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Sam Waterston
Actor · Producer· Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Sam Waterston, born November 15, 1940, is an American actor whose career spans four decades, marked by his Academy Award-nominated role in "The Killing Fields" and his Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning portrayal of Jack McCoy in "Law & Order." With over eighty film and television credits, Waterston has earned multiple nominations for Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, BAFTA, and Emmy Awards. Characterized by Allmovie as a quietly charismatic actor, he has cultivated a loyal following with his consistently solid performances.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Miss Sloane
George Dupont · 2016
Hannah and Her Sisters
David (uncredited) · 1986
On the Basis of Sex
Erwin Griswold · 2018
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Ben · 1989
The Killing Fields
Sydney Schanberg · 1984
Serial Mom
Eugene Sutphin · 1994
The Six Triple Eight
Franklin Delano Roosevelt · 2024
The Great Gatsby
Nick Carraway · 1974
Filmography
56 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Carousel | Sam | Film |
| 2024 | The Six Triple Eight | Franklin Delano Roosevelt | Film |
| 2024 | Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour | Self (voice) | Film |
| 2018 | On the Basis of Sex | Erwin Griswold | Film |
| 2017 | Godless | Marshall John Cook | TV |
| 2016 | Miss Sloane | George Dupont | Film |
| 2015 | Grace and Frankie | Sol Bergstein | TV |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | Charlie Skinner | TV |
| 2010 | The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear | Self | Film |
| 2003 | Le Divorce | Chester Walker | Film |
| 2002 | The Matthew Shepard Story | Dennis Shepard | Film |
| 1999 | In Bad Taste | Self | Film |
| 1999 | The Unfinished Journey | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1998 | Exiled | Jack McCoy | Film |
| 1998 | Miracle at Midnight | Dr. Karl Koster | Film |
| 1997 | Shadow Conspiracy | The President | Film |
| 1996 | The Proprietor | Harry Bancroft | Film |
| 1995 | The Journey of August King | Mooney Wright | Film |
| 1995 | The Journey of August King | Producer | Film |
| 1994 | The Enemy Within | President William Foster | Film |
| 1994 | Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker | Daniel Chamberlain | Film |
| 1994 | Serial Mom | Eugene Sutphin | Film |
| 1991 | I'll Fly Away | Forrest Bedford | TV |
| 1991 | Mindwalk | Jack Edwards | Film |
| 1991 | The Man in the Moon | Matthew Trant | Film |
| 1990 | The Civil War | Abraham Lincoln (voice) | TV |
| 1989 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Ben | Film |
| 1989 | Welcome Home | Woody | Film |
| 1989 | The Nightmare Years | Bill Shirer | TV |
| 1988 | Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln | TV |
| 1987 | Swimming to Cambodia | Additional Cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage) | Film |
| 1987 | September | Peter | Film |
| 1987 | The Room Upstairs | Travis Coles | Film |
| 1986 | The Fifth Missile | Capt. Allard Renslow | Film |
| 1986 | Hannah and Her Sisters | David (uncredited) | Film |
| 1986 | Just Between Friends | Harry Crandall | Film |
| 1985 | Warning Sign | Cal Morse | Film |
| 1984 | The Killing Fields | Sydney Schanberg | Film |
| 1984 | The Boy Who Loved Trolls | Ofoeti | Film |
| 1982 | Q.E.D. | Professor Quentin Everett Deverill | TV |
| 1980 | Heaven's Gate | Frank Canton | Film |
| 1980 | Hopscotch | Jack Cutter | Film |
| 1980 | Oppenheimer | Robert Oppenheimer | TV |
| 1979 | Eagle's Wing | White Bull | Film |
| 1978 | Interiors | Mike | Film |
| 1977 | Capricorn One | Lt. Col. Peter Willis | Film |
| 1976 | Sweet Revenge | Le Clerq | Film |
| 1975 | Journey into Fear | Mr. Graham | Film |
| 1975 | Rancho Deluxe | Cecil Colson | Film |
| 1974 | The Great Gatsby | Nick Carraway | Film |
| 1974 | Reflections of Murder | Michael Elliott | Film |
| 1973 | The Glass Menagerie | Tom Wingfield | Film |
| 1972 | Mahoney's Last Stand | Felix | Film |
| 1972 | Savages | James, the Limping Man | Film |
| 1969 | Generation | Desmond | Film |
| 1967 | Fitzwilly | Oliver | Film |
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