8.3
8.3
David's Mother
1994
as John Nils
Sam Waterston
Also known as: Samuel Atkinson Waterston
Acting
Born:November 15, 1940(age 85)
Birthplace:Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:University of Paris, Yale University, Brooks School, Groton School
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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.
Filmography (86 movies)
8.0
8.0
Love Lives On
1985
as Bernie
8.0
8.0
Dateline: Saigon
2017
as Narrator (voice)
8.0
8.0
Lantern Hill
1989
as Andrew Stuart
8.0
8.0
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
1993
as Forrest Bedford
8.0
8.0
In Bad Taste
1999
as Self
7.7
7.7
Merchant Ivory
2024
as Self
7.7
7.7
The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean
1966
as Andy
7.6
7.6
The Glass Menagerie
1973
as Tom Wingfield
7.5
7.5
The Six Triple Eight
2024
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt
7.5
7.5
The Killing Fields
1984
as Sydney Schanberg
7.5
7.5
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
as David (uncredited)
7.4
7.4
Miss Sloane
2016
as George Dupont
7.4
7.4
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989
as Ben
7.4
7.4
On the Basis of Sex
2018
as Erwin Griswold
7.3
7.3
The Man in the Moon
1991
as Matthew Trant
7.3
7.3
Miracle at Midnight
1998
as Dr. Karl Koster
7.3
7.3
Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators
2017
as Narrator (voice)
7.3
7.3
Jane Fonda in Five Acts
2018
as Self - Actor
7.0
7.0
The Mayo Clinic
2018
as Charlie Mayo (voice)
7.0
7.0
Hopscotch
1980
as Jack Cutter
6.9
6.9
Swimming to Cambodia
1987
as Additional cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)
6.8
6.8
Interiors
1978
as Mike
6.8
6.8
Mindwalk
1991
as Jack Edwards
6.8
6.8
Capricorn One
1977
as Lt. Col. Peter Willis
6.8
6.8
Heaven's Gate
1980
as Frank Canton
6.8
6.8
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
2021
as Self (voice)
6.7
6.7
The Journey of August King
1995
Producer
6.7
6.7
Earth and the American Dream
1992
as Reader (voice)
6.7
6.7
Serial Mom
1994
as Eugene Sutphin
6.3
6.3
The Great Gatsby
1974
as Nick Carraway
6.3
6.3
Finnegan Begin Again
1985
as Paul Broadbent
6.3
6.3
Reflections of Murder
1974
as Michael Elliott
6.2
6.2
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1994
as Daniel Chamberlain
6.2
6.2
September
1987
as Peter
6.0
6.0
Fitzwilly
1967
as Oliver
6.0
6.0
Warning Sign
1985
as Cal Morse
6.0
6.0
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
1988
as Jim Delmore
6.0
6.0
Dean Smith
2015
as Narrator
6.0
6.0
Dempsey
1983
as Doc Kearns
6.0
6.0
The Unfinished Journey
1999
as Narrator (voice)
6.0
6.0
The Proprietor
1996
as Harry Bancroft
5.9
5.9
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
2010
as Self
5.7
5.7
Anesthesia
2016
as Prof. Walter Zarrow
5.7
5.7
The Enemy Within
1994
as President William Foster
5.6
5.6
Journey into Fear
1975
as Mr. Graham
5.6
5.6
Exiled
1998
as Jack McCoy
5.6
5.6
Welcome Home
1989
as Woody
5.4
5.4
Sweet Revenge
1976
as Le Clerq
5.4
5.4
Mahoney's Last Stand
1972
as Felix
5.4
5.4
The Matthew Shepard Story
2002
as Dennis Shepard
5.3
5.3
Rancho Deluxe
1975
as Cecil Colson
5.2
5.2
Eagle's Wing
1979
as White Bull
5.1
5.1
Savages
1972
as James, the Limping Man
5.0
5.0
A Captive in the Land
1993
as Royce
5.0
5.0
A House Divided
2000
as David Dickson
5.0
5.0
Much Ado About Nothing
1973
as Benedick
5.0
5.0
In Defense of Kids
1983
as Paul Wilcox
5.0
5.0
Shadow Conspiracy
1997
as The President
4.9
4.9
Le Divorce
2003
as Chester Walker
4.9
4.9
Just Between Friends
1986
as Harry Crandall
4.8
4.8
The Fifth Missile
1986
as Capt. Allard Renslow
4.8
4.8
The Man in the Woods
2020
as Headmaster Waldorf
4.7
4.7
Flagrant désir
1986
as Inspecteur Gerry Morrison
4.7
4.7
Three
1969
as Taylor
4.5
4.5
Generation
1969
as Desmond
4.2
4.2
The Room Upstairs
1987
as Travis Coles
4.2
4.2
Cover Me Babe
1970
as Cameraman
4.0
4.0
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
1971
as Alex Monte
3.5
3.5
Devil's Paradise
1987
as Jones
3.3
3.3
Please Be Normal
2015
as Dad
3.3
3.3
Sweet William
1980
as William McClusky
1.0
1.0
The Commission
2003
as J. Lee Rankin
1.0
1.0
The Boy Who Loved Trolls
1984
as Ofoeti
And It Was Good
2015
as Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger
Games Mother Never Taught You
1982
as David Bentells
A Case for Love
2024
as Self
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
1995
as (archive footage)
Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour
TBA
as Self (voice)
Hammer and Cycle
2004
as Self - Narrator
Here Am I, Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Daniels
1999
as Narrator
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
Carousel
TBA
A Walk in the Woods
1988
as John Honeyman
Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs
1999
as Self / Host / Narrator
Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story
2020
as Self
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