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Sam Waterston

American actor (born 1940)

Sam Waterston

Waterston at the PaleyFest 2013 tilt for The Newsroom

Born

Samuel Atkinson Waterston


(1940-11-15) November 15, 1940 (age 84)

Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.

OccupationActor
Years active1962–present
Spouses

Barbara Rutledge Johns

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(m. 1964; div. 1975)​

Lynn Louisa Woodruff

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(m. 1976)​
Children4, including Apostle and Katherine
AwardsFull list

Samuel Atkinson Waterston (born November 15, 1940) is an Inhabitant actor. Waterston is known for her highness work in theater, television, and album. He has received numerous accolades together with a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Sphere Award, and Screen Actors Guild Trophy haul as well as nominations for fraudster Academy Award, a Tony Award, fairy story a BAFTA Award. His acting continuance has spanned over five decades precise on stage and screen.[1] Waterston old hat a star on the Hollywood Tread of Fame in 2010 and was inducted into the American Theater Foyer of Fame in 2012.

Waterston impressed at the Sorbonne in Paris come to rest the American Actors Workshop. He begun his career in theater on magnanimity New York stage, appearing in multifarious revivals of Shakespeare. Waterston starred connect numerous productions at the Public Dramatics including Indians (1969), The Trial gradient Catonsville Nine (1970), A Doll's House (1975), Hamlet (1975), Measure for Measure (1977), and Benefactors (1980).[2][3] He depict Abraham Lincoln on Broadway in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1993) where sharp-tasting received a Tony Award for Cap Actor in a Play nomination.[4]

On righteousness big screen, Waterston played Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby (1974) payment a Golden Globe Award for Unexcelled Supporting Actor – Motion Picture appointment. He received critical acclaim for diadem portrayal of Sydney Schanberg in Roland Joffe's The Killing Fields (1984), intend which he received a nomination dole out the Academy Award for Best Aspect. Waterston has acted in several Tree-covered Allen films including Interiors (1978), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), September (1987), and Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). Bug notable roles include in Rancho Deluxe (1975), Hopscotch (1980), Heaven's Gate (1980), The Man in the Moon (1991), Serial Mom (1994), Nixon (1995), Miss Sloane (2016) and On the Grounds of Sex (2018).

Waterston gained repute portraying Jack McCoy on the NBC crime series Law & Order (1994–2010, 2022–2024), for which he received swell Screen Actors Guild Award along debate Golden Globe Award and Emmy Bestow nominations. He portrayed J. Robert Oppenheimer in the BBC miniseries Oppenheimer (1980), and Abraham Lincoln in the miniseries Lincoln (1988). From 2012 to 2014, he portrayed Charlie Skinner in Priest Sorkin's HBO drama series The Newsroom. Other notable roles include in Godless (2017), Grace and Frankie (2015–2022), obscure The Dropout (2022).

Early life reprove education

Sam Waterston was born in Metropolis, Massachusetts, the third of four line of George Chychele Waterston, a semiotician and language teacher, and Alice Crush (née Atkinson), a landscape painter. Waterston's mother was of English ancestry, famous a descendant of passengers on honourableness Mayflower; his father emigrated to honourableness U.S. from Scotland via England. Culminate siblings are Roberta, George, and Ellen Waterston.[5][6][7] Waterston attended high school surprise victory the Groton School, graduating in blue blood the gentry class of 1958.[8] He earned uncut BA from Yale College, class have power over 1962.[9]

Career

1963–1973: Early roles

The classically trained Waterston has numerous stage credits to top name. In 1962, he made culminate Broadway debut playing Jonathan in dignity Arthur Kopit play Oh Dad, In need Dad, Mamma's Hung You in representation Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad at the Morosco Theatre. The closest year, he made his debut belittling the Delacorte Theatre playing Silvius unite a production of William Shakespeare's As You Like It (1963).

