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Date of Birth:

15 November 1940, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA more

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Father in law of Louis Cancelmi. more

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Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 32 nominations more

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Alternate Names:

Sam Waterson | Samuel A. Waterston

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Law & Order" (1990)	Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy / D.A. Jack McCoy (353 episodes, 1994-2009)	2009	-	8.2 (4,494)
	AKAs: Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title) 353 TV episodes: Boy Gone Astray (2009) D.A. Jack McCoy Doped (2009) D.A. Jack McCoy Human Flesh Search Engine (2009) D.A. Jack McCoy Dignity (2009) D.A. Jack McCoy Reality Bites (2009) D.A. Jack McCoy 348 episodes not shown.
2.	"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999)	D.A. Jack McCoy / Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy (2 episodes, 2000-2007)	2007	-	8.6 (7,931)
	AKAs: Law & Order: SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation) Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title) 2 TV episodes: Blinded (2007) D.A. Jack McCoy Entitled (2000) Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
3.	"Masters of Science Fiction" (2007)	Havelman (1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	6.7 (273)
	1 TV episode: A Clean Escape (2007) Havelman
4.	"Law & Order: Trial by Jury" (2005)	Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy (2 episodes, 2005)	2005	-	6.4 (331)
	2 TV episodes: Skeleton (2005) Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy The Abominable Showman (2005) Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
5.	The Commission (2003)	J. Lee Rankin	2003	-	7.6 (13)

6.	Le divorce (2003)	Chester Walker	2003	-	4.9 (5,869)

7.	The Matthew Shepard Story (2002) (TV)	Dennis Shepard	2002	-	7.4 (521)
	AKAs: L'affaire Matthew Shepard (Canada: French title)
8.	A House Divided (2000) (TV)	David Dickson	2000	-	6.4 (113)

9.	"Family Guy" (1999)	Dr. Kaplan (2 episodes, 2000)	2000	-	8.8 (45,626)
	AKAs: Padre de familia (USA: Spanish title) 2 TV episodes: Road to Rhode Island (2000) (voice) (uncredited) Dr. Kaplan Brian in Love (2000) (voice) Dr. Kaplan
10.	"Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993)	Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy / Executive D.A. Jack McCoy (2 episodes, 1997-1999)	1999	-	9.0 (2,281)
	AKAs: Homicide (USA: informal short title) 2 TV episodes: Sideshow: Part 2 (1999) (as Sam Waterson) Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy Baby, It's You: Part 2 (1997) (as Sam Waterson) Executive D.A. Jack McCoy
11.	Exiled (1998) (TV)	Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy	1998	-	6.2 (539)
	AKAs: Exiled: A Law & Order Movie (USA: promotional title)
12.	Miracle at Midnight (1998) (TV)	Dr. Karl Koster	1998	-	6.6 (179)

13.	Shadow Conspiracy (1997)	The President	1997	-	4.6 (2,283)

14.	"Thomas Jefferson" (1997)	(voice) Thomas Jefferson	1997	-	7.7 (167)

15.	The Proprietor (1996)	Harry Bancroft	1996	-	5.6 (133)
	AKAs: La propriétaire (France) The Proprietor (UK)
16.	The Journey of August King (1995)	Mooney Wright	1995	-	6.3 (421)

17.	Serial Mom (1994)	Eugene Sutphin, D.D.S.	1994	-	6.4 (10,259)

18.	David's Mother (1994) (TV)	John Nils	1994	-	6.4 (131)

19.	Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (1994) (TV)	Daniel Chamberlain	1994	-	6.5 (264)
	AKAs: Assault at Westpoint (USA: short title)
20.	The Enemy Within (1994) (TV)	President William Foster	1994	-	5.9 (453)

21.	"I'll Fly Away" (1991)	D.A. Forrest Bedford (39 episodes, 1991-1994)	1994	-	8.3 (188)
	39 TV episodes: Finale (1994) D.A. Forrest Bedford State (1993) D.A. Forrest Bedford Commencement (1993) D.A. Forrest Bedford What's in a Name? (1993) D.A. Forrest Bedford Small Wishes (1993) D.A. Forrest Bedford 34 episodes not shown.
22.	I'll Fly Away: Then and Now (1993) (TV)	Forrest Bedford	1993	-	7.9 (96)

23.	"Tales from the Crypt" (1989)	G.G. Devoe (1 episode, 1993)	1993	-	8.1 (3,394)
	AKAs: HBO's Tales from the Crypt 1 TV episode: As Ye Sow (1993) G.G. Devoe
24.	A Captive in the Land (1993)	Royce	1993	-	5.0 (30)

