Sam Waterston
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
- 2023Liv Ullmann: A Road Less TravelledSelf3 ep.
- 2022The DropoutGeorge Shultz5 ep.
- 2017GodlessMarshall John Cook7 ep.
- 2015Grace and FrankieSol Bergstein94 ep.
- 2013Jo1 ep.
- 2012The NewsroomCharlie Skinner25 ep.
- 2011ProhibitionReader (voice)3 ep.
- 2007Masters of Science Fiction1 ep.
- 2005The Colbert Report2 ep.
- 2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryJack McCoy2 ep.
- 1997Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of DiscoveryThomas Jefferson (voice)2 ep.
- 1997Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson (voice)2 ep.
- 1995Time Life's Lost CivilizationsNarrator10 ep.
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetJack McCoy2 ep.
- 1992HBO First Look1 ep.
- 1991I'll Fly AwayForrest Bedford39 ep.
- 1990The Civil WarAbraham Lincoln (voice)9 ep.
- 1990Law & OrderJack McCoy405 ep.
- 1989The Nightmare YearsBill Shirer4 ep.
- 1989Tales from the CryptG.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow")1 ep.
- 1988LincolnAbraham Lincoln2 ep.
- 1985Amazing StoriesJordan Manmouth1 ep.
- 1984Jeopardy!Self1 ep.
- 1982Q.E.D.Professor Quentin Everett Deverill6 ep.
- 1982American PlayhouseRobert Oppenheimer8 ep.
- 1980OppenheimerRobert Oppenheimer7 ep.
- 1975People's Choice AwardsSelf - Presenter1 ep.
- 1961Dr. KildareMark2 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2022The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest2 ep.
- 2024Law & OrderJack McCoy5 ep.
- 2023Liv Ullmann: A Road Less TravelledSelf3 ep.
- 2008The ViewSelf, Self - Guest2 ep.
- 2022The DropoutGeorge Shultz5 ep.
- 2000Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJack McCoy4 ep.
- 2013Jo1 ep.
- 2008The Colbert Report1 ep.
- 2007Masters of Science Fiction1 ep.
- 2006Jeopardy!Self1 ep.
- 2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryJack McCoy2 ep.
- 2000Family GuyBruce Kaplan (voice)2 ep.
- 1997Homicide: Life on the StreetJack McCoy2 ep.
- 1995Saturday Night LiveSelf (uncredited)2 ep.
- 1993Tales from the CryptG.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow")1 ep.
- 1982American PlayhouseJohn Honeyman, Robert Oppenheimer8 ep.
- 1987Hallmark Hall of FameTravis Coles1 ep.
- 1986Amazing StoriesJordan Manmouth1 ep.
- 1985People's Choice AwardsSelf - Presenter1 ep.
- 1979Film '72Self1 ep.
- 1965Dr. KildareMark2 ep.
- —HBO First Look1 ep.
Also known as: Samuel Atkinson Waterston