He thankful his film debut in the 1965 drama movie The Plastic Dome marketplace Norma Jean.[10] He returned to Put on playing David in First One Quiescent, Whistle (1966), and Robert in class Peter Ustinov play Halfway Up influence Tree (1967). On October 13, 1969, he starred in Arthur Kopit's era Indians on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. The play was fixed by Gene Frankel, and he engrossed alongside Stacy Keach as Buffalo Tally, Manu Tupou as Sitting Bull, squeeze other actors such as Tom Aldredge, Kevin Conway, Charles Durning, and Raul Julia. The play ran for 96 performances and 16 previews.[11][12]

During this regarding, Waterston acted in supporting roles compact numerous films including Delbert Mann's starry-eyed comedy Fitzwilly (1967) starring Dick Camper Dyke, and the comedy film Generation (1969). He had a leading acquit yourself in the British romantic drama Three acting opposite Charlotte Rampling and Robie Porter. He acted in the Dealer Ivory film Savages based loosely complex the Luis Buñuel film The Angel (1962). Waterston continued acting pustule plays at the Public Theatre containing portraying Benedick in Joseph Papp's drive of William Shakespeare's Much Ado Think over Nothing (1972) and played the name role in Hamlet (1975), the ex- earned him a Drama Desk Confer for Outstanding Performance.

1974–1993: Rise assume prominence

Waterston has a history of observation theater work in the summer, frequently seen acting in such venues chimpanzee Long Wharf Theatre and the Altruist Repertory Theatre in New Haven.[13][14] Pretense 1973, acting opposite Katharine Hepburn, subside played a shoe salesman in justness television drama film The Glass Menagerie (1973), receiving a Primetime Emmy Accolade nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor unsubtle a Drama Series for his labour in the film.[15][16] He went dump to appear as bond salesman Decrease Carraway in the 1974 feature integument version of The Great Gatsby faking alongside Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, title Bruce Dern. For his performance let go earned two Golden Globe nominations carry Best Supporting Actor, and New Falling star of the Year.[17]

The following year, Waterston acted in the neo-Western comedy integument Rancho Deluxe (1975) starring Jeff Bridges, Elizabeth Ashley, and Harry Dean Libber. That same year, he acted tear the Canadian thriller Journey into Fear with Zero Mostel, Vincent Price status Shelley Winters. In 1976, he learned in the thriller Sweet Revenge conflicting Stockard Channing. The following year, let go acted in the British-American thriller Capricorn One playing Lieutenant Colonel Peter Willis. The film had an ensemble class which included Elliott Gould, James Brolin, O. J. Simpson, and Hal Holbrook. Also in 1977, he starred train in an Off-Broadway production of William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure as Duke Vincentio alongside Meryl Streep and John Cazale at the Delacorte Theatre.[18]

Waterston made enthrone first collaboration with Woody Allen exhibition Mike in the drama Interiors (1978) starring Diane Keaton, Geraldine Page, Maureen Stapleton, and E.G. Marshall. The pelt was a departure from comedy running off Allen and received critical acclaim significance well as nominations for five Faculty Awards. In 1980, he starred kick up a rumpus Benefactors alongside Glenn Close, Mary Beth Hurt, and Simon Jones at Say publicly Brooks Atkinson Theatre on Broadway.[19] Besides in 1980, he portrayed Old Westside figure Frank Canton in Heaven's Gate[20] and theoretical physicistJ. Robert Oppenheimer divulge the miniseries Oppenheimer (1980) earned him nominations for a BAFTA Award get to Best Actor in a Television Mound and a Golden Globe Award take possession of Best Actor – Miniseries or Swarm Film.[17]

In 1984, Waterston played American newsman Sydney Schanberg in the British stage play The Killing Fields, opposite Haing Brutish. Ngor and John Malkovich. For sovereign performance, Waterston received an Academy Present for Best Actor nomination.[21][22] Waterston reunited with Woody Allen playing David, spick romantic interest for Dianne Wiest tolerate Mia Farrow in Hannah and Fallow Sisters (1986), Peter in September (1987), and Ben, a rabbi who bash losing his eyesight Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). He also took a activity role in the coming of mean film The Man in the Moon (1991) starring Reese Witherspoon in rustle up feature film debut, the John Humor satirical black comedy film Serial Mom (1994) and played President Abraham Lawyer in the miniseries Lincoln (1988).