25.	A Dog Race in Alaska (1993)		1993	-	6.0 (7)

26.	"Warburg: A Man of Influence" (1992)	Siegmund Warburg	1992	-	-
	AKAs: Warburg, le banquier des princes (France)
27.	The Man in the Moon (1991)	Matthew Trant	1991	-	7.3 (5,484)

28.	Lantern Hill (1990) (TV)	Andrew Stuart	1990	-	6.6 (143)
	AKAs: Jane de Lantern Hill (Canada: French title) Jane of Lantern Hill
29.	Mindwalk (1990)	Jack Edwards	1990	-	7.2 (1,202)

30.	"The Nightmare Years" (1990)	Bill Shirer	1990	-	6.3 (71)

31.	"The Civil War" (1990)	President Abraham Lincoln (9 episodes, 1990)	1990	-	9.6 (2,153)
	AKAs: The American Civil War (UK) 9 TV episodes: A Very Bloody Affair (1862) (1990) (voice) President Abraham Lincoln Forever Free (1862) (1990) (voice) President Abraham Lincoln Most Hallowed Ground (1864) (1990) (voice) President Abraham Lincoln Simply Murder (1863) (1990) (voice) President Abraham Lincoln The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865) (1990) (voice) President Abraham Lincoln 4 episodes not shown.
32.	Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)	Ben	1989	-	8.0 (18,028)

33.	Welcome Home (1989)	Woody	1989	-	5.4 (135)

34.	"The American Experience" (1988)	Narrator (1 episode, 1988)	1988	-	8.5 (193)
	1 TV episode: Views of a Vanishing Frontier (1988) (voice) Narrator
35.	Lincoln (1988) (TV)	Abraham Lincoln	1988	-	7.1 (154)
	AKAs: Gore Vidal's Lincoln
36.	Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (1988) (TV)	Jim Delmore	1988	-	6.6 (84)
	AKAs: Hostile Witness (Europe: English title) (UK) In the Hands of the Enemy (Australia: DVD title)
37.	A Walk in the Woods (1988) (TV)	John Honeyman	1988	-	7.8 (17)

38.	September (1987)	Peter	1987	-	6.4 (3,091)

39.	Des Teufels Paradies (1987)	Jones	1987	-	4.5 (16)
	AKAs: Devil's Paradise (USA)
40.	The Room Upstairs (1987) (TV)	Travis Coles	1987	-	5.7 (86)

41.	"Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light" (1987)	Host / narrator (unknown episodes)	1987	-	7.9 (194)
	AKAs: Visionaries (USA: short title)
42.	Flagrant désir (1986)	Gerry Morrison	1986	-	4.1 (18)
	AKAs: A Certain Desire Flagrant Desire Trade Secrets (USA: TV title)
43.	Just Between Friends (1986)	Harry Crandall	1986	-	5.7 (322)

44.	"Amazing Stories" (1985)	Jordan Manmouth (1 episode, 1986)	1986	-	7.3 (1,061)
	AKAs: Steven Spielberg Presents Amazing Stories (Australia) Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title) 1 TV episode: Mirror, Mirror (1986) Jordan Manmouth
45.	The Fifth Missile (1986) (TV)	Capt. Allard Renslow	1986	-	5.5 (51)
	AKAs: Operation Fire (Europe: English title: video box title)
46.	Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)	(uncredited) David	1986	-	7.9 (19,054)

47.	Warning Sign (1985)	Cal Morse	1985	-	5.7 (720)

48.	Love Lives On (1985) (TV)	Bernie	1985	-	5.6 (57)

49.	Finnegan Begin Again (1985) (TV)	Paul Broadbent	1985	-	7.0 (233)

50.	The Killing Fields (1984)	Sydney Schanberg	1984	-	8.0 (20,541)

51.	The Boy Who Loved Trolls (1984) (TV)	Ofoeti	1984	-	6.5 (43)

52.	Dempsey (1983) (TV)	Doc Kearns	1983	-	6.0 (76)

53.	In Defense of Kids (1983) (TV)	Paul	1983	-	3.5 (9)

54.	Games Mother Never Taught You (1982) (TV)	David Bentells	1982	-	6.4 (10)

55.	"Q.E.D." (1982/I)	Prof. Quentin E. Deverill (6 episodes, 1982)	1982	-	7.7 (46)
	AKAs: Mastermind 6 TV episodes: The Limehouse Connection (1982) Prof. Quentin E. Deverill To Catch a Ghost (1982) Prof. Quentin E. Deverill The 4:10 to Zurich (1982) Prof. Quentin E. Deverill Infernal Device (1982) Prof. Quentin E. Deverill The Great Motor Race (1982) Prof. Quentin E. Deverill 1 episode not shown.
56.	"Freedom to Speak" (1982)	Theodore Roosevelt	1982	-	-

