Sam Waterston
Sam Waterston is an American actor known for his compelling performances in both film and television. He gained prominence for his role in the long-running series 'Law & Order' and films like 'The Great Gatsby' and 'The Killing Fields.' His deep voice and ability to... Read More
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
CarouselA divorced doctor’s carefully constructed life in Cleveland is upended when his daughter’s debate aspirations and the unexpected return of... |
Sam | |
| 2024 |
The Six Triple EightDuring World War II, the US Army's only all-Black, all-women battalion takes on an impossible mission: sorting through a three-year... |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt | |
| 2024 |
Merchant IvoryThe first definitive feature documentary to lend new and compelling perspectives on the partnership, both professional and personal, of director... |
Self | |
| 2024 |
Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest HourOn April 17, 1975, the face of Cambodia would forever be changed. As Khmer Rouge soldiers marched into the capital... |
Self (voice) | |
| 2024 |
A Case for Love“A Case for Love” is a heartfelt yet personally challenging movie inspired by the teachings and writings of Bishop Michael... |
Self | |
| 2023 |
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less TravelledThe life of a Norwegian icon, a world-renowned artist and a dedicated humanitarian: actress Liv Ullmann. |
Self | |
| 2022 |
The DropoutThe story of Elizabeth Holmes, the enigmatic Stanford dropout who founded medical testing start-up Theranos. Lauded as a Steve Jobs... |
George Shultz | |
| 2021 |
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in TimeA documentary 33 years in the making. A director and friend of Kurt Vonnegut seeks through his archives to create... |
Self (voice) | |
| 2020 |
The Man in the WoodsOn a snowy night in 1963 Pennsylvania, a boarding school student goes missing in the woods. Her friends, a disgraced... |
Headmaster Waldorf | |
| 2020 |
Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold StoryThe summer Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald lived in Connecticut inspired one of the world's most beloved novels: The Great Gatsby.... |
Self | |
| 2018 |
On the Basis of SexYoung lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of... |
Erwin Griswold | |
| 2018 |
The Mayo ClinicThe Mayo Clinic tells the story of a unique medical institution that has been called a "Medical Mecca," the "Supreme... |
Charlie Mayo (voice) | |
| 2018 |
Jane Fonda in Five ActsGirl next door, activist, so-called traitor, fitness tycoon, Oscar winner: Jane Fonda has lived a life of controversy, tragedy and... |
Self - (archive footage) | |
| 2017 |
GodlessA ruthless outlaw terrorizes the West in search of a former member of his gang, who’s found a new life... |
Marshall John Cook | |
| 2017 |
Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's CreatorsWe all know Curious George. But what about his creators, Hans and Margret Rey? From fleeing Nazi Germany on handmade... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2017 |
Dateline: SaigonHow does a nation slip into war? Dateline-Saigon profiles the controversial reporting of five Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists -The New York... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2016 |
Miss SloaneAn ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation. |
George Dupont | |
| 2016 |
AnesthesiaMultiple lives intersect in the aftermath of the violent mugging of a Columbia University philosophy professor. |
Prof. Walter Zarrow | |
| 2015 |
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertStephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late... |
Self - Guest | |
| 2015 |
And It Was GoodA couple reunites after a long separation to find themselves in a world that seems designed for their enjoyment and... |
Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger | |
| 2015 |
Grace and FrankieElegant, proper Grace and freewheeling, eccentric Frankie are a pair of frenemies whose lives are turned upside down - and... |
Sol Bergstein | |
| 2015 |
Dean SmithCoach, mentor, social activist ...the life and legacy of Dean Smith, North Carolina's legendary basketball coach - who went to... |
Narrator | |
| 2015 |
Please Be NormalVictor is a struggling playwright and theater director and his girlfriend Mary is expecting their first child. He has a... |
