Biography
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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Waterston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting credits 35 titles
The Six Triple Eight
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Film
2024
7.5
Merchant Ivory
as Self
Film
2024
7.7
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
as Self (voice)
Film
2021
6.8
The Man in the Woods
as Headmaster Waldorf
Film
2020
4.8
On the Basis of Sex
as Erwin Griswold
Film
2018
7.3
The Mayo Clinic
as Charlie Mayo (voice)
Film
2018
7.0
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
as Self - (archive footage)
Film
2018
7.1
Godless
as Marshall John Cook
Series
2017
7.7
Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators
as Narrator (voice)
Film
2017
7.3
Dateline: Saigon
as Narrator (voice)
Film
2017
8.0
Miss Sloane
as George Dupont
Film
2016
7.4
Anesthesia
as Prof. Walter Zarrow
Film
2016
5.7
Grace and Frankie
as Sol Bergstein
Series
2015–2022
7.7
The Newsroom
as Charlie Skinner
Series
2012–2014
8.1
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
as Self
Film
2010
5.9
Le Divorce
as Chester Walker
Film
2003
5.0
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
as Thomas Jefferson (voice)
Series
1997
7.6
Thomas Jefferson
as Thomas Jefferson (voice)
Series
1997
7.5
Shadow Conspiracy
as The President
Film
1997
5.0
Time Life's Lost Civilizations
as Narrator
Series
1995
7.0
Serial Mom
as Eugene Sutphin
Film
1994
6.7
I'll Fly Away
as Forrest Bedford
Series
1991–1993
7.5
The Man in the Moon
as Matthew Trant
Film
1991
7.4
The Civil War
as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
Series
1990
7.9
The Nightmare Years
as Bill Shirer
Series
1989
6.5
Crimes and Misdemeanors
as Ben
Film
1989
7.4
Lincoln
as Abraham Lincoln
Series
1988
7.5
Devil's Paradise
as Jones
Film
1987
5.7
Hannah and Her Sisters
as David (uncredited)
Film
1986
7.5
The Killing Fields
as Sydney Schanberg
Film
1984
7.5
Q.E.D.
as Professor Quentin Everett Deverill
Series
1982–1985
7.1
Heaven's Gate
as Frank Canton
Film
1980
6.7
Oppenheimer
as Robert Oppenheimer
Series
1980
6.7
Capricorn One
as Lt. Col. Peter Willis
Film
1977
6.8
The Great Gatsby
as Nick Carraway
Film
1974
6.3
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Aucun titre annoncé pour l’instant.
Connu(e) pour
7.7
Series
Grace and Frankie
Sol Bergstein
2015–2022
8.1
Series
The Newsroom
Charlie Skinner
2012–2014
7.7
Series
Godless
Marshall John Cook
2017
5.9
Film
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
Self
2010
7.9
Series
The Civil War
Abraham Lincoln (voice)
1990
6.7
Series
Oppenheimer
Robert Oppenheimer
1980
6.7
Film
Serial Mom
Eugene Sutphin
1994
6.7
Film
Heaven's Gate
Frank Canton
1980
7.4
Film
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Ben
1989
7.5
Film
The Six Triple Eight
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
2024
7.5
Series
I'll Fly Away
Forrest Bedford
1991–1993
7.4
Film
Miss Sloane
George Dupont
2016
7.4
Film
The Man in the Moon
Matthew Trant
1991
5.7
Film
Devil's Paradise
Jones
1987
7.1
Series
Q.E.D.
Professor Quentin Everett Deverill
1982–1985
6.3
Film
The Great Gatsby
Nick Carraway
1974
6.8
Film
Capricorn One
Lt. Col. Peter Willis
1977
5.0
Film
Le Divorce
Chester Walker
2003
7.5
Film
Hannah and Her Sisters
David (uncredited)
1986
7.5
Film
The Killing Fields
Sydney Schanberg
1984
5.0
Film
Shadow Conspiracy
The President
1997
7.3
Film
On the Basis of Sex
Erwin Griswold
2018
7.5
Series
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
1988
6.5
Series
The Nightmare Years
Bill Shirer
1989
7.0
Film
The Mayo Clinic
Charlie Mayo (voice)
2018
7.5
Series
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (voice)
1997
7.6
Series
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Thomas Jefferson (voice)
1997
5.7
Film
Anesthesia
Prof. Walter Zarrow
2016
7.7
Film
Merchant Ivory
Self
2024
7.0
Series
Time Life's Lost Civilizations
Narrator
1995
8.0
Film
Dateline: Saigon
Narrator (voice)
2017
7.1
Film
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
Self - (archive footage)
2018
4.8
Film
The Man in the Woods
Headmaster Waldorf
2020
6.8
Film
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
Self (voice)
2021
7.3
Film
Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators
Narrator (voice)
2017