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Acting

Sam Waterston

Birthplace
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Popularity
2.3

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 …

Movies
Miss Sloane
Miss Sloane
2016 ⭐ 7.4
as George Dupont
The Six Triple Eight
The Six Triple Eight
2024 ⭐ 7.6
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt
On the Basis of Sex
On the Basis of Sex
2018 ⭐ 7.3
as Erwin Griswold
Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate
1980 ⭐ 6.7
as Frank Canton
Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986 ⭐ 7.5
as David (uncredited)
The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields
1984 ⭐ 7.5
as Sydney Schanberg
Capricorn One
Capricorn One
1977 ⭐ 6.8
as Lt. Col. Peter Willis
Interiors
Interiors
1978 ⭐ 6.8
as Mike
Anesthesia
Anesthesia
2016 ⭐ 5.7
as Prof. Walter Zarrow
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
1974 ⭐ 6.3
as Nick Carraway
Web Series & TV Shows
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 ⭐ 8.0
as Jack McCoy
Family Guy
Family Guy
1999 ⭐ 7.4
as Bruce Kaplan (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 ⭐ 6.1
as Self - Guest
Law & Order
Law & Order
1990 ⭐ 7.3
as Jack McCoy
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report
2005 ⭐ 7.0
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report
2005 ⭐ 7.0
as Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
1975 ⭐ 6.9
as Self (uncredited)
The View
The View
1997 ⭐ 4.3
as Self
The View
The View
1997 ⭐ 4.3
as Self - Guest
Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
1984 ⭐ 6.9
as Self