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Sam Waterston

1940-11-15 (83 years old) in 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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Waterston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

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The Six Triple Eight
0 %|Dec 6, 2024
Drama, War
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Merchant Ivory
70 %|Aug 30, 2024
Documentary
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A Case for Love
0 %|Jan 23, 2024
Documentary
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Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
68 %|Nov 19, 2021
Documentary
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The Man in the Woods
35 %|Nov 24, 2020
Mystery, Thriller
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Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story
0 %|Sep 1, 2020
Documentary
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On the Basis of Sex
74 %|Dec 25, 2018
Drama, History
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The Mayo Clinic
70 %|Sep 25, 2018
Documentary
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Jane Fonda in Five Acts
75 %|Jan 21, 2018
Documentary
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Dateline: Saigon
80 %|Mar 7, 2017
Documentary, History
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Miss Sloane
74.41 %|Nov 25, 2016
Drama, Crime
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Anesthesia
58 %|Jan 8, 2016
Drama, Thriller
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And It Was Good
0 %|Jun 5, 2015
Comedy, Drama
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Dean Smith
60 %|Mar 25, 2015
Documentary
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Please Be Normal
40 %|Mar 20, 2015
Drama
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The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
59 %|Oct 30, 2010
Comedy, Documentary
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The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
0 %|May 2, 2006
Documentary
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The Commission
0 %|Nov 7, 2003
Drama
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Le Divorce
50 %|Aug 8, 2003
Drama, Romance, Comedy
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The Matthew Shepard Story
58 %|Mar 16, 2002
Drama, TV Movie
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A House Divided
50 %|Jul 30, 2000
Drama, TV Movie
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The Unfinished Journey
60 %|Dec 31, 1999
Documentary, History
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In Bad Taste
80 %|Sep 3, 1999
Documentary
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Exiled
54 %|Nov 8, 1998
TV Movie, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Miracle at Midnight
73 %|Mar 17, 1998
Drama, TV Movie, Adventure, Comedy
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Shadow Conspiracy
49 %|Jan 25, 1997
Thriller
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The Proprietor
0 %|Sep 9, 1996
Drama
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Nixon
69 %|Dec 22, 1995
Drama, History
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The Journey of August King
67 %|Sep 14, 1995
Drama
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Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
0 %|Aug 18, 1995
Fantasy
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The Enemy Within
56 %|Aug 24, 1994
Thriller, Drama, TV Movie
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Serial Mom
67 %|Apr 13, 1994
Comedy, Crime
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David's Mother
85 %|Apr 10, 1994
Drama, TV Movie
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Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
64 %|Feb 26, 1994
TV Movie, Thriller, Drama
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I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
80 %|Oct 11, 1993
TV Movie, Drama
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A Captive in the Land
50 %|Jan 15, 1993
Drama, Adventure
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Earth and the American Dream
67 %|Oct 1, 1992
Documentary
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Mindwalk
67.5 %|Dec 5, 1991
Drama
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The Man in the Moon
74 %|Sep 30, 1991
Drama, Family, Romance
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Night of 100 Stars III
40 %|May 21, 1990
Comedy, Music, TV Movie, Documentary
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Crimes and Misdemeanors
74 %|Oct 13, 1989
Comedy, Drama, Crime
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Welcome Home
58 %|Sep 29, 1989
Drama
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Lantern Hill
80 %|Aug 29, 1989
Drama, Family
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A Walk in the Woods
0 %|Jan 1, 1988
Drama
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September
62 %|Dec 18, 1987
Drama
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Devil's Paradise
20 %|May 7, 1987
Drama, Adventure
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Swimming to Cambodia
66 %|Mar 13, 1987
Comedy, Documentary
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The Room Upstairs
40 %|Jan 31, 1987
Romance
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Flagrant désir
50 %|Jun 11, 1986
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Just Between Friends
52 %|Mar 21, 1986
Drama, Romance
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The Fifth Missile
60 %|Feb 23, 1986
TV Movie, Thriller
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Hannah and Her Sisters
75 %|Feb 7, 1986
Comedy, Drama
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Warning Sign
60 %|Aug 23, 1985
Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Love Lives On
80 %|Mar 31, 1985
Drama, TV Movie
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Finnegan Begin Again
63 %|Feb 24, 1985
Comedy, Drama, Romance, TV Movie
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The Killing Fields
74.72 %|Nov 23, 1984
Drama, History, War
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The Boy Who Loved Trolls
0 %|Oct 29, 1984
Comedy, Family
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Dempsey
60 %|Sep 28, 1983
History, Drama, TV Movie
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In Defense of Kids
50 %|Apr 6, 1983
TV Movie, Drama
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Games Mother Never Taught You
0 %|Nov 27, 1982
Drama, TV Movie
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Heaven's Gate
68 %|Nov 19, 1980
Drama, Western, Romance
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Friendly Fire
75 %|Nov 9, 1980
Drama, War, TV Movie
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Hopscotch
69 %|Sep 26, 1980
Comedy, Adventure
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Sweet William
40 %|Apr 11, 1980
Drama
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Eagle's Wing
52 %|Jul 26, 1979
Western, Drama
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Interiors
68 %|Aug 2, 1978
Drama
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Capricorn One
67 %|Dec 10, 1977
Drama, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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Sweet Revenge
59 %|Jun 6, 1976
Comedy, Crime
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Journey into Fear
57 %|Aug 8, 1975
Thriller
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Rancho Deluxe
54 %|Mar 14, 1975
Comedy, Western
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Reflections of Murder
70 %|Nov 24, 1974
Thriller, TV Movie
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The Great Gatsby
63 %|Mar 27, 1974
Drama, Romance
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The Glass Menagerie
76 %|Dec 16, 1973
Drama, TV Movie
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Much Ado About Nothing
50 %|Feb 2, 1973
Comedy, TV Movie
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Mahoney's Last Stand
54 %|Nov 1, 1972
Comedy, Drama
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Savages
50 %|Jun 27, 1972
Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
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Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
46 %|Dec 11, 1971
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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Cover Me Babe
46 %|Oct 1, 1970
Drama
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Three
50 %|Dec 23, 1969
Drama
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Generation
45 %|Dec 15, 1969
Comedy
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Fitzwilly
61 %|Dec 20, 1967
Comedy, Romance
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The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean
77 %|Oct 1, 1966
Drama