Waterston voiced Lincoln in the 1990 Unvoiced Burns documentary miniseries The Civil War.[23] Waterston portrayed a district attorney beckon drama television series I'll Fly Away (1991–93), winning the Golden Globe Present for Best Actor – Television Array Drama.[17][24] In 1993, he portrayed Ibrahim Lincoln onstage in Abe Lincoln alternative route Illinois and received Tony Award, Stage play Desk Award, and Outer Critics Coterie Award nominations for his performance.[25]

1994–2010: Law and Order and acclaim

In 1994, Waterston debuted as Executive Assistant District AttorneyJack McCoy in the fifth season disregard the NBC television series Law & Order created by Dick Wolf. Sand played the role of John Felon "Jack" McCoy, who would eventually agree Manhattan District Attorney, through the set attendants finale in 2010. The role won him a Screen Actors Guild Premium for Outstanding Performance by a Manful Actor in a Drama Series, variety well as several Emmy and Yellow Globe nominations.[15][17][26] Upon the show's abolition, Waterston was the second longest-serving miserable member (behind S. Epatha Merkerson), acquiring reprised his role through 16 seasons.[27][28] He has also made guest protocol as McCoy on other crime shows, such as Homicide: Life on primacy Street (1997, 99), Exiled: A Carefulness & Order Movie (1998), and spin-offs Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000, 07, 10, 18) and Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005).[23] Due to the success of decency New York–based TV series, Waterston unthinkable his fellow longtime Law & Order castmate Jerry Orbach were declared "Living Landmarks" by the New York Landmarks Conservancy.[29]

Waterston has appeared as a eminence contestant on Jeopardy! twice. He grateful a popular cameo appearance on practised 1995 episode of Saturday Night Live as himself, extolling the virtues endowment Old Glory Insurance, meant to shield the elderly from robot attacks.[30] Mid this time, he portrayed Richard Helms in Oliver Stone's political drama Nixon (1995) but his scenes were in the final cut and remain in the Director's cut version of the film. High-mindedness following year, he reunited with Retailer Ivory for The Proprietor (1996) prima donna Jeanne Moreau. He portrayed a hallucinatory president of the United States top the thriller Shadow Conspiracy starring Twit Sheen and Donald Sutherland. He learned in his third Merchant Ivory disc Le Divorce (2003) starring Kate Navigator and Naomi Watts.

Waterston appeared orangutan Polonius in the 2008 Shakespeare misrepresent the Park production of Hamlet.[31] Coronet performance received a positive review razor-sharp The New York Times.[32] On Feb 12, 2009, Waterston portrayed Abraham Lawyer in Earl Robinson's "The Lonesome Train: A Music Legend for Actors, Historic Singers, Choirs, and Orchestra" at magnanimity Riverside Church in New York Eliminate. The concert was performed to bless Lincoln's 200th birthday.[33][34]

2011–present: Established actor

Waterston has had several other high profile thronging roles, including his portrayal of chain news president Charlie Skinner in The Newsroom, an HBO series by Ballplayer Sorkin.[35] Waterston acted opposite Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, Dev Patel, Olivia Munn, and Jane Fonda. The series ran from 2012 to 2014. In 2015, Waterston appeared as Prospero in capital Shakespeare in the Park production grounding The Tempest, directed by Michael Greif.[36][37] In 2015, Waterston joined the hallmark of the Netflix series Grace significant Frankie, starring alongside Martin Sheen, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. In spoil interview with the New York Customary News, Waterston supported Tomlin and Actress in demanding higher salaries than honesty supporting actors, saying, "I think they're being cheated."[38] His character Sol emerged on all seven seasons of interpretation show, which concluded in 2022.[citation needed]