Dad | |
| 2013 |
JoJo is an English-language French police procedural television series created by Canadian/USA screenwriter René Balcer of Law & Order fame... |
Unknown character | |
| 2012 |
The NewsroomA behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer,... |
Charlie Skinner | |
| 2011 |
ProhibitionThe history of the rise, rule and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the entire... |
Reader (voice) | |
| 2010 |
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear“I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!” Who among us has not wanted to open... |
Self | |
| 2007 |
Masters of Science FictionMasters of Science Fiction is an American television anthology series with each hour long episode taking the form of a... |
Unknown character | |
| 2006 |
The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysThe Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of Broadway's brightest... |
John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods") | |
| 2005 |
The Colbert ReportThe Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent... |
Self (uncredited) | |
| 2005 |
The Colbert ReportThe Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent... |
Unknown character | |
| 2005 |
Law & Order: Trial by JuryThe inner workings of the judicial system, beginning with the arraignment, and continuing through the prosecutors' complicated process of building... |
Jack McCoy | |
| 2004 |
Hammer and CycleA group of college students leave New Haven, CT on bicycles and plan a 4,000-mile adventure to benefit Habitat for... |
Self - Narrator | |
| 2003 |
The CommissionUsing transcripts from the Warren Commission Report, this film documents the workings of the Warren Commission, which investigated the assassination... |
J. Lee Rankin | |
| 2003 |
Le DivorceWhile visiting her sister in Paris, a young woman finds romance and learns her brother-in-law is a philanderer. |
Chester Walker | |
| 2002 |
The Matthew Shepard StoryIn a senseless act of hatred, openly gay college student Matthew Shepard was murdered in 1998. This critically-acclaimed, moving film... |
Dennis Shepard | |
| 2000 |
A House DividedIn the aftermath of the terrible Civil War which has devastated the South, Amanda America Dixon returns home to find... |
David Dickson | |
| 1999 |
The Unfinished JourneyA multimedia short created for the U.S. millennium celebrations, The Unfinished Journey reflects on America’s history and spirit through six... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 1999 |
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitIn the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate... |
Jack McCoy | |
| 1999 |
In Bad TasteA documentary on the career of filmmaker John Waters. Featuring interviews with actors and fellow film-makers. The life and death... |
Self | |
| 1999 |
Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize PhotographsMoment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs, hosted by Sam Waterston, tells the compelling stories behind some of... |
Self / Host / Narrator | |
| 1999 |
Here Am I, Send Me: The Story of Jonathan DanielsThe story of New Hampshire native Jonathan Daniels, who was deeply affected by the events of the civil rights movement,... |
Narrator | |
| 1999 |
Family GuySick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and... |
Bruce Kaplan (voice) | |
| 1998 |
ExiledNYPD Detective Mike Logan, who was reassigned to Staten Island after punching a corrupt politician, takes on a grisly murder... |
Jack McCoy | |
| 1998 |
Miracle at MidnightGripping historical drama presents a triumphant celebration of the human spirit. The true-life story of how one Danish family risked... |
Dr. Karl Koster | |
| 1997 |
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of DiscoveryLewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery tells the remarkable story of the entire Corps of Discovery... |
Thomas Jefferson (voice) | |
| 1997 |
The ViewABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro... |
Self - Guest | |
| 1997 |
The ViewABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro... |
Self | |
| 1997 |
Thomas JeffersonThe complex life of Thomas Jefferson, who wrote that "all men are created equal" yet owned slaves, is recounted by... |
Thomas Jefferson (voice) | |
| 1997 |
Shadow ConspiracyBobby Bishop is a special assistant to the President of the United States. Accidentally, he meets his friend professor Pochenko... |
