Sam Waterston
Born 1940
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…
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Carousel(2026)
as Sam
The Six Triple Eight(2024)
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Merchant Ivory(2024)
as Self
A Case for Love(2024)
as Self
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time(2021)
as Self (voice)
The Man in the Woods(2020)
as Headmaster Waldorf
Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story(2020)
as Self
On the Basis of Sex(2018)
as Erwin Griswold
The Mayo Clinic(2018)
as Charlie Mayo (voice)
Jane Fonda in Five Acts(2018)
as Self - (archive footage)
Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators(2017)
as Narrator (voice)
Dateline: Saigon(2017)
as Narrator (voice)
Miss Sloane(2016)
as George Dupont
Anesthesia(2016)
as Prof. Walter Zarrow
And It Was Good(2015)
as Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger
Dean Smith(2015)
as Narrator
Please Be Normal(2015)
as Dad
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear(2010)
as Self
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays(2006)
as John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
Hammer and Cycle(2004)
as Self - Narrator
The Commission(2003)
as J. Lee Rankin
Le Divorce(2003)
as Chester Walker
The Matthew Shepard Story(2002)
as Dennis Shepard
A House Divided(2000)
as David Dickson
The Unfinished Journey(1999)
as Narrator (voice)
In Bad Taste(1999)
as Self
Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs(1999)
as Self / Host / Narrator
Here Am I, Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Daniels(1999)
as Narrator
Exiled(1998)
as Jack McCoy
Miracle at Midnight(1998)
as Dr. Karl Koster
Shadow Conspiracy(1997)
as The President
The Proprietor(1996)
as Harry Bancroft
Nixon(1995)
as Richard Helms
The Journey of August King(1995)
as Mooney Wright
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV(1995)
as Jordan Manmouth (archive footage)
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage(1994)
as Tom Wingfield (archive footage)
The Enemy Within(1994)
as President William Foster
Serial Mom(1994)In catalog
as Eugene Sutphin
David's Mother(1994)
as John Nils
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker(1994)
as Daniel Chamberlain
- Film
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now(1993)
as Forrest Bedford
Earth and the American Dream(1992)
as Reader (voice)
Mindwalk(1991)
as Jack Edwards
The Man in the Moon(1991)
as Matthew Trant
Night of 100 Stars III(1990)
as Self
A Captive in the Land(1990)
as Royce
Crimes and Misdemeanors(1989)
as Ben
Welcome Home(1989)
as Woody
Lantern Hill(1989)
as Andrew Stuart
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami(1988)
as Jim Delmore
A Walk in the Woods(1988)
as John Honeyman
September(1987)
as Peter
Devil's Paradise(1987)
as Jones
Swimming to Cambodia(1987)
as Additional Cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)
The Room Upstairs(1987)
as Travis Coles
Flagrant désir(1986)
as Inspecteur Gerry Morrison
Just Between Friends(1986)
as Harry Crandall
The Fifth Missile(1986)
as Capt. Allard Renslow
Hannah and Her Sisters(1986)
as David (uncredited)
Warning Sign(1985)
as Cal Morse
Love Lives On(1985)
as Bernie
Finnegan Begin Again(1985)
as Paul Broadbent
The Killing Fields(1984)
as Sydney Schanberg
The Boy Who Loved Trolls(1984)
as Ofoeti
Dempsey(1983)
as Doc Kearns
In Defense of Kids(1983)
as Paul Wilcox
Games Mother Never Taught You(1982)
as David Bentells
Heaven's Gate(1980)
as Frank Canton
Friendly Fire(1980)
as C.D.B. Bryan
Hopscotch(1980)
as Jack Cutter
Sweet William(1980)
as William McClusky
Eagle's Wing(1979)
as White Bull
Interiors(1978)
as Mike
Capricorn One(1977)
as Lt. Col. Peter Willis
Sweet Revenge(1976)
as Le Clerq
Journey into Fear(1975)
as Mr. Graham
Rancho Deluxe(1975)
as Cecil Colson
Reflections of Murder(1974)
as Michael Elliott
The Great Gatsby(1974)
as Nick Carraway
The Glass Menagerie(1973)
as Tom Wingfield
Much Ado About Nothing(1973)
as Benedick
Mahoney's Last Stand(1972)
as Felix
Savages(1972)
as James, the Limping Man
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?(1971)
as Alex Monte
Cover Me Babe(1970)
as Cameraman
Three(1969)
as Taylor
Generation(1969)
as Desmond
Fitzwilly(1967)
as Oliver
The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean(1966)
as Andy
Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour
as Self (voice)
- Film
Serial Mom: Surreal Moments
as Self
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