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Sam Waterston is a Actor and Producer American born on 15 november 1940 at Cambridge (USA)
Samuel Atkinson "Sam" Waterston (born November 15, 1940) is an American actor, producer and director. Among other roles, he is noted for his portrayal of Sydney Schanberg in The Killing Fields (1984), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, and his starring role as Jack McCoy on the long-running NBC television series Law & Order (1994–2010), which brought him Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. 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 fifty-year career. He has also starred in numerous stage productions. Allmovie has characterised Waterston as having "cultivated a loyal following with his quietly charismatic, unfailingly solid performances."
Waterston received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010 and was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 2012.
An active humanitarian, Waterston donates time to organizations such as Oceana, where he is a board member, Refugees International, Meals on Wheels, The United Way, and The Episcopal Actors' Guild of America.
In 2012, Waterston received the Goodermote Humanitarian Award from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for his longtime support of refugees around the world.
Waterston, a practicing Episcopalian, narrated the 1999 biographical documentary of Episcopal civil rights martyr Jonathan Myrick Daniels, Here Am I, Send Me.
He was a spokesman for the Unity08 movement, which unsuccessfully sought to run a non- or bipartisan
presidential ticket in the 2008 presidential election. Waterston has stated that he was a Democrat until he left the party in disgust following the airing of Lyndon B. Johnson's "Daisy" election advertisement in 1964. Waterston has also appeared in print ads, and announced in television commercials, for the liberal magazine The Nation. However, he endorsed Democratic President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012.
Waterston is a longtime friend and fan of the Mark Morris Dance Group and hosted the television presentation of Mozart Dances on PBS' Live from Lincoln Center on August 16, 2007.
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Birth name Samuel Atkinson Waterston
Nationality USA
Birth 15 november 1940 (83 years) at Cambridge (USA)
Awards Emmy Award
Nationality USA
Birth 15 november 1940 (83 years) at Cambridge (USA)
Awards Emmy Award
Samuel Atkinson "Sam" Waterston (born November 15, 1940) is an American actor, producer and director. Among other roles, he is noted for his portrayal of Sydney Schanberg in The Killing Fields (1984), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, and his starring role as Jack McCoy on the long-running NBC television series Law & Order (1994–2010), which brought him Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. 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 fifty-year career. He has also starred in numerous stage productions. Allmovie has characterised Waterston as having "cultivated a loyal following with his quietly charismatic, unfailingly solid performances."
Waterston received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010 and was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 2012.
Biography
Waterston and his first wife, Barbara Rutledge-Johns, divorced in 1975. They have one son, James, also an actor. Waterston married his second wife, former model Lynn Louisa Woodruff, in 1976. They have three children, daughters Katherine Waterston and Elisabeth Waterston, who are also actors, and a son, Graham.An active humanitarian, Waterston donates time to organizations such as Oceana, where he is a board member, Refugees International, Meals on Wheels, The United Way, and The Episcopal Actors' Guild of America.
In 2012, Waterston received the Goodermote Humanitarian Award from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for his longtime support of refugees around the world.
Waterston, a practicing Episcopalian, narrated the 1999 biographical documentary of Episcopal civil rights martyr Jonathan Myrick Daniels, Here Am I, Send Me.
He was a spokesman for the Unity08 movement, which unsuccessfully sought to run a non- or bipartisan
presidential ticket in the 2008 presidential election. Waterston has stated that he was a Democrat until he left the party in disgust following the airing of Lyndon B. Johnson's "Daisy" election advertisement in 1964. Waterston has also appeared in print ads, and announced in television commercials, for the liberal magazine The Nation. However, he endorsed Democratic President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012.
Waterston is a longtime friend and fan of the Mark Morris Dance Group and hosted the television presentation of Mozart Dances on PBS' Live from Lincoln Center on August 16, 2007.
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Filmography of Sam Waterston (57 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | On the Basis of Sex | Actor | Erwin Griswold |
| 2016 | Anesthesia | Actor | Prof. Walter Zarrow |
| 2016 | Miss Sloane | Actor | George Dupont |
| 2009 | The National Parks: America's Best Idea | Actor | |
| 2003 | Le Divorce | Actor | Chester Walker |
| 2002 | The Matthew Shepard Story | Actor | Dennis Shepard |
| 2000 | In Bad Taste | Actor | Self |
| 1998 | Exiled | Actor | Jack McCoy |
| 1998 | Exiled | Actor | Jack McCoy |
| 1997 | Shadow Conspiracy | Actor | The President |
| 1997 | Thomas Jefferson | Actor | Thomas Jefferson (voice) |
| 1997 | Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery | Actor | Thomas Jefferson |
| 1996 | The Proprietor | Actor | Harry Bancroft |
| 1995 | Nixon | Actor | Richard Helms |
| 1995 | The Journey of August King | Actor, Producer | Mooney Wright |
| 1994 | Serial Mom | Actor | Eugene Sutphin |
| 1994 | Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker | Actor | Daniel Chamberlain |
| 1994 | David's Mother | Actor | John Nils |
| 1994 | The Enemy Within | Actor | President William Foster |
| 1993 | A Captive in the Land | Actor | Royce |
| 1991 | The Man in the Moon | Actor | Matthew Trant |
| 1990 | Mindwalk | Actor | Jack Edwards |
| 1990 | The Civil War | Actor | President Abraham Lincoln |
| 1989 | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Actor | Ben |
| 1989 | Welcome Home | Actor | Woody |
| 1989 | Lantern Hill | Actor | Andrew Stuart |
| 1987 | September | Actor | Peter |
| 1987 | Swimming to Cambodia | Actor | Additional cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage) |
| 1987 | The Room Upstairs | Actor | Travis Coles |
| 1986 | Hannah and Her Sisters | Actor | David (uncredited) |
| 1986 | Just Between Friends | Actor | Harry Crandall |
| 1986 | The Fifth Missile | Actor | Capt. Allard Renslow |
| 1986 | Flagrant Désir | Actor | Inspecteur Gerry Morrison |
| 1985 | Warning Sign | Actor | Cal Morse |
| 1985 | Finnegan Begin Again | Actor | Paul Broadbent |
| 1985 | Love Lives On | Actor | Bernie |
| 1984 | The Killing Fields | Actor | Sydney Schanberg |
| 1984 | The Boy Who Loved Trolls | Actor | Ofoeti |
| 1983 | Dempsey | Actor | Doc Kearns |
| 1980 | Heaven's Gate | Actor | Frank Canton |
| 1980 | Friendly Fire | Actor | C.D.B. Bryan |
| 1980 | Hopscotch | Actor | Jack Cutter |
| 1980 | Sweet William | Actor | William McClusky |
| 1979 | Eagle's Wing | Actor | White Bull |
| 1978 | Interiors | Actor | Mike |
| 1977 | Capricorn One | Actor | Lt. Col. Peter Willis |
| 1976 | Sweet Revenge | Actor | Le Clerq |
| 1975 | Rancho Deluxe | Actor | Cecil Colson |
| 1975 | Journey into Fear | Actor | Mr. Graham |
| 1974 | The Great Gatsby | Actor | Nick Carraway |
| 1974 | Reflections of Murder | Actor | Michael Elliott |
| 1973 | The Glass Menagerie | Actor | Tom Wingfield |
| 1972 | Savages | Actor | James, the Limping Man |
| 1971 | Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? | Actor | Alex Monte |
| 1970 | Cover Me Babe | Actor | Cameraman |
| 1969 | Three | Actor | Taylor |
| 1967 | Fitzwilly | Actor | Oliver |