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. Allmovie has characterised Waterston as having "cultivated a loyal following with his quietly charismatic, unfailingly solid performances."
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Known For
Nixon
(1995)
Richard Helms
Miss Sloane
(2016)
George Dupont
The Great Gatsby
(1974)
Nick Carraway
Serial Mom
(1994)
Eugene Sutphin
Crimes and Misdemeanors
(1989)
Ben
Heaven's Gate
(1980)
Frank Canton
The Killing Fields
(1984)
Sydney Schanberg
Capricorn One
(1977)
Lt. Col. Peter Willis
On the Basis of Sex
(2018)
Erwin Griswold
The Man in the Moon
(1991)
Matthew Trant
Hannah and Her Sisters
(1986)
David (uncredited)
Interiors
(1978)
Mike
Hopscotch
(1980)
Jack Cutter
Shadow Conspiracy
(1997)
The President
Warning Sign
(1985)
Cal Morse
Le Divorce
(2003)
Chester Walker
Full Filmography
Acting
The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean
(1966)
Andy
Fitzwilly
(1967)
Oliver
Generation
(1969)
Desmond
Three
(1969)
Taylor
Cover Me Babe
(1970)
Cameraman
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
(1971)
Alex Monte
Savages
(1972)
James, the Limping Man
Mahoney's Last Stand
(1972)
Felix
Much Ado About Nothing
(1973)
Benedick
The Glass Menagerie
(1973)
Tom Wingfield
The Great Gatsby
(1974)
Nick Carraway
Reflections of Murder
(1974)
Michael Elliott
Journey into Fear
(1975)
Mr. Graham
Rancho Deluxe
(1975)
Cecil Colson
Sweet Revenge
(1976)
Le Clerq
Capricorn One
(1977)
Lt. Col. Peter Willis
Interiors
(1978)
Mike
Eagle's Wing
(1979)
White Bull
Hopscotch
(1980)
Jack Cutter
Heaven's Gate
(1980)
Frank Canton
Friendly Fire
(1980)
C.D.B. Bryan
Sweet William
(1980)
William McClusky
Games Mother Never Taught You
(1982)
David Bentells
Dempsey
(1983)
Doc Kearns
In Defense of Kids
(1983)
Paul Wilcox
The Killing Fields
(1984)
Sydney Schanberg
The Boy Who Loved Trolls
(1984)
Ofoeti
Love Lives On
(1985)
Bernie
Warning Sign
(1985)
Cal Morse
Finnegan Begin Again
(1985)
Paul Broadbent
Just Between Friends
(1986)
Harry Crandall
Hannah and Her Sisters
(1986)
David (uncredited)
The Fifth Missile
(1986)
Capt. Allard Renslow
Flagrant désir
(1986)
Inspecteur Gerry Morrison
September
(1987)
Peter
The Room Upstairs
(1987)
Travis Coles
Devil's Paradise
(1987)
Jones
Swimming to Cambodia
(1987)
Additional cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
(1988)
Prosecutor
A Walk in the Woods
(1988)
John Honeyman
Lantern Hill
(1989)
Andrew Stuart
Welcome Home
(1989)
Woody
Crimes and Misdemeanors
(1989)
Ben
Night of 100 Stars III
(1990)
Self
Mindwalk
(1990)
Jack Edwards
The Man in the Moon
(1991)
Matthew Trant
Earth and the American Dream
(1992)
Reader (voice)
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
(1993)
Forrest Bedford
A Captive in the Land
(1993)
Royce
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
(1994)
Daniel Chamberlain
David's Mother
(1994)
John Nils
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
(1994)
Tom Wingfield (archive footage)
The Enemy Within
(1994)
President William Foster
Serial Mom
(1994)
Eugene Sutphin
The Journey of August King
(1995)
Mooney Wright
Nixon
(1995)
Richard Helms
The Proprietor
(1996)
Harry Bancroft
Shadow Conspiracy
(1997)
The President
Miracle at Midnight
(1998)
Dr. Karl Koster
Exiled
(1998)
Jack McCoy
The Unfinished Journey
(1999)
Narrator (voice)
Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs
(1999)
Self / Host / Narrator
In Bad Taste
(1999)
Self
A House Divided
(2000)
David Dickson
The Matthew Shepard Story
(2002)
Dennis Shepard
The Commission
(2003)
J. Lee Rankin
Le Divorce
(2003)
Chester Walker
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
(2006)
John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
(2010)
Self
Heaven's Gate: The Butcher's Cut
(2014)
Frank Canton
And It Was Good
(2015)
Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger
Please Be Normal
(2015)
Dad
Dean Smith
(2015)
Narrator
Miss Sloane
(2016)
George Dupont
Anesthesia
(2016)
Prof. Walter Zarrow
Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators
(2017)
Narrator (voice)
Dateline: Saigon
(2017)
Narrator (voice)
The Mayo Clinic
(2018)
Charlie Mayo
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
(2018)
Self - Actor
On the Basis of Sex
(2018)
Erwin Griswold
The Man in the Woods
(2020)
Headmaster Waldorf
Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story
(2020)
Self
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
(2021)
Self (voice)
Merchant Ivory
(2023)
Self
A Case for Love
(2024)
Self
Production