Sam Waterston
Actor · Producer
Born Nov 15, 1940 · Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Active 1951–present
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,…
Filmography
Carousel (2026) — SamLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Jack McCoyFamily Guy (1999) — Bruce Kaplan (voice)Miss Sloane (2016) — George DupontTales from the Crypt (1989) — G.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow")The Newsroom (2012) — Charlie SkinnerHannah and Her Sisters (1986) — David (uncredited)On the Basis of Sex (2018) — Erwin GriswoldGodless (2017) — Marshall John CookCrimes and Misdemeanors (1989) — BenThe Killing Fields (1984) — Sydney SchanbergThe Six Triple Eight (2024) — Franklin Delano RooseveltLaw & Order (1990) — Jack McCoyGrace and Frankie (2015) — Sol BergsteinSerial Mom (1994) — Eugene SutphinThe Man in the Moon (1991) — Matthew TrantThe Dropout (2022) — George ShultzCapricorn One (1977) — Lt. Col. Peter WillisNixon (1995) — Richard HelmsInteriors (1978) — MikeAmazing Stories (1985) — Jordan ManmouthHomicide: Life on the Street (1993) — Jack McCoyHeaven's Gate (1980) — Frank CantonThe Great Gatsby (1974) — Nick Carraway