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Biography

Sam Waterston is widely recognized for his portrayal of Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy on the long-running NBC series Law & Order. Though he…more

Born

11/15/1940, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Birth Name

Samuel Atkinson Waterston

Gender

Male

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Star (8)

Role
- Law & Order
  D.A. Jack McCoy
  - S 20: Ep 23 Rubber Room
    5/24/10
  - S 20: Ep 22 Love Eternal
    5/17/10
  - S 20: Ep 21 Immortal
    5/17/10
  - S 20: Ep 20 The Taxman Cometh
    5/10/10
  - S 20: Ep 19 Crashers
    5/3/10
  - + 57 More Credits
- Law & Order
  Exec. A.D.A. Jack McCoy
  - S 18: Ep 14 Burn Card
    4/23/08
  - S 17: Ep 22 The Family Hour
    5/18/07
  - S 17: Ep 21 Over Here
    5/11/07
  - S 17: Ep 20 Captive
    5/4/07
  - S 17: Ep 19 Fallout
    4/27/07
  - + 128 More Credits
- Masters of Science Fiction
  Havelman
  - S 1: Ep 1 A Clean Escape
    8/4/07
- Law & Order
  A.D.A. Jack McCoy (Seasons 5-)
  - S 17: Ep 2 Avatar
    9/29/06
- Law & Order
  Exec. ADA Jack McCoy
  - S 15: Ep 24 Locomotion
    5/18/05
  - S 15: Ep 21 Publish and Perish
    4/20/05
  - S 15: Ep 20 Tombstone
    4/13/05
  - S 15: Ep 18 Dining Out
    3/2/05
  - S 15: Ep 17 License to Kill
    2/23/05
  - + 168 More Credits
- I'll Fly Away
  District Attorney Forrest Bedford
  - S 3: Ep 1 I'll Fly Away: Then And Now
    10/11/93
  - S 2: Ep 16 State
    2/5/93
  - S 2: Ep 15 Commencement
    1/29/93
  - S 2: Ep 14 What's In A Name?
    1/22/93
  - S 2: Ep 13 Small Wishes
    1/15/93
  - + 34 More Credits
- Lantern Hill
  Andrew Stuart
  - S 1: Ep 1 Lantern Hill
    12/30/90
- Q.E.D.
  Quentin E. Deverill
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Limehouse Connection
    4/27/82
  - S 1: Ep 5 To Catch a Ghost
    4/20/82
  - S 1: Ep 4 4.10 to Zurich
    4/13/82
  - S 1: Ep 3 Infernal Device
    4/6/82
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Great Motor Race
    3/30/82
  - + 1 More Credits
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  DA Jack McCoy
  - S 11: Ep 21 Torch
    4/28/10
- The National Parks: America's Best Idea
  Voices
- American Playhouse
  J. Robert Oppenheimer
  - S 1: Ep 24 Oppenheimer (7)
    6/22/82
  - S 1: Ep 23 Oppenheimer (6)
    6/15/82
  - S 1: Ep 22 Oppenheimer (5)
    6/8/82
  - S 1: Ep 21 Oppenheimer (4)
    6/1/82
  - S 1: Ep 20 Oppenheimer (3)
    5/25/82
  - + 2 More Credits
Guest Star (27)

Role
- The Colbert Report
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 11 Stephen Colbert's Sport Report
    1/23/08
  - S 4: Ep 9 Eric Weiner
    1/21/08
  - S 4: Ep 5 Neil Shubin
    1/14/08
  - S 3: Ep 121 Tony Bennett
    9/26/07
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  DA Jack McCoy
  - S 9: Ep 7 Blinded
    11/13/07
- Face The Nation
  Himself
  - S 54: Ep 25 June 24, 2007
    6/24/07
- This Week
  Himself
  - S 27: Ep 11 March 18, 2007
    3/18/07
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury
  EADA Jack McCoy
  - S 1: Ep 8 Skeleton (2)
    4/15/05
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury
  Exec. A.D.A. Jack McCoy
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Abominable Showman
    3/3/05
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 100 Show #912
    1/29/01
- Family Guy
  Dr. Kaplan (Uncredited)
  - S 2: Ep 13 Road to Rhode Island
    5/30/00
- Family Guy
  Dr. Kaplan
  - S 2: Ep 4 Brian in Love
    3/7/00
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Exec. ADA Jack McCoy
  - S 1: Ep 15 Entitled
    2/18/00
- Homicide: Life on the Street
  Exec ADA Jack McCoy
  - S 7: Ep 15 Sideshow (2)
    2/19/99
  - S 6: Ep 5 Baby It's You (2)
    11/14/97
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 28 Miracle At Midnight
    5/17/98
- Tales from the Crypt
  G.G. Devoe
  - S 5: Ep 2 As Ye Sow
    10/2/93
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 44: Ep 1 The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    8/30/92
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 173 May 13, 1992
    5/13/92
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 30: Ep 76 Show #4487
    2/27/92
- One On One With John Tesh
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 70 December 16, 1991
    12/16/91
- American Experience
  Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 13 Views of a Vanishing Frontier
    12/27/88
- Larry King Live
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 123 Episode 4-123
    1/1/88
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Travis Coles
  - S 36: Ep 2 Room Upstairs
    1/31/87
- American Masters
  Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 8 Thomas Eakins: A Motion Portrait
    8/25/86
- Amazing Stories
  Jordan Manmoth
  - S 1: Ep 19 Mirror, Mirror
    3/9/86
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 57: Ep 1 The 57th Annual Academy Awards
    3/25/85
- Great Books
  Interview
  - — The Great Gatsby
- N.Y.P.D.
  Marco
  - S 1: Ep 9 Murder For Infinity
    11/7/67
- Hawk
  Peter
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Living End of Sisterbaby
    11/3/66
- Dr. Kildare
  Mark
  - S 5: Ep 8 Enough La Boheme For Everybody (4)
    10/11/65
  - S 5: Ep 6 Life In The Dance Hall: F-U-N (2)
    9/28/65
Director (1)

Role
- I'll Fly Away
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 9 Since Walter
    11/27/92

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- Sam and his Law & Order castmates were nominated for 7 Screen Actors Guild Awards from 1997 to 2002 and in 2004 for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. In 1999 he won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series.
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- Sam's former "Law & Order" cast mate Steven Hill (District Attorney Adam Schiff) was the spokesperson for TD Waterhouse (now TD Ameritrade) prior to Sam taking over as the company's spokesman.
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- Sam played the President in the 1997 movie Shadow Conspiracy.
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- Sam Waterston: As the spirit of the people in The Visionaries shows us, it's about putting it out there and seeing what happens. Doing what you can about huge, intractable problems; now that's an idea worth encouraging.
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