Series

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Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
80 %|May 21, 2023
Documentary
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The Dropout
73 %|Mar 3, 2022
Drama
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Godless
77.5 %|Nov 22, 2017
Western, Drama
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
65.39 %|Sep 8, 2015
Comedy, Talk
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Grace and Frankie
77 %|May 8, 2015
Comedy, Drama
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Jo
64 %|Jan 17, 2013
Action & Adventure, Crime
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The Newsroom
81 %|Jun 24, 2012
Drama
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Prohibition
78.41 %|Oct 2, 2011
Documentary
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Masters of Science Fiction
61.28 %|Aug 4, 2007
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The Colbert Report
68.3 %|Oct 17, 2005
News, Comedy
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Law & Order: Trial by Jury
80 %|Mar 3, 2005
Drama
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
79.27 %|Sep 20, 1999
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Family Guy
73.66 %|Jan 31, 1999
Animation, Comedy
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Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
75 %|Nov 4, 1997
Documentary, Western
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The View
45 %|Aug 11, 1997
Talk
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The View
45 %|Aug 11, 1997
Talk
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Thomas Jefferson
88 %|Feb 18, 1997
Documentary
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Homicide: Life on the Street
80 %|Jan 31, 1993
Mystery, Drama, Crime
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HBO First Look
49 %|Jun 12, 1992
Documentary
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I'll Fly Away
70 %|Oct 7, 1991
Drama
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The Civil War
81 %|Sep 23, 1990
Documentary, War & Politics
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Law & Order
74 %|Sep 13, 1990
Crime, Drama
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The Nightmare Years
50 %|Nov 17, 1989
Drama
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Tales from the Crypt
79.57 %|Jun 10, 1989
Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Lincoln
72.86 %|Mar 27, 1988
War & Politics, Drama
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Amazing Stories
75 %|Sep 29, 1985
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Family, Mystery, Crime
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Jeopardy!
68.60000000000001 %|Sep 10, 1984
Reality, Family
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Q.E.D.
68 %|Mar 23, 1982
Mystery, Comedy, Action & Adventure
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Oppenheimer
67 %|Oct 29, 1980
Drama
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Saturday Night Live
69 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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People's Choice Awards
88 %|Mar 4, 1975
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Dr. Kildare
54 %|Sep 27, 1961
Drama
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
88 %|Dec 24, 1951
Drama