Highest rated as cast or director
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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Waterston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acted in 100
2020s
- 2026
Carousel
Sam
- 2024
- 2022
- 2020
The Man in the Woods
Headmaster Waldorf
2010s
- 2018
The Mayo Clinic
Charlie Mayo (voice)
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
And It Was Good
Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger
Please Be Normal
Dad
- 2013
Jo
TV
- 2012
- 2011
Prohibition
Reader (voice) · 3 episodes
2000s
- 2007
Masters of Science Fiction
TV
- 2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods")
- 2005
- 2003
The Commission
J. Lee Rankin
- 2002
The Matthew Shepard Story
Dennis Shepard
- 2000
A House Divided
David Dickson
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
Exiled
Jack McCoy
- 1997
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Thomas Jefferson (voice) · 2 episodes
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (voice) · 2 episodes
- 1996
The Proprietor
Harry Bancroft
- 1995
The Journey of August King
Mooney Wright
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
Jordan Manmouth (archive footage)
- 1994
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Tom Wingfield (archive footage)
David's Mother
John Nils
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Daniel Chamberlain
- 1993
- 1992
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
- 1991
Mindwalk
Jack Edwards
- 1990
A Captive in the Land
Royce
1980s
- 1989
The Nightmare Years
Bill Shirer · 4 episodes
Welcome Home
Woody
Lantern Hill
Andrew Stuart
- 1988
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln · 2 episodes
A Walk in the Woods
John Honeyman
- 1987
Devil's Paradise
Jones
Swimming to Cambodia
Additional Cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)
The Room Upstairs
Travis Coles
- 1986
Flagrant désir
Inspecteur Gerry Morrison
Just Between Friends
Harry Crandall
The Fifth Missile
Capt. Allard Renslow
- 1985
Warning Sign
Cal Morse
Love Lives On
Bernie
Finnegan Begin Again
Paul Broadbent
- 1984
The Boy Who Loved Trolls
Ofoeti
- 1983
Dempsey
Doc Kearns
In Defense of Kids
Paul Wilcox
- 1982
Games Mother Never Taught You
David Bentells
- 1980
Oppenheimer
Robert Oppenheimer · 7 episodes
Sweet William
William McClusky
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
Sweet Revenge
Le Clerq
- 1975
Journey into Fear
Mr. Graham
- 1974
Reflections of Murder
Michael Elliott
- 1973
The Glass Menagerie
Tom
Much Ado About Nothing
Benedick
- 1972
Mahoney's Last Stand
Felix
Savages
James, the Limping Man
- 1971
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
Alex Monte
- 1970
Cover Me Babe
Cameraman
1960s
- 1969
Three
Taylor
Generation
Desmond
- 1967
- 1966
The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean
Andy
- 1961
1950s
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Travis Coles · 1 episode
Produced 1
1990s
- 1995
The Journey of August King
Producer
Appearances24
2020s
- 2024
Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour
Self (voice)
A Case for Love
Self
- 2023
- 2021
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
Self (voice)
- 2020
Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story
Self
2010s
- 2018
- 2017
Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators
Narrator (voice)
Dateline: Saigon
Narrator (voice)
- 2015
Dean Smith
Narrator
- 2010
2000s
- 2005
- 2004
Hammer and Cycle
Self - Narrator
1990s
- 1999
The Unfinished Journey
Narrator (voice)
In Bad Taste
Self
Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs
Self / Host / Narrator
Here Am I, Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Daniels
Narrator
- 1997
- 1995
Time Life's Lost Civilizations
Narrator · 10 episodes
- 1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1980s
- 1984
