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Sam Waterston

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Sam Waterston
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Sam Waterston was born on 15 November 1940 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Killing Fields (1984), The Great Gatsby (1974) and Law & Order (1990). He has been married to Lynn Louisa Woodruff since 26 January 1976. They have three children. He was previously married to Barbara Rutledge Johns.
BornNovember 15, 1940
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BornNovember 15, 1940
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 38 nominations total

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    Known for

    Sam Waterston in The Killing Fields (1984)
    The Killing Fields
    7.8
    • Sydney Schanberg
    • 1984
    Robert Redford and Mia Farrow in The Great Gatsby (1974)
    The Great Gatsby
    6.4
    • Nick Carraway
    • 1974
    Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • DA Jack McCoy
    • Interim DA Jack McCoy
    • Executive ADA Jack McCoy
    Matthew Lillard, Kathleen Turner, Ricki Lake, and Sam Waterston in Serial Mom (1994)
    Serial Mom
    6.8
    • Dad
    • 1994

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Carousel
      • Post-production
    • Kerry Washington, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Pepi Sonuga, Sarah Jeffery, Ebony Obsidian, and Shanice Shantay in The Six Triple Eight (2024)
      The Six Triple Eight
      6.7
      • President Roosevelt
      • 2024
    • Law & Order (1990)
      Law & Order
      7.8
      TV Series
      • DA Jack McCoy
      • Interim DA Jack McCoy
      • Executive ADA Jack McCoy
      • 1994–2024
    • Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in Grace and Frankie (2015)
      Grace and Frankie
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Sol Bergstein
      • 2015–2022
    • Amanda Seyfried in The Dropout (2022)
      The Dropout
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • George Shultz
      • 2022
    • The Final Chapters of Richard Brown Winters (2021)
      The Final Chapters of Richard Brown Winters
      Podcast Series
      • Winters (voice)
      • 2021
    • Jane Alexander, Sam Waterston, Kevin Corrigan, Marin Ireland, William Jackson Harper, Odessa Young, and Jack Kilmer in The Man in the Woods (2020)
      The Man in the Woods
      5.4
      • Headmaster Waldorf
      • 2020
    • Felicity Jones in On the Basis of Sex (2018)
      On the Basis of Sex
      7.1
      • Erwin Griswold
      • 2018
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • DA Jack McCoy
      • Executive ADA Jack McCoy
      • 2000–2018
    • Michelle Dockery in Godless (2017)
      Godless
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Marshal John Cook
      • 2017
    • Jessica Chastain in Miss Sloane (2016)
      Miss Sloane
      7.5
      • George Dupont
      • 2016
    • Louis Cancelmi and Jessica Joffe in And It Was Good (2015)
      And It Was Good
      • Judge Alexander Baas
      • Doctor
      • Gravedigger
      • 2015
    • Anesthesia (2015)
      Anesthesia
      6.1
      • Walter Zarrow
      • 2015
    • Jeff Daniels in The Newsroom (2012)
      The Newsroom
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Charlie Skinner
      • 2012–2014
    • Please Be Normal (2014)
      Please Be Normal
      5.3
      • Dad
      • 2014
    • The Path to Violence (2013)
      The Path to Violence
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Narrator (2013) (voice)
      • 2013

    Producer

    • Jennifer Beals, Sam Waterston, Tim Daly, and LisaGay Hamilton in A House Divided (2000)
      A House Divided
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2000
    • The Journey of August King (1995)
      The Journey of August King
      6.5
      • producer
      • 1995

    Director

    • Sam Waterston, John Aaron Bennett, Ashlee Levitch, Jeremy London, and Regina Taylor in I'll Fly Away (1991)
      I'll Fly Away
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1992

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    Swimming to Cambodia
    Swimming to Cambodia
    Clip 2:02
    Swimming to Cambodia
    Oppenheimer
    Clip 2:19
    Oppenheimer
    Official Teaser
    Trailer 1:18
    Official Teaser
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:17
    Official Trailer
    Season 7B Official Trailer
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    Season 7B Official Trailer

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Sam Waterson
    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • November 15, 1940
      • Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
    • Spouses
        Lynn Louisa WoodruffJanuary 26, 1976 - present (3 children)
    • Children
        Elisabeth Waterston
    • Parents
        Alice Tucker Atkinson
    • Relatives
        Roberta Page Waterston(Sibling)
    • Other works
      TV commercial for AT&T (1997)
    • Publicity listings
      • 3 Articles
      • 1 Pictorial
      • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Was good friends with Bruce Lee.
    • Quotes
      [on lawyers] It's more fun to play one than to be one.
    • Trademarks
        Frequently portrays Abraham Lincoln (three times) and other Presidents of the United States

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    • How old is Sam Waterston?
      84 years old
    • When was Sam Waterston born?
      November 15, 1940
    • Where was Sam Waterston born?
      Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
    • What is Sam Waterston's birth name?
      Samuel Atkinson Waterston
    • How tall is Sam Waterston?
      6 feet 1 inch, or 1.85 meters

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