The President | |
| 1996 |
The ProprietorAn expatriated French novelist returns to Paris when she learns that her childhood home is being placed on the auction... |
Harry Bancroft | |
| 1995 |
NixonA look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the... |
Richard Helms | |
| 1995 |
The Journey of August KingThe Journey of August King is a multi-dimensional drama about a North Carolina farmer in 1815. August King, a widower,... |
Mooney Wright | |
| 1995 |
Amazing Stories: The Movie IVFour tales are compiled from the popular television series. After a death row inmate (Patrick Swayze) is struck by lightning,... |
Jordan Manmouth (archive footage) | |
| 1995 |
Time Life's Lost CivilizationsNever before could you get this close to seven thousand years of history. Time Life's LOST CIVILIZATIONS combines cutting-edge digital... |
Narrator | |
| 1994 |
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American StageA study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St.... |
Tom Wingfield (archive footage) | |
| 1994 |
The Enemy WithinA officer with the Joint Chiefs of Staff uncovers a planned military coup of the U.S. government and has only... |
President William Foster | |
| 1994 |
Serial MomBeverly is the perfect happy homemaker, along with her doting husband and two children, but this nuclear family just might... |
Eugene Sutphin | |
| 1994 |
David's MotherSally Goodson has been raising her autistic son David alone since her husband left many years ago. Now a social... |
John Nils | |
| 1994 |
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson WhittakerThe story of Johnson Whittaker, one of the first African-American cadets admitted to West Point. Tied down and beaten by... |
Daniel Chamberlain | |
| 1993 |
I'll Fly Away: Then and NowLilly Taylor returns to her hometown for the first time in thirty years, where she remembers the dramatic events that... |
Forrest Bedford | |
| 1993 |
Homicide: Life on the StreetAn American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit. |
Jack McCoy | |
| 1992 |
Earth and the American DreamA beautiful and disturbing film recounts America’s story from the environment’s point of view. From the arrival of Columbus to... |
Reader (voice) | |
| 1992 |
HBO First LookHBO First Look is an American television show on HBO that chronicles up and coming movies. It first started in... |
Unknown character | |
| 1991 |
MindwalkOn the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Jack, a failed presidential candidate, Tom, a poet and Sonia, a physicist, engage... |
Jack Edwards | |
| 1991 |
I'll Fly AwayI'll Fly Away is an American drama television series set during the late 1950s and early 1960s, in an unspecified... |
Forrest Bedford | |
| 1991 |
The Man in the MoonMaureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their... |
Matthew Trant | |
| 1990 |
The Civil WarA documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination... |
Abraham Lincoln (voice) | |
| 1990 |
Law & OrderIn cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects... |
Jack McCoy | |
| 1990 |
Night of 100 Stars IIIA celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy. |
Self | |
| 1990 |
A Captive in the LandAn American meteorologist attempts to rescue an injured Soviet airman. A killer storm soon maroons them both and the unlikely... |
Royce | |
| 1989 |
The Nightmare YearsAmerican journalist William Shirer, during his days of correspondence as a foreign press in report in 1930s Germany, had to... |
Bill Shirer | |
| 1989 |
Crimes and MisdemeanorsA renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends up in murder; and a frustrated documentary filmmaker... |
Ben | |
| 1989 |
Welcome HomeJake died in Vietnam; his family mourned him, then moved on. When he reappears, quite alive, the question is, what... |
Woody | |
| 1989 |
Lantern HillJane, a young Toronto girl, tries to reunite her estranged parents during the 1930’s, sick of her strict private school... |
Andrew Stuart | |
| 1989 |
Tales from the CryptCadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the... |
G.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow") | |
| 1988 |
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim AjamiThere is no question that the Arab terrorist portrayed by Robert Davi is guilty of killing five US citizens in... |
Jim Delmore | |
| 1988 |
LincolnThe life of Abraham Lincoln, from his election as President of the United States to the time of his assassination.... |
