Sam Waterston

Born: 1940-11-15

Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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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Known For

Miss Sloane
The Killing Fields
The Six Triple Eight
On the Basis of Sex
Hannah and Her Sisters
Heaven's Gate
Crimes and Misdemeanors
The Man in the Moon
The Great Gatsby
Interiors

Top Movie Credits

Miss Sloane George Dupont
The Killing Fields Sydney Schanberg
The Six Triple Eight Franklin Delano Roosevelt
On the Basis of Sex Erwin Griswold
Hannah and Her Sisters David (uncredited)
Heaven's Gate Frank Canton
Crimes and Misdemeanors Ben
The Man in the Moon Matthew Trant
The Great Gatsby Nick Carraway
Interiors Mike