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Sam Waterston

Acting

1.7 Popularity Nov 15, 1940 (84 years old) Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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 p...

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."

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Filmography 123

2024
The Six Triple Eight Movie

as Franklin Delano Roosevelt

2024
Merchant Ivory Movie

as Self

2024
A Case for Love Movie

as Self

2022
The Dropout TV

as George Shultz

2021
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time Movie

as Self (voice)

2020
The Man in the Woods Movie

as Headmaster Waldorf

2018
On the Basis of Sex Movie

as Erwin Griswold

2018
The Mayo Clinic Movie

as Charlie Mayo (voice)

2018
Jane Fonda in Five Acts Movie

as Self - Actor

2017
Godless TV

as Marshall John Cook

2017
Dateline: Saigon Movie

as Narrator (voice)

2016
Miss Sloane Movie

as George Dupont

2016
Anesthesia Movie

as Prof. Walter Zarrow

2015
And It Was Good Movie

as Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger

2015
Grace and Frankie TV

as Sol Bergstein

2015
Dean Smith Movie

as Narrator

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Male
Birthday November 15, 1940 (84 years old)
Place of Birth Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As 샘 워터스톤, Samuel Atkinson Waterston, سام واترستون
Years Active 1951 - 2024
Popularity 1.7
Career Stats
123 Total Credits
88 Movie Roles
34 TV Roles
3 Photos