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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 La déchirure (1984), Gatsby le magnifique (1974) and New York - Police judiciaire (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
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,00069
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 37 nominations total

    Photos194

    Anne Archer and Sam Waterston in The Dropout (2022)
    Anne Archer, Sam Waterston, and Dylan Minnette in The Dropout (2022)
    Sam Waterston in New York - Police judiciaire (1990)
    Sam Waterston and Amanda Seyfried in The Dropout (2022)
    Sam Waterston and Dylan Minnette in The Dropout (2022)
    Sam Waterston and Amanda Seyfried in The Dropout (2022)
    Sam Waterston and Dylan Minnette in The Dropout (2022)
    Kurtwood Smith, Sam Waterston, and Amanda Seyfried in The Dropout (2022)
    Sam Waterston, Amanda Seyfried, and Dylan Minnette in The Dropout (2022)
    Sam Waterston in The Dropout (2022)
    Sam Waterston, Linus Roache, and Alana De La Garza in New York - Police judiciaire (1990)
    Carey Lowell and Sam Waterston in New York - Police judiciaire (1990)

    Known for:

    Sam Waterston and Haing S. Ngor in La déchirure (1984)
    La déchirure
    7.8
    • Sydney Schanberg
    • 1984
    Robert Redford and Mia Farrow in Gatsby le magnifique (1974)
    Gatsby le magnifique
    6.4
    • Nick Carraway
    • 1974
    Tony Goldwyn, Camryn Manheim, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in New York - Police judiciaire (1990)
    New York - Police judiciaire
    7.8
    TV Series
    • DA Jack McCoy
    • Executive ADA Jack McCoy
    • Interim DA Jack McCoy
    Matthew Lillard, Kathleen Turner, Ricki Lake, and Sam Waterston in Serial Mother (1994)
    Serial Mother
    6.8
    • Dad
    • 1994

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Six Triple Eight
      • Completed
      • 2024
    • Tony Goldwyn, Camryn Manheim, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in New York - Police judiciaire (1990)
      New York - Police judiciaire
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Executive ADA Jack McCoy
      • DA Jack McCoy
      • Interim DA Jack McCoy
      • 1994–2024
    • Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in Grace et Frankie (2015)
      Grace et 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
      • 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
      5.3
      • Headmaster Waldorf
      • 2020
    • Felicity Jones in Une femme d'exception (2018)
      Une femme d'exception
      7.1
      • Erwin Griswold
      • 2018
    • Ice-T, Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, and Peter Scanavino in New York - Unité spéciale (1999)
      New York - Unité spéciale
      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
      • Doctor
      • Gravedigger
      • Judge Alexander Baas
      • 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
      5.2
      • Dad
      • 2014
    • The Path to Violence (2013)
      The Path to Violence
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Narrator (2013) (voice)
      • 2013
    • Jean Reno, Orla Brady, Celyn Jones, Wunmi Mosaku, and Tom Austen in Jo (2013)
      Jo
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • David Zifkin
      • 2013

    Producer

    • Jennifer Beals, Sam Waterston, Tim Daly, and LisaGay Hamilton in Sangs mêlés (2000)
      Sangs mêlés
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2000
    • Les chemins de la liberté (1995)
      Les chemins de la liberté
      6.5
      • producer
      • 1995

    Director

    • Sam Waterston, John Aaron Bennett, Ashlee Levitch, Jeremy London, and Regina Taylor in Les ailes du destin (1991)
      Les ailes du destin
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1992

    Videos45

    How Amanda Seyfried Instantly Snaps Into Character as Elizabeth Holmes
    Clip 2:15
    How Amanda Seyfried Instantly Snaps Into Character as Elizabeth Holmes
    Swimming to Cambodia
    Clip 2:02
    Swimming to Cambodia
    Oppenheimer
    Clip 2:19
    Oppenheimer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:17
    Official Trailer
    Season 7B Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:14
    Season 7B Official Trailer
    Trailer
    Trailer 2:04
    Trailer
    Trailer
    Trailer 0:47
    Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:39
    Official Trailer
    Teaser Announcement
    Trailer 0:43
    Teaser Announcement
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 3:03
    Official Trailer
    Season 6 Trailer
    Trailer 2:05
    Season 6 Trailer
    Season 5 Trailer
    Trailer 2:21
    Season 5 Trailer

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Sam Waterson
    • Height
      • 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 (Brookline)
    • 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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