Abraham Lincoln | |
| 1988 |
A Walk in the WoodsA true story about one US and one USSR delegate who, during 1982 talks in Geneva between USA and USSR... |
John Honeyman | |
| 1987 |
SeptemberAfter a suicide attempt, Lane has moved into her country house to recuperate. Her best friend, Stephanie, has come to... |
Peter | |
| 1987 |
Devil's ParadiseAt the start of the 20th century, a man lives in solitude on an island. One day on the mainland,... |
Jones | |
| 1987 |
Swimming to CambodiaSpalding Gray sits behind a desk throughout the entire film and recounts his exploits and chance encounters while playing a... |
Additional Cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage) | |
| 1987 |
The Room UpstairsA Boston teacher decides to turn her old home into a boarding house to pull in some much-needed extra money.... |
Travis Coles | |
| 1986 |
Flagrant désirIn the Médoc, a young woman is found drowned. An accident, her influential family of winegrowers maintains. Or rather murder,... |
Inspecteur Gerry Morrison | |
| 1986 |
Just Between FriendsHolly and Sandy strike up an instant friendship; they don't know however that they have more in common than they'd... |
Harry Crandall | |
| 1986 |
The Fifth MissileThe crew of a Polaris submarine, on a training mission simulating an attack on Russia, is stricken by toxic poisoning.... |
Capt. Allard Renslow | |
| 1986 |
Hannah and Her SistersBetween two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with... |
David (uncredited) | |
| 1985 |
Amazing StoriesA truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven... |
Jordan Manmouth | |
| 1985 |
Warning SignAn accident occurs in an ultra-secret government biological weapons laboratory spreading a sinister bacteria. |
Cal Morse | |
| 1985 |
Love Lives OnA 15-year-old girl must choose between continuing her pregnancy and undergoing treatment for her fast-growing cancer. |
Bernie | |
| 1985 |
Finnegan Begin AgainA schoolteacher in her early 40s, involved in a dead-end love affair with a married mortician, drifts into a relationship... |
Paul Broadbent | |
| 1984 |
The Killing FieldsNew York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter... |
Sydney Schanberg | |
| 1984 |
The Boy Who Loved TrollsPaul feels life should be an adventure, and sets out on one to prove that Trolls really exist. |
Ofoeti | |
| 1984 |
Jeopardy!America's favorite quiz show where contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase... |
Self | |
| 1983 |
DempseyNominated for two primetime Emmy Awards in 1984, this made-for-TV movie follows the true story of American boxer Jack Dempsey,... |
Doc Kearns | |
| 1983 |
In Defense of KidsWhen a female lawyer finds a girl hiding in the back of her car, it starts her thinking, and she... |
Paul Wilcox | |
| 1982 |
Games Mother Never Taught YouHard-working career wife Laura becomes the first female executive in an all-male office and is dismayed to find she now... |
David Bentells | |
| 1982 |
Q.E.D.Q.E.D. is a 1982 short-lived adventure series set in Edwardian England, starring Sam Waterston as Professor Quentin Everett Deverill. The... |
Unknown character | |
| 1980 |
Heaven's GateHarvard graduate James Averill serves as the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyoming, standing at the center of a conflict... |
Frank Canton | |
| 1980 |
Friendly FireIn March 1970, a U.S. Army officer arrived at the Iowa farm of Peg and Gene Mullen and informed them... |
C.D.B. Bryan | |
| 1980 |
OppenheimerThis seven-part series highlights scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer from 1938 to 1953 as he develops the Atomic bomb. |
Robert Oppenheimer | |
| 1980 |
HopscotchWhen CIA operative Miles Kendig deliberately lets KGB agent Yaskov get away, his boss threatens to retire him. Kendig beats... |
Jack Cutter | |
| 1980 |
Sweet WilliamWilliam is a dashing and eccentric Scotsman whose charms rapidly overwhelm the sweet and naïve Ann, but she nearly as... |
William McClusky | |
| 1979 |
Eagle's WingTwo men, an aging Native American and a ne'er-do-well trapper from North America, race to claim the stallion Eagle's Wing... |
White Bull | |
| 1978 |
InteriorsWhen Eve, an interior designer, is deserted by her husband of many years, Arthur, the emotionally glacial relationships of the... |
Mike | |
| 1977 |
Capricorn OneIn order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars... |