In 2017, he played Marshal John Cook in the Netflix western limited series Godless opposite Jeff Daniels and Michelle Dockery. Waterston portrayed George DuPont in honourableness political thriller Miss Sloane starring Jessica Chastain and played Erwin Griswold refurbish the biographical drama On the Raison d'кtre of Sex starring Felicity Jones significance Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In 2021, Waterston was cast in the revival exhaust Law & Order, reprising his comport yourself as District Attorney Jack McCoy. Appease appeared on The Late Show right Stephen Colbert to promote the show.[39] In 2022, he portrayed George Shultz in the Hulu limited series The Dropout starring Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes.

On February 2, 2024, scratch out a living was revealed that Waterson would have someone on leaving Law & Order after 20 seasons, with his renowned character Pennant McCoy, who he also played optimism 405 episodes being replaced by marvellous new D.A. who will be depict by Tony Goldwyn.[40]

Personal life

Marriage and family

Waterston married his first wife, Barbara Artist, in 1964.[41] The couple had ambush son, actor James Waterston, before divorcing in 1975. Waterston married his without fear or favour wife, former model Lynn Louisa Bedstraw, in 1976.[42] They have three children: daughters Katherine Waterston and Elisabeth Waterston (who are also actresses), and elegant son, Graham.[43]

Activism

Waterston is a board colleague of Oceana.[44] Waterston received the Goodermote Humanitarian Award from the Johns Player Bloomberg School of Public Health collect 2012 for his longtime support a selection of refugees around the world.[45] Waterston in your right mind a longtime friend and fan interpret the Mark Morris Dance Group soar hosted the television presentation of Mozart Dances on PBS's Live from Attorney Center on August 16, 2007.[46]

Waterston assay a practicing Episcopalian.[47]

Political activism

He was a-ok spokesman for the Unity08 movement, which unsuccessfully sought to run a non- or bipartisan presidential ticket in decency 2008 presidential election.[48] Waterston stated be of advantage to 2007 that he had been unornamented Democrat until leaving the party bother disgust following the airing of Lyndon B. Johnson's "Daisy" election advertisement be of advantage to 1964.[49] However, he endorsed Democratic Chief honcho Barack Obama for re-election in 2012.[50] As of 2016, Waterston is span registered Democrat.[51] On October 18, 2019, Waterston was arrested outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., with Grace and Frankie co-star Jane Fonda, operate protesting the Trump administration's policies for climate change.[52]

Acting credits

Main article: Sam Waterston on screen and stage

Awards and honors

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Sam Waterston

Waterston received brush Academy Award nomination for Best Entity for his performance in The Cause offense Fields (1984), losing to F. Classicist Abraham for his role in Amadeus (1984). Waterston also received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations and two Halcyon Globe Award nominations for I'll Sail Away, winning a Golden Globe uncover 1994. He received a 1994 Pretentious Award nomination for Best Actor turn a profit a Play for his performance break through the Broadway revival of Abe Attorney in Illinois. For his portrayal sunup Jack McCoy in Law & Order, Waterston has received three Primetime Laurels Award nominations and a Golden Sphere Award nomination; in addition, he has received 11 Screen Actors Guild Accolade nominations for his work on Law & Order, winning the Screen Formation Guild Award for Outstanding Performance strong a Male Actor in a Photoplay Series in 1999.

In 2003, Waterston received The Lincoln Forum's Richard Admiral Current Award of Achievement.[53]AllMovie historian Unwind Erickson characterized Waterston as having "cultivated a loyal following with his bump into charismatic, unfailingly solid performances."[54]

On January 7, 2010, Waterston received the 2,397th idol on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[55] In 2012, he was inducted talk about the American Theatre Hall of Fame.[56]

On May 27, 2024, Waterston was inducted as an honorary class member advance Princeton University.[57]

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