Sam Waterston was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, on November 15, 1940, is an American actor. Young Sam Waterston began his professional acting career on the New York stage. He landed his Broadway debut in a play "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad" (1963) in role as Jonathan, at Morosco Theatre. He made his big screen debut in drama film The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean (1965) in role as Andy. He got his television debut in NBC medical drama series Dr. Kildare (1965) in episodes: "Life in the Dance Hall: F-U-N" and "Enough La Boheme for Everybody", in role as Mark. Sam's breakthrough performance came as Benedick in the Public's New York Shakespeare Festival production of "Much Ado About Nothing" (1972).
How tall is Sam Waterston and what is his weight? Sam Waterston's height is 6' 1" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 185 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 158.5 іn pоunds or 72 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 83 years old. His net worth is around 15 million dollars.
Sam Waterston
November 15, 1940
83 years old
United States
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6 ft 1 in | 185 cm
$15 Million
72 kg | 158.5 lbs
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He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his role as Sydney Schanberg in biographical drama film The Killing Fields (1984).
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role as Tom Wingfield in drama film The Glass Menagerie (1973).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actor and New Star of the Year for his performance as Nick Carraway in romantic drama movie The Great Gatsby (1974).
Three (1969) drama as Taylor
Capricorn One (1978) thriller as Lieutenant Colonel Peter Willis, USAF
Heaven's Gate (1980) epic Western as Frank Canton
Hopscotch (1980) spy comedy as Joe Cutter
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) comedy drama as Ben
Serial Mom (1994) black comedy crime as Eugene Sutphin, DDS
The Man in the Moon (1991) coming of age drama as Matthew Trant
September (1987) drama as Peter
Rancho Deluxe (1975) Western comedy as Cecil Colson
Warning Sign (1985) science fiction horror as Cal Morse
The Glass Menagerie (1973) drama as Tom Wingfield
Shadow Conspiracy (1997) political thriller as President of the United States
Mindwalk (1990) drama as Jack Edwards
Miss Sloane (2016) political thriller as George Dupont
He was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor on Television and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his role as J. Robert Oppenheimer in biographical miniseries Oppenheimer (1980).
He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role as Forrest Bedford in NBC drama series I'll Fly Away (1991–1993).
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama for his role as Jack McCoy in NBC police procedural and legal drama series Law & Order (1994-2010).
Freedom to Speak (1982) biographical miniseries as Theodore Roosevelt
The Nightmare Years (1989) miniseries as William L. Shirer
He voiced Abraham Lincoln in documentary miniseries The Civil War (1990).
Warburg: A Man of Influence (1992) biographical miniseries as Siegmund Warburg
The Newsroom (2012-2014) HBO political drama series as Charlie Skinner
Grace and Frankie (2015-) Netflix comedy series as Sol Bergstein
Godless (2017) Netflix Western drama miniseries as Marshal John Cook
The Dropout (2022) Hulu biographical crime drama miniseries as George Shultz
Attended Brooks School and Groton School in Massachusetts.
Graduated from Yale University (1962) with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Studied at Clinton Playhouse, Sorbonne in Paris and American Actors Workshop.
Has two sisters and one brother.
He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Abraham Lincoln in a play "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" (1993-1994), at Vivian Beaumont Theater.
He was good friend with Bruce Lee.
Fan of the Mark Morris Dance Group.
He was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 2012.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on 7040 Hollywood Boulevard in 2010.
Lives in Connecticut and Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, United States.
He was married to Barbara Rutledge-Johns (1964-1975) they have one son, James.
He married Lynn Louisa Woodruff in 1976, they have two daughters: Elisabeth, Katherine and one son, Graham.