Sam Waterston
| First Name | Sam |
| Last Name | Waterston |
| Full Name at Birth | Samuel Atkinson Waterston |
| Age | 71 |
| Date of Birth | November 15, 1940 |
| Birthplace | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Height | 6' 1" (185 cm) |
| Build | Average |
| Eye Color | Brown - Dark |
| Hair Color | Brown - Dark |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| High School | Groton High -- Groton, MA |
| University | Sorbonne UniversityB.A. Yale University --1962 |
| Occupation Category | Actor |
| Claim to Fame | Law & Order |
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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Filmography
Selected Sam Waterston film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
2012
More As the Story Develops
Charlie Skinner
2003
The Commission
J. Lee Rankin
2000
A House Divided
David Dickson
1998
Exiled
Jack McCoy
1998
Miracle at Midnight
Dr. Karl Koster
1994
David's Mother
John Nils
1993
A Dog Race in Alaska
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1993
I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
Forrest Bedford
1993
A Captive in the Land
Royce
1993
Great Books
Interview
1992
Warburg: A Man of Influence
Siegmund Warburg
1990
Mindwalk
Jack Edwards
1990
Lantern Hill
Andrew Stuart
1990
The Nightmare Years
Bill Shirer
1988
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
Jim Delmore
1988
A Walk in the Woods
John Honeyman
1987
Devil's Paradise
Jones
1986
The Fifth Missile
Capt. Allard Renslow
1986
Flagrant désir
Inspecteur Gerry Morrison
1985
Love Lives On
Bernie
1983
Dempsey
Doc Kearns
1983
In Defense of Kids
Paul Wilcox
1982
Q.E.D.
Prof. Quentin E. Deverill
1982
Freedom to Speak
Theodore Roosevelt
1982
Games Mother Never Taught You
David Bentells
1980
Oppenheimer
Robert Oppenheimer
1979
Friendly Fire
C.D. Bryan
1976
Sweet Revenge
Le Clerq
1974
Reflections of Murder
Michael Elliott
1967
N.Y.P.D.
Marco
1966
Hawk
Peter
1966
NET Playhouse
1965
The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean
Andy
Director Credits
Producer Credits
2000
A House Divided
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama
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Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (1990–2009)
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Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (1994–2009)
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