television

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33 titles
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
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Self
7.7

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

2023
The Dropout
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George Shultz
7.3

The Dropout

2022
Godless
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Marshall John Cook
7.7

Godless

2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Self - Guest
6.2

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015
Grace and Frankie
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Sol Bergstein
7.7

Grace and Frankie

2015
Jo
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6.3

Jo

2013
The Newsroom
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Charlie Skinner
8.1

The Newsroom

2012
Prohibition
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Reader (voice)
7.9

Prohibition

2011
Masters of Science Fiction
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6.2

Masters of Science Fiction

2007
The Colbert Report
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6.9

The Colbert Report

2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
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Jack McCoy
8.1

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

2005
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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Jack McCoy
7.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999
Family Guy
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Bruce Kaplan (voice)
7.4

Family Guy

1999
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
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Thomas Jefferson (voice)
7.5

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

1997
The View
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Self
4.3

The View

1997
Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson (voice)
8.0

Thomas Jefferson

1997
Time Life's Lost Civilizations
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Narrator
6.0

Time Life's Lost Civilizations

1995
Homicide: Life on the Street
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Jack McCoy
8.1

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993
HBO First Look
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4.9

HBO First Look

1992
I'll Fly Away
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Forrest Bedford
7.4

I'll Fly Away

1991
The Civil War
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Abraham Lincoln
7.9

The Civil War

1990
Law & Order
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Jack McCoy
7.3

Law & Order

1990
The Nightmare Years
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Bill Shirer
5.0

The Nightmare Years

1989
Tales from the Crypt
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G.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow")
8.0

Tales from the Crypt

1989
Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln
7.3

Lincoln

1988
Amazing Stories
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Jordan Manmouth
7.5

Amazing Stories

1985
Jeopardy!
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Self
6.8

Jeopardy!

1984
Q.E.D.
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6.8

Q.E.D.

1982
Oppenheimer
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Robert Oppenheimer
6.5

Oppenheimer

1980
Saturday Night Live
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Self - Cameo (uncredited)
7.0

Saturday Night Live

1975
People's Choice Awards
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Self - Presenter
9.2

People's Choice Awards

1975
Dr. Kildare
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Mark
5.5

Dr. Kildare

1961
Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Travis Coles
8.6

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951