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6 | Samuel Atkinson "Sam" Waterston (born November 15, 1940 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American actor. |
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8 | He's best known for starring on ''Series/LawAndOrder'' as Jack [=McCoy=] for sixteen years and being [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar-nominated]] for the role of journalist Sydney Schanberg in 1984's ''Film/TheKillingFields''. |
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10 | He has a daughter, Creator/{{Katherine|Waterston}}, who also became an actress. |
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13 | !!Partial filmography: |
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15 | [[folder:Film roles]] |
16 | * ''Film/{{Fitzwilly}}'' (1967): Oliver |
17 | * ''Film/{{The Great Gatsby|1974}}'' (1974): Nick Carraway |
18 | * ''Film/CapricornOne'' (1978): Lt. Col. Peter Willis |
19 | * ''Film/{{Interiors}}'' (1978): Mike |
20 | * ''Film/{{Hopscotch}}'' (1980): Joe Cutter |
21 | * ''Film/HeavensGate'' (1980): Frank Canton |
22 | * ''Film/TheKillingFields'' (1984): Sydney Schanberg |
23 | * ''Film/WarningSign'' (1985): Cal Morse |
24 | * ''Film/HannahAndHerSisters'' (1986): David |
25 | * ''Film/{{September|1987}}'' (1987): Peter |
26 | * ''Film/CrimesAndMisdemeanors'' (1989): Ben |
27 | * ''Film/TheManInTheMoon'' (1991): Matthew Trant |
28 | * ''Film/SerialMom'' (1994): Eugene Sutphin |
29 | * ''Film/{{Nixon}}'' (1995): Richard Helms[[note]]director's cut only[[/note]] |
30 | * ''Film/MissSloane'' (2016): George Dupont |
31 | * ''Film/OnTheBasisOfSex'' (2018): Erwin Griswold |
32 | [[/folder]] |
33 | |
34 | [[folder:Television roles]] |
35 | * ''Oppenheimer'' (1980): UsefulNotes/RobertOppenheimer |
36 | * ''Gore Vidal's Lincoln'': (1988): President UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln |
37 | * ''Series/TheCivilWar'' (1990): President UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln (voice) |
38 | * ''I'll Fly Away'' (1991–93): Forrest Bedford |
39 | * ''Series/LawAndOrder'' (1994–2010, 2022-): Jack [=McCoy=] |
40 | ** ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'': (2 episodes from 1997–99) Jack [=McCoy=] |
41 | ** ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU'' (4 episodes from 2000–18) Jack [=McCoy=] |
42 | ** ''Series/LawAndOrderTrialByJury'' (2005; two episodes) Jack [=McCoy=] |
43 | * ''Series/TheNewsroom'' (2012–14): Charlie Skinner |
44 | * ''Series/{{Godless}}'' (2017): Marshal John Cook |
45 | * ''Series/GraceAndFrankie'' (2015–22): Sol Bergstein |
46 | * ''Series/TheDropout'' (2022): George Schultz |
47 | [[/folder]] |
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