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Sam Waterston
Actor | Producer | Director
Known for
Law & Order (1994-2010),
The Killing Fields (1984),
Serial Mom (1994),
The Great Gatsby (1974)
Details
Nov
15,
1940 (age 80)
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6' 1"
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External links
Filmography | Edit filmography
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000–2018)
(TV Series) - Jack McCoy / D.A. Jack McCoy (4 episodes, 2000) |
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Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (1994)
(TV Movie) - Daniel Chamberlain |
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I'll Fly Away (1991–1993)
(TV Series) - Forrest Bedford (38 episodes, 1991), Director (1 episode, 1992) |
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The Civil War (1990)
(TV Mini-series) - President Abraham Lincoln (9 episodes, 1990)
The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865) (Sep
27,
1990)
Season 1,
Episode 9
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President Abraham Lincoln (voice)
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2016–2020)
(TV Series) - Self / Self - Celebrity Arrest PSA (4 episodes, 2016) |
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Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2020)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2020)
Jane Fonda/Lily Tomlin/Milo Ventimiglia/Sam Waterston/Martin Sheen (Jan
17,
2020)
Season 17,
Episode 83
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Self
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The View (2008–2015)
(TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 2008)
Guest Co-Hostess Iliza Shlesinger/Sam Waterston/Lisa Lillien (Jun
10,
2015)
Season 18,
Episode 177
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Self
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The Colbert Report (2007–2014)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest / Poncho Denews / Charlie Skinner / Self (5 episodes, 2007) |
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The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2011)
(TV Special) - Self - Audience Member |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies (2005)
(TV Special) - Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Saturday Night Live (1995–1996)
(TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 1995)
Teri Hatcher/Dave Matthews Band (Apr
20,
1996)
Season 21,
Episode 18
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Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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American Masters (1994)
(TV Series) - Tom Wingfield (1 episode, 1994)
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (Dec
19,
1994)
Season 9,
Episode 2
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Tom Wingfield (archive footage)
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