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Sam Waterston

General Information (Sam Waterston)

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Mostly Credited As:

Sam Waterston

Sometimes Credited As:

Samuel A. Waterston

Birth Name:

Samuel Atkinson Waterston

Date Of Birth:

November 15, 1940 (Age 69)

Country Of Birth:

USA

Birth Place:

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Spouse
Lynn Louisa Woodruff	Jan/26/1976 - Present	(3 children)
Barbara Rutledge	Dec/18/1964 - 1969	(Divorced) (1 child)

Sam Waterston is known by most Americans as D.A. & E.A.D.A. Jack McCoy on the long lasting TV series, Law & Order, or as the TD Ameritrade spokesman. He is one of the longest lasting characters on Law & Order, and the only person in the prosecution that has been around for all three District Attorneys. He also is the only E.A.D.A. to then become the D.A.

Sam Waterston TV Appearances

Main cast

Show: I'll Fly Away(1991)	As: District Attorney Forrest Bedford
Show: Law & Order(1990)	As: D.A. Jack McCoy (E.A.D.A. S05-S17, D.A. S18-)
Show: Lincoln(1988)	As: Abramah Lincoln
Show: Q.E.D.(1982)	As: Quentin E. Deverill
Show: Oppenheimer(1980)	As: J. Robert Oppenheimer

Episode Cast Credits

Show: The Colbert Report (2005)
	• Neil Shubin	04x05: (Jan/14/2008)	As	Himself
Show: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
	• Blinded	09x07: (Nov/13/2007)	As	D.A. Jack McCoy, [Special Guest Stars]
	• Entitled (1)	01x15: (Feb/18/2000)	As	E.A.D.A. Jack McCoy
Show: Masters of Science Fiction (2007)
	• A Clean Escape	01x01: (Aug/04/2007)	As	Havelman
Show: Jeopardy! (1964)
	• Celebrity Jeopardy! 3	23x45: (Nov/10/2006)	As	Himself
Show: Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
	• Skeleton	01x08: (Apr/15/2005)	As	E.A.D.A. Jack McCoy, [Special Guest Stars]
	• The Abominable Showman	01x01: (Mar/03/2005)	As	E.A.D.A. Jack McCoy, [Special Guest Stars]
Show: Family Guy (1999)
	• Brian in Love	02x04: (Mar/07/2000)	*Voiced*	Dr. Kaplan
Show: Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
	• Sideshow (2)	07x15: (Feb/19/1999)	As	E.A.D.A. Jack McCoy
	• Baby It's You (2)	06x05: (Nov/14/1997)	As	E.A.D.A. Jack McCoy
Show: Law & Order (1990)
	• Exiled: A Law & Order Movie	(Nov/08/1998)	As	E.A.D.A. Jack McCoy, [Starring Roles]
Show: Saturday Night Live (1975)
	• Quentin Tarantino/Smashing Pumpkins	21x05: (Nov/11/1995)	As	Himself, [Uncredited]
Show: Tales from the Crypt (1989)
	• As Ye Sow	05x02: (Oct/02/1993)	As	G.G. Devoe
Show: American Experience (1988)
	• Views of a Vanishing Frontier	01x13: (Dec/27/1988)	*Voiced*	Narrator
Show: Hallmark Hall Of Fame (1951)
	• Room Upstairs	36x02: (Jan/31/1987)	As	Travis Coles
Show: American Masters (1986)
	• Thomas Eakins: a Motion Portrait	01x10: (Aug/25/1986)	*Voiced*	Narrator
Show: Dr. Kildare (1961)
	• Enough La Boheme for Everybody (4)	05x08: (Oct/11/1965)	As	Mark
	• Life in the Dance Hall: F-U-N (2)	05x06: (Sep/28/1965)	As	Mark

Sam Waterston Crew Credits

No TV Crew Credits

Sam Waterston Trivia

He has appeared in episodes of four different series with Richard Belzer: "Law & Order", "Homicide: Life on the Street", "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and "Law & Order: Trial by Jury".

He has two children, James and Elisabeth.

He is a close friend of his "Law & Order" co-star Dianne Wiest.

He is 6'1".

His father was British.