Sam Waterston
Actor, Producer, Director
15 November 1940 (85 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex
Known For
Filmography
| 2026 | Carousel · as Sam |
| 2024 | The Six Triple Eight · as Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| 2022 | The Dropout · as George Shultz |
| 2020 | Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation · as Tom Wingfield |
| 2020 | The Man in the Woods · as Headmaster Waldorf |
| 2019 | The Art of Racing in the Rain · as Jack Mccoy |
| 2018 | On the Basis of Sex · as Erwin Griswold |
| 2018 | The Mayo Clinic, Faith, Hope and Science · as Charlie Mayo (voice) |
| 2017 | Godless · as Marshall John Cook |
| 2017 | Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | Miss Sloane · as George Dupont |
| 2016 | Dateline: Saigon · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | Anesthesia · as Prof. Walter Zarrow |
| 2015 | Grace and Frankie · as Sol Bergstein |
| 2015 | Dean Smith · as Narrator |
| 2014 | Please Be Normal · as DadOn Plex |
| 2013 | Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen · as Narrator |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 | The Newsroom (2012) · as Charlie Skinner |
| 2011 | Prohibition · as Reader (voice) |
| 2009 | The National Parks: America's Best Idea · as Reader |
| 2007 | Masters of Science FictionOn Plex |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury · as Jack Mccoy |
| 2003 | The Commission · as J. Lee Rankin |
| 2003 | Le divorce · as Chester Walker |
| 2002 | The Matthew Shepard Story · as Dennis ShepardOn Plex |
| 2000 | A House Divided · as David Dickson |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · as Jack Mccoy |
| 1999 | Family Guy · as Bruce Kaplan (voice) |
| 1998 | Exiled · as Jack Mccoy |
| 1998 | Miracle at Midnight · as Dr. Karl Koster |
| 1997 | Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery · as Thomas Jefferson (voice) |
| 1997 | Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery · as Thomas Jefferson |
| 1997 | Thomas Jefferson · as Thomas Jefferson (voice) |
| 1997 | Shadow Conspiracy · as The President |
| 1996 | The Proprietor · as Harry Bancroft |
| 1995 | Nixon · as Richard Helms |
| 1995 | The Journey of August King · as Mooney Wright |
| 1995 | Lost Civilizations · as Narrator |
| 1994 | The Enemy Within · as President William Foster |
| 1994 | Serial Mom · as Eugene Sutphin |
| 1994 | David's Mother · as John Nils |
| 1994 | Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker · as Daniel Chamberlain |
| 1993 | I'll Fly Away: Then and Now · as Forrest Bedford |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street · as Jack Mccoy |
| 1992 | Earth and the American Dream · as Reader (voice) |
| 1992 | |
| 1991 | I'll Fly Away · as Forrest Bedford |
| 1991 | The Man in the Moon · as Matthew Trant |
| 1990 | The Civil War · as Abraham Lincoln |
| 1990 | Law & Order · as Jack Mccoy |
| 1990 | Mindwalk · as Jack Edwards |
| 1990 | A Captive in the Land · as Royce |
| 1989 | Crimes and Misdemeanors · as Ben |
| 1989 | Welcome Home · as Woody |
| 1989 | The Nightmare Years · as Bill Shirer |
| 1989 | Lantern Hill · as Andrew Stuart |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt · as G.g. Devoe (segment "as Ye Sow") |
| 1989 | A Walk in the Woods · as John Honeyman |
| 1988 | American Experience · as Narrator |
| 1988 | Gore Vidal's Lincoln · as Abraham Lincoln |
| 1988 | Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami · as Jim Delmore |
| 1987 | September · as Peter |
| 1987 | Devil's Paradise · as Jones |
| 1987 | Swimming to Cambodia · as Additional Cast From 'the Killing Fields' (archive Footage) |
| 1987 | The Room Upstairs · as Travis Coles |
| 1986 | Trade Secrets · as Inspecteur Gerry Morrison |
| 1986 | Just Between Friends · as Harry Crandall |
| 1986 | Hannah and Her Sisters · as David (uncredited) |
| 1986 | The Fifth Missile · as Capt. Allard Renslow |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories (1985) · as Jordan Manmouth |
| 1985 | Warning Sign · as Cal Morse |
| 1985 | Love Lives On · as Bernie |
| 1984 | Finnegan Begin Again · as Paul Broadbent |
| 1984 | The Killing Fields · as Sydney Schanberg |
| 1984 | The Boy Who Loved Trolls · as Ofoeti |
| 1983 | Dempsey · as Doc Kearns |
| 1983 | In Defense of Kids · as Paul Wilcox |
| 1982 | |
| 1980 | Heaven's Gate · as Frank CantonOn Plex |
| 1980 | Oppenheimer · as Robert Oppenheimer |
| 1980 | Hopscotch · as Jack CutterOn Plex |
| 1980 | Sweet William · as William Mcclusky |
| 1979 | Eagle's Wing · as White BullOn Plex |
| 1979 | Friendly Fire · as C.d.b. BryanOn Plex |
| 1978 | Interiors · as Mike |
| 1978 | Capricorn One · as Lt. Col. Peter WillisOn Plex |
| 1976 | Sweet Revenge · as Le Clerq |
| 1975 | Journey Into Fear · as Mr. Graham |
| 1975 | Rancho Deluxe · as Cecil ColsonOn Plex |
| 1974 | Reflections of Murder · as Michael Elliott |
| 1974 | The Great Gatsby · as Nick Carraway |
| 1973 | The Glass Menagerie · as Tom Wingfield |
| 1973 | Much Ado About Nothing · as Benedick |
| 1972 | Savages · as James, The Limping Man |
| 1971 | Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? · as Alex Monte |
| 1970 | Cover Me Babe · as Cameraman |
| 1969 | Three · as Taylor |
| 1969 | Generation · as Desmond |
| 1967 | Fitzwilly · as Oliver |
| 1967 | N.Y.P.D. · as Marco |
| 1966 | The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean · as Andy |
| 1966 | Hawk · as Peter Moreland |
| 1964 | NET Playhouse · as (segment "foul!") |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare · as Mark |
| 1954 | Camera Three · as Man 2 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Travis Coles |
| 1991 |