Lt. Col. Peter Willis | |
| 1976 |
Sweet RevengeA young woman with a long rap sheet who steals cars for a living is befriended by a public defender... |
Le Clerq | |
| 1975 |
Saturday Night LiveA late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary... |
Self (uncredited) | |
| 1975 |
Journey into FearU.S geologist discovers something about Oil that proves VERY threatening to the Turkish and Arab business people. |
Mr. Graham | |
| 1975 |
Rancho DeluxeTwo drifters, of widely varying backgrounds, rustle cattle and try to avoid being caught in contemporary Montana. |
Cecil Colson | |
| 1975 |
People's Choice AwardsAn American awards show recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the general public and fans. |
Self - Presenter | |
| 1974 |
Reflections of MurderThe wife and mistress of the abusive headmaster of a boy's school plot and carry out his murder. They dump... |
Michael Elliott | |
| 1974 |
The Great GatsbyNick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle... |
Nick Carraway | |
| 1973 |
The Glass MenagerieAn aging Southern Belle complicates life for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of her own warped views of... |
Tom Wingfield | |
| 1973 |
Much Ado About NothingDon Pedro and his men (Teddy Roosevelt Roughriders) have returned from the wars. After Beatrice turns down his proposal, Don... |
Benedick | |
| 1972 |
Mahoney's Last Stand"A truly remarkable performance!" - Charlie Chaplin In this rare and virtually unseen film we follow the exploits of Leroy... |
Felix | |
| 1972 |
SavagesA tribe of primitive "mudpeople" encounter a croquet ball, rolling through their forest. Following it, they find themselves on a... |
James, the Limping Man | |
| 1971 |
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?A prostitute is murdered on the streets of a tough, low-income neighborhood. A diabetic retired boxer who knew her is... |
Alex Monte | |
| 1971 |
Film '72The BBC's flagship cinema review TV program featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the... |
Self | |
| 1970 |
Cover Me BabeStudent filmmaker lets nothing stand in the way of his getting a studio contract. |
Cameraman | |
| 1969 |
ThreeTwo college friends, traveling in Europe, find themselves rivals for the attentions of a mysterious woman. |
Taylor | |
| 1969 |
GenerationNewlyweds shock the bride's father with plans for natural childbirth in a Greenwich Village loft. |
Desmond | |
| 1967 |
FitzwillyWhen Miss Vicki's father dies, she becomes the world's greatest philanthropist. Unfortunately, she is flat broke! Her loyal butler, Claude... |
Oliver | |
| 1966 |
The Plastic Dome of Norma JeanWritten, directed, and self-financed by Juleen Compton, The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean is the story of a clairvoyant teenage... |
Andy | |
| 1961 |
Dr. KildareThe story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems... |
Mark | |
| 1951 |
Hallmark Hall of FameLong-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards,... |
Travis Coles | |
| TBA |
Serial Mom: Surreal MomentsInterviews with the cast and crew of Serial Mom reflecting on the film and it's impact |
Self |
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Got a question about Sam Waterston?
Sam Waterston is best known for his role as Jack McCoy on 'Law & Order' and for his performances in films like 'The Great Gatsby' and 'The Killing Fields.'
Yes, Sam Waterston has received multiple awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award for his role in 'Between East and West' and a Golden Globe nomination for 'The Killing Fields.'
Sam Waterston's first film was 'The Last Time I Saw Archie' in 1961, where he played a minor role that marked the beginning of his acting career.
Sam Waterston has three children, including actress Katherine Waterston, who has appeared in several high-profile films.
Sam Waterston's estimated net worth is around $10 million, reflecting his successful career in film and television.
A notable milestone in Sam Waterston's filmography is his performance in 'The Killing Fields,' which earned him critical acclaim and showcased his dramatic range.
In addition to acting, Sam Waterston has worked as a producer and director, contributing to various film and television projects throughout his career.
Sam Waterston is known for his commitment to environmental causes and has participated in numerous initiatives aimed at promoting ecological sustainability.