57.	"Oppenheimer" (1980)	Robert Oppenheimer (7 episodes, 1980)	1980	-	8.2 (169)
	7 TV episodes: Episode #1.7 (1980) Robert Oppenheimer Episode #1.6 (1980) Robert Oppenheimer Episode #1.5 (1980) Robert Oppenheimer Episode #1.4 (1980) Robert Oppenheimer Episode #1.3 (1980) Robert Oppenheimer 2 episodes not shown.
58.	Heaven's Gate (1980)	Frank Canton	1980	-	6.4 (4,197)
	AKAs: Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate (USA: complete title)
59.	Hopscotch (1980)	Cutter	1980	-	7.1 (2,417)

60.	Sweet William (1980)	William McClusky	1980	-	5.7 (47)

61.	Eagle's Wing (1979)	White Bull	1979	-	5.8 (219)

62.	Friendly Fire (1979) (TV)	C.D. Bryan	1979	-	7.2 (166)

63.	Interiors (1978)	Mike	1978	-	7.4 (5,889)

64.	Capricorn One (1977)	Peter Willis	1977	-	6.6 (6,425)

65.	Sweet Revenge (1976)	Le Clerq	1976	-	5.8 (60)
	AKAs: Dandy, the All American Girl (USA: TV title)
66.	Journey Into Fear (1975)	Mr. Graham	1975	-	5.1 (57)
	AKAs: Burn Out
67.	Rancho Deluxe (1975)	Cecil Colson	1975	-	6.6 (580)

68.	Reflections of Murder (1974) (TV)	Michael Elliott	1974	-	7.1 (79)

69.	The Great Gatsby (1974)	Nick Carraway	1974	-	6.2 (6,488)

70.	The Glass Menagerie (1973) (TV)	Tom Wingfield	1973	-	7.6 (334)
	AKAs: Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie (USA: complete title)
71.	Much Ado About Nothing (1973) (TV)	Benedick	1973	-	7.2 (60)

72.	Savages (1972)	James, the Limping Man	1972	-	5.9 (130)

73.	Mahoney's Estate (1972)	Felix	1972	-	-
	AKAs: Mahoney's Last Stand (Canada: English title)
74.	"NET Playhouse" (1966)	(segment "Foul!") (1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	-
	1 TV episode: Foul!/Actor's Choice (1971) (as Sam Waterson) (segment "Foul!")
75.	Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name? (1971)	Alex	1971	-	6.8 (44)
	AKAs: Death of a Hooker
76.	Cover Me Babe (1970)	Cameraman	1970	-	4.8 (44)
	AKAs: Run Shadow Run
77.	Three (1969/I)	Taylor	1969	-	5.9 (50)

78.	Generation (1969)	Desmond	1969	-	6.0 (42)
	AKAs: A Time for Caring A Time for Giving (UK)
79.	Fitzwilly (1967)	Oliver	1967	-	6.2 (295)
	AKAs: A Garden of Cucumbers Fitzwilly Strikes Back (UK)
80.	"N.Y.P.D." (1967)	Marco (1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	8.1 (60)
	1 TV episode: Murder for Infinity (1967) Marco
81.	"Hawk" (1966)	Peter (1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	7.4 (17)
	1 TV episode: The Living End of Sisterbaby (1966) Peter
82.	"Dr. Kildare" (1961)	Mark (2 episodes, 1965)	1965	-	7.7 (121)
	2 TV episodes: Enough La Boheme for Everybody (1965) Mark Life in the Dance Hall (1965) Mark
83.	The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean (1965)	Andy	1965	-	5.6 (6)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	A House Divided (2000) (TV)	(producer)	2000	-	6.4 (113)

2.	The Journey of August King (1995)	(producer)	1995	-	6.3 (421)

Director View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"I'll Fly Away" (1991)	(1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	8.3 (188)
		1 TV episode: Since Walter (1992)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour (2009)	(voice) Himself	2009	-	-

2.	"The National Parks: America's Best Idea" (2009)	(2 episodes, 2009)	2009	-	9.2 (160)
	2 TV episodes: Going Home: 1920-1933 (2009) (voice) The Empire of Grandeur: 1915-1919 (2009) (voice)
3.	"Infanity" (2005)	Himself (1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	5.2 (8)
	1 TV episode: Law & Order (2009) Himself
4.	"Rachael Ray" (2006)	(1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #2.99 (2008)
5.	"The Colbert Report" (2005)	Himself (1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	9.2 (6,249)
	1 TV episode: Andrew Young (2008) Himself
6.	"The View" (1997)	Himself (1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	2.9 (2,053)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 16 January 2008 (2008) Himself
7.	Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen (2007)	Narrator	2007	-	6.8 (5)
	AKAs: Cooper & Hemingway: A 20 Year Friendship
8.	The 61st Annual Tony Awards (2007) (TV)	Himself - Presenter: Best Revival of a Play	2007	-	6.3 (27)

