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Acting
Sam Waterston
Sam Waterston is best known for Family Guy, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Tales from the Crypt and The Newsroom. Sam Waterston was born on November 15, 1940. Sam Waterston is 85 years old (born November 15, 1940).
- Born
- November 15, 1940 (85 years old)
- Place of birth
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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."
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Known for
Filmography
- 2023Liv Ullmann: A Road Less TravelledSelf
- 2022The DropoutGeorge Shultz
- 2017GodlessMarshall John Cook
- 2015Grace and FrankieSol Bergstein
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest
- 2013Jo
- 2012The NewsroomCharlie Skinner
- 2011ProhibitionReader (voice)
- 2007Masters of Science Fiction
- 2005The Colbert Report
- 2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryJack McCoy
- 1999Family GuyBruce Kaplan (voice)
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJack McCoy
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1997Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson (voice)
- 1997Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of DiscoveryThomas Jefferson (voice)
- 1995Time Life's Lost CivilizationsNarrator
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetJack McCoy
- 1992HBO First Look
- 1991I'll Fly AwayForrest Bedford
- 1990Law & OrderJack McCoy
- 1990The Civil WarAbraham Lincoln (voice)
- 1989Tales from the CryptG.G. Devoe (segment "As Ye Sow")
- 1989The Nightmare YearsBill Shirer
- 1988LincolnAbraham Lincoln
- 1985Amazing StoriesJordan Manmouth
- 1984Jeopardy!Self
- 1982Q.E.D.Professor Quentin Everett Deverill
- 1982American PlayhouseRobert Oppenheimer
- 1980OppenheimerRobert Oppenheimer
- 1975People's Choice AwardsSelf - Presenter
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf (uncredited)
- 1971Film '72Self
- 1961Dr. KildareMark
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameTravis Coles
Frequently asked questions
What movies and shows has Sam Waterston been in?
Sam Waterston is best known for Family Guy, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Tales from the Crypt and The Newsroom.
When was Sam Waterston born?
Sam Waterston was born on November 15, 1940. (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA)
How old is Sam Waterston?
Sam Waterston is 85 years old (born November 15, 1940).
Updated: October 28, 2026 ·