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

The Six Triple Eight
Miss Sloane
The Great Gatsby
Nixon
Hannah and Her Sisters
The Killing Fields
Serial Mom
Heaven's Gate
On the Basis of Sex
Capricorn One

Top Movie Credits

The Six Triple Eight Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Miss Sloane George Dupont
The Great Gatsby Nick Carraway
Nixon Richard Helms
Hannah and Her Sisters David (uncredited)
The Killing Fields Sydney Schanberg
Serial Mom Eugene Sutphin
Heaven's Gate Frank Canton
On the Basis of Sex Erwin Griswold
Capricorn One Lt. Col. Peter Willis