9.	"Jeopardy!" (1984)	Himself (1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	8.6 (906)
	1 TV episode: 2006 Celebrity Jeopardy! Game 3. (2006) Himself
10.	AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers (2006) (TV)	Himself	2006	-	6.6 (86)

11.	"Art in the Twenty-First Century" (2001)	Himself (1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	7.2 (8)
	1 TV episode: Structures (2005) Himself
12.	The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)	Himself	2005	-	6.0 (76)

13.	"Character Studies" (2005)	Himself (1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	-
	1 TV episode: Amanda (2005) Himself
14.	Abraham Lincoln's Cooper Union Address (2004) (TV)	Himself - as Abraham Lincoln	2004	-	-

15.	Hammer and Cycle (2004)	(voice) Narrator	2004	-	8.1 (11)

16.	"Intimate Portrait" (1993)	Himself (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	7.8 (52)
	1 TV episode: Stockard Channing (2004) Himself
17.	Restore America Honors (2003) (TV)	Himself	2003	-	-

18.	Echoes from the White House (2001) (TV)		2001	-	-

19.	"The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996)	Himself (1 episode, 2001)	2001	-	3.6 (556)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 29 January 2001 (2001) Himself
20.	"The Howard Stern Radio Show" (1998)	Himself (1 episode, 2000)	2000	-	5.2 (177)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 24 September 2000 (2000) Himself
21.	"Larry King Live" (1985)	Himself (1 episode, 2000)	2000	-	5.8 (388)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 12 April 2000 (2000) Himself
22.	In Bad Taste (2000) (TV)	Himself	2000	-	6.8 (86)

23.	The Unfinished Journey (1999)	(voice) Narration	1999	-	5.7 (186)

24.	"The Directors" (1999)	Himself (1 episode)	1999	-	7.6 (81)
	1 TV episode: The Films of James Ivory (????) Himself
25.	"Great Books" (1993)	Interview (1 episode, 1999)	1999	-	7.1 (17)
	1 TV episode: The Great Gatsby (1999) Interview
26.	Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs (1999) (TV)	Narrator	1999	-	-

27.	4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1998) (TV)		1998	-	3.4 (16)

28.	Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997) (TV)	(voice) Thomas Jefferson	1997	-	8.8 (324)

29.	Liv Ullmann scener fra et liv (1997)		1997	-	6.3 (27)

30.	"Saturday Night Live" (1975)	Himself (1 episode, 1995)	1995	-	8.2 (6,608)
	AKAs: NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title) SNL (USA: informal title) SNL 25 (USA: alternative title) Saturday Night (USA: first season title) Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title) Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title) Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title) Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title) 1 TV episode: Quentin Tarantino/Smashing Pumpkins (1995) Himself
31.	"Lost Civilizations" (1995)	Host / Narrator (unknown episodes)	1995	-	7.5 (23)
	AKAs: Time Life's Lost Civilizations (USA: DVD title)
32.	A Gala for the President at Ford's Theatre (1994) (TV)	Himself	1994	-	-

33.	"HBO First Look" (1992)	Himself (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	6.4 (154)
	1 TV episode: The Making of 'Serial Mom' (1994) Himself
34.	"The Visionaries" (1994)	Himself - Host	1994	-	-

35.	Earth and the American Dream (1992)	(voice) Reader	1992	-	5.7 (40)

36.	Memory & Imagination: New Pathways to the Library of Congress (1990) (TV)	Himself	1990	-	8.5 (6)

37.	Night of 100 Stars III (1990) (TV)	Himself	1990	-	5.0 (12)

38.	The 42nd Annual Tony Awards (1988) (TV)	Himself - Performer	1988	-	3.2 (12)

39.	Liberty Weekend (1986) (TV)	Himself	1986	-	7.1 (26)

40.	The 40th Annual Tony Awards (1986) (TV)	Himself - Presenter & Performer	1986	-	-

41.	The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985) (TV)	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role	1985	-	5.6 (93)

42.	In Search of Ezra Pound (1966) (TV)	Man 2	1966	-	-


1.	Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies (2005) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself

2.	101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (2004) (TV)	Himself

3.	"Saturday Night Live"
	1 TV episode: Christopher Walken/Joan Osborne (1996) (uncredited) Himself
4.	Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994) (TV)	Tom Wingfield

5.	Swimming to Cambodia (1987)	Additional cast from 'The Killing Fields'

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