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Sam Waterston
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Samuel Atkinson Waterston, known as Sam Waterston, is an American film director, film producer, and actor. Born on November 15, 1940, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he began his work period in 1962. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and speaks English.
Waterston has received an Emmy Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor and a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He is the father of Katherine Waterston and James Waterston. He was educated at the University of Paris, Yale University, and Groton School.
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Film & TV
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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…
Known for
- Carousel — Sam2026
- Merchant Ivory — Self2024
- A Case for Love — Self2024
- The Six Triple Eight — Franklin Delano Roosevelt2024
- Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled — Self2023
- The Dropout — George Shultz2022
- Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time — Self (voice)2021
- The Man in the Woods — Headmaster Waldorf2020
- Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story — Self2020
- On the Basis of Sex — Erwin Griswold2018
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Key facts
- Born
- Samuel Atkinson Waterston , ( 1940-11-15 ) November 15, 1940 (age 85) , Cambridge, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1962–present
- Spouses
- Barbara Rutledge Johns ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1964 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1975 ) Lynn Louisa Woodruff ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1976 )
- Children
- 4, including James and Katherine
- Awards
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sam
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cambridge
- Child
- James Waterston
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Groton School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- film production
- Image
- Sam Waterston at PaleyFest 2013.jpg
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- Sam Waterston
- date of birth
- 1940-01-01
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- birth name
- Samuel Atkinson Waterston
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Samuel Atkinson Waterston (born November 15, 1940) is an American actor. Waterston is known for his work in theater, television, and film. He has received numerous accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two BAFTA Awards. His acting career has spanned over five decades acting on stage and screen. Waterston received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010 and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2012.
Waterston studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and the American Actors Workshop. He started his career in theater on the New York City stage, appearing in multiple revivals of Shakespeare. Waterston starred in numerous productions at the Public Theatre including Indians (1969), The Trial of Catonsville Nine (1970), A Doll's House (1975), Hamlet (1975), Measure for Measure (1977), and Benefactors (1980). He portrayed Abraham Lincoln on Broadway in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1993) where he received a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination.
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