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Sam Waterston
From The TV IV
| Sam Waterston | |
| Birth name | Samuel Atkinson Waterston |
| Born | November 15, 1940 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Notable Roles | Jack McCoy in Law & Order
Forrest Bedford in I'll Fly Away |
| Notable Episodes | |
| Awards | 1 Golden Globe 1 Screen Actors Guild Award 1 Gemini Award |
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Sam Waterston is best known for his stint on the long running series Law & Order. His character, Jack McCoy, has also appeared on other Law & Order related shows.
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Roles
Starring Roles
| Series | Role | Year(s) | Season(s) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q.E.D. | Quentin E. Deverill | 1982 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| I'll Fly Away | Forrest Bedford | 1991–1993 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Law & Order | Jack McCoy | 1994–2010 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| The Newsroom | Charlie Skinner | 2012–2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Grace and Frankie | Sol | 2015– | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
Guest Starring Roles
| Series | Role | Episode | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Kildare | Mark | 5x06 - Life in the Dance Hall (2) | September 28, 1965 |
| Dr. Kildare | Mark | 5x08 - Enough La Boheme for Everybody (4) | October 11, 1965 |
| Amazing Stories | Jordan Manmoth | 1x19 - Mirror, Mirror | March 9, 1986 |
| Tales from the Crypt | G. G. Devoe | 5x02 - As Ye Sow | October 2, 1993 |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | Jack McCoy | 6x05 - Baby, It's You (2) | November 14, 1997 |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | Jack McCoy | 7x15 - Sideshow (2) | February 19, 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jack McCoy | 1x15 - Entitled (1) | February 18, 2000 |
| Family Guy | Dr. Kaplan | 2x04 - Brian in Love | March 7, 2000 |
| Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Jack McCoy | 1x01 - The Abominable Showman | March 3, 2005 |
| Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Jack McCoy | 1x08 - Skeleton (2) | April 15, 2005 |
| Masters of Science Fiction | Robert Havelmann | 1x01 - A Clean Escape | August 4, 2007 |
Made-for-TV Movies
| Title | Role | Airdate | Series/Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Room Upstairs | Travis Coles | January 31, 1987 | Hallmark Hall of Fame |
Awards and Accolades
Golden Globe Awards
(1 Win in 7 Nominations)
- Won: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama (1993)
Primetime Emmy Awards
(1 Win in 8 Nominations)
- Won: Outstanding Informational Series (1996)
- Lost Civilizations
Screen Actors Guild Awards
(1 Win in 2 Nominations)
- Won: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (1999)
Trivia
- His mother, Alice was a landscape painter and his father, George worked as a semanticist and language teacher
- Is the third of four children in his family
- Graduated from Yale University in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts degree
- Attended the Sorbonne in Paris and the American Actors Workshop
- Was married to his first wife, Barbara Rutledge-Johns from 1964 to 1975; they have a son, James, who is an actor
- Married to his second wife, Lynn Woodruff since 1976; they have a son, Graham and two daughters Katherine & Elisabeth, who are actresses
- Is a board member of Refugees International, Meals on Wheels, The United Way, and The Episcopal Actors' Guild of America
