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Sam Waterston
Actor · born 15 November 1940 · Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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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Where to start: The Six Triple Eight (2024).
As actor 88
The Six Triple Eight
2024 · 7.6/10
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Merchant Ivory
2024 · 7.7/10
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A Case for Love
2024
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Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
2021 · 6.8/10
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The Man in the Woods
2020 · 4.6/10
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Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story
2020
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On the Basis of Sex
2018 · 7.3/10
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The Mayo Clinic
2018 · 7.0/10
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Jane Fonda in Five Acts
2018 · 7.1/10
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Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators
2017 · 7.3/10
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Dateline: Saigon
2017 · 8.0/10
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Miss Sloane
2016 · 7.4/10
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Anesthesia
2016 · 5.7/10
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And It Was Good
2015
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Dean Smith
2015 · 6.0/10
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Please Be Normal
2015 · 3.3/10
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The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
2010 · 5.9/10
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The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
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Hammer and Cycle
2004 · 8.0/10
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The Commission
2003 · 4.5/10
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Le Divorce
2003 · 4.9/10
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The Matthew Shepard Story
2002 · 5.6/10
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A House Divided
2000 · 6.5/10
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The Unfinished Journey
1999 · 6.5/10
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In Bad Taste
1999 · 8.0/10
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Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs
1999 · 10.0/10
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Exiled
1998 · 5.9/10
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Miracle at Midnight
1998 · 7.5/10
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Shadow Conspiracy
1997 · 4.9/10
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The Proprietor
1996 · 6.3/10
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Nixon
1995 · 6.8/10
Popcorn Flick
The Journey of August King
1995 · 6.9/10
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Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
1995
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Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994 · 9.0/10
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The Enemy Within
1994 · 5.8/10
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Serial Mom
1994 · 6.7/10
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David's Mother
1994 · 8.3/10
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Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1994 · 6.3/10
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I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
1993 · 8.5/10
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Earth and the American Dream
1992 · 6.7/10
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Mindwalk
1991 · 6.9/10
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The Man in the Moon
1991 · 7.4/10
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Night of 100 Stars III
1990 · 4.3/10
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A Captive in the Land
1990 · 5.6/10
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Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989 · 7.4/10
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Welcome Home
1989 · 6.6/10
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Lantern Hill
1989 · 8.0/10
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Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
1988 · 7.0/10
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A Walk in the Woods
1988 · 8.5/10
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September
1987 · 6.2/10
Popcorn Flick
Devil's Paradise
1987 · 5.7/10
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Swimming to Cambodia
1987 · 7.1/10
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The Room Upstairs
1987 · 4.8/10
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Flagrant désir
1986 · 5.3/10
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Just Between Friends
1986 · 5.2/10
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The Fifth Missile
1986 · 5.5/10
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Hannah and Her Sisters
1986 · 7.5/10
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Warning Sign
1985 · 6.0/10
Popcorn Flick
Love Lives On
1985 · 8.0/10
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Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
TV · 2023 · 8.0/10
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The Dropout
TV · 2022 · 7.4/10
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Godless
TV · 2017 · 7.8/10
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Grace and Frankie
TV · 2015 · 7.7/10
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The Newsroom
TV · 2012 · 8.1/10
Absolute Cinema
Prohibition
TV · 2011 · 7.9/10
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Law & Order: Trial by Jury
TV · 2005 · 8.1/10
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · 1999 · 8.0/10
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Family Guy
TV · 1999 · 7.4/10
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Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
TV · 1997 · 7.8/10
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Thomas Jefferson
TV · 1997 · 7.7/10
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Time Life's Lost Civilizations
TV · 1995 · 6.8/10
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Homicide: Life on the Street
TV · 1993 · 8.1/10
Absolute Cinema
I'll Fly Away
TV · 1991 · 7.5/10
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The Civil War
TV · 1990 · 8.0/10
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Law & Order
TV · 1990 · 7.3/10
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The Nightmare Years
TV · 1989 · 6.5/10
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Tales from the Crypt
TV · 1989 · 8.0/10
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Lincoln
TV · 1988 · 7.5/10
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Amazing Stories
TV · 1985 · 7.5/10
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Jeopardy!
TV · 1984 · 6.9/10
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Q.E.D.
TV · 1982 · 7.1/10
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American Playhouse
TV · 1982 · 6.6/10
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Oppenheimer
TV · 1980 · 6.7/10
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Dr. Kildare
TV · 1961 · 5.7/10
NewFrequently asked questions
What is the best Sam Waterston movie?
By viewer score, The Six Triple Eight (2024) at 7.6/10.
What are Sam Waterston’s most popular movies?
Miss Sloane, Hannah and Her Sisters, On the Basis of Sex.
How many movies has Sam Waterston made?
88 films on TMDB, 88 as actor.