Person · Actor and director · Active since 1962
Sam Waterston
b. 1940, Cambridge
American actor and director, born in Cambridge. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Appeared in 36 films on this site, including The Killing Fields (1984), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) and Nixon (1995). Of the actors and directors on this site, Sam Waterston shares the most films with Woody Allen (3 films), Mia Farrow (3) and Jeff Bridges (2) (143 in all).
He has received numerous accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two BAFTA Awards.
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Partners by shared films
Who Sam Waterston made films with
Directors
- 3Woody Allen director and actorInteriors, September, Crimes and Misdemeanors
- 2James Ivory directorSavages, Le Divorce
One film together
Co-stars
- 3Mia Farrow actressThe Great Gatsby, September, Crimes and Misdemeanors
- 2Jeff Bridges actorRancho Deluxe, Heaven's Gate
- 2Glenn Close actressLe Divorce, Anesthesia
- 2Kris Kristofferson actorHeaven's Gate, Welcome Home
- 2Karen Black actressThe Great Gatsby, Capricorn One
- 2Terry O'Quinn actorHeaven's Gate, Shadow Conspiracy
2 more partners with two or more films
One film together
- Fitzwilly 1967Dick Van Dyke, Edith Evans
- Cover Me Babe 1970Robert Forster, Sondra Locke
- The Great Gatsby 1974Robert Redford, Bruce Dern, Patsy Kensit, Vincent Schiavelli, Scott Wilson
- Journey into Fear 1975Donald Pleasence, Vincent Price, Shelley Winters
- Rancho Deluxe 1975Harry Dean Stanton
- Capricorn One 1977Hal Holbrook, O. J. Simpson, Elliott Gould, Telly Savalas, Brenda Vaccaro, James Brolin
- Interiors 1978Diane Keaton, Geraldine Page, Maureen Stapleton
- Eagle's Wing 1979Martin Sheen, Harvey Keitel, Stéphane Audran
- Heaven's Gate 1980Willem Dafoe, Christopher Walken, Isabelle Huppert, Mickey Rourke, John Hurt, Brad Dourif, Sam Peckinpah, Joseph Cotten
- Hopscotch 1980Glenda Jackson, Walter Matthau, Ned Beatty, Herbert Lom, Anne Haney
- Sweet William 1980Jenny Agutter
- The Killing Fields 1984John Malkovich, Haing S. Ngor, Julian Sands, Craig T. Nelson
- Warning Sign 1985Yaphet Kotto
- Flagrant désir 1986Lauren Hutton
- Just Between Friends 1986Mary Tyler Moore, Ted Danson, Christine Lahti
- Devil's Paradise 1987Mario Adorf, Jürgen Prochnow
- September 1987Dianne Wiest, Denholm Elliott, Jack Warden
- Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989Martin Landau, Nora Ephron, Anjelica Huston, Alan Alda, Daryl Hannah, Mercedes Ruehl, Frances Conroy, Claire Bloom, Jerry Orbach
- Mindwalk 1990Liv Ullmann, John Heard
- The Man in the Moon 1991Reese Witherspoon, Cloris Leachman
- A Dog Race In Alaska 1993Robert Sean Leonard, Cara Buono
- Serial Mom 1994Kathleen Turner, Matthew Lillard, Traci Lords, Patty Hearst
- Nixon 1995Anthony Hopkins, Bob Hoskins, James Woods, Ed Harris, Larry Hagman, Mary Steenburgen, Joan Allen, Paul Sorvino, Tony Goldwyn, John C. McGinley
- The Journey of August King 1996Thandiwe Newton, Eric Mabius
- The Proprietor 1996Jeanne Moreau, Sean Young
- Shadow Conspiracy 1997Donald Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, Gore Vidal, Linda Hamilton, Ben Gazzara, Stephen Lang
- Le Divorce 2003Naomi Watts, Kate Hudson, Stephen Fry, Leslie Caron, Romain Duris, Bebe Neuwirth, Matthew Modine
- Anesthesia 2015Kristen Stewart, Gretchen Mol, Michael K. Williams, Corey Stoll, Lucas Hedges
- Miss Sloane 2016Jessica Chastain, John Lithgow, Mark Strong, Christine Baranski, Alison Pill, Michael Stuhlbarg, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
- On the Basis of Sex 2018Kathy Bates, Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Stephen Root, Cailee Spaeny
- The Six Triple Eight 2024Oprah Winfrey, Susan Sarandon, Kerry Washington, Dean Norris
- Carousel 2026Chris Pine, Jenny Slate, Katey Sagal
Films in this guide
Best known
- The Killing Fields 1984actor, as Sydney Schanberg
- Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989actor
- Nixon 1995actor, as Richard Helms
- Heaven's Gate 1980actor, as Canton
- Capricorn One 1977actor
- The Great Gatsby 1974actor
1960s
- Fitzwilly (1967)actor
1970s
- Cover Me Babe (1970)actor
- Savages (1972)actor
- The Great Gatsby (1974)actor
- Journey into Fear (1975)actor
- Rancho Deluxe (1975)actor
- Sweet Revenge (1976)actor
- Capricorn One (1977)actor
- Interiors (1978)actor
- Eagle's Wing (1979)actor
1980s
- Heaven's Gate (1980)actor, as Canton
- Hopscotch (1980)actor
- Sweet William (1980)actor
- The Killing Fields (1984)actor, as Sydney Schanberg
- Warning Sign (1985)actor
- Flagrant désir (1986)actor
- Just Between Friends (1986)actor
- Devil's Paradise (1987)actor
- September (1987)actor
- Swimming to Cambodia (1987)actor
- Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)actor
- Welcome Home (1989)actor
1990s
- Mindwalk (1990)actor
- The Man in the Moon (1991)actor
- A Dog Race In Alaska (1993)actor
- Serial Mom (1994)actor
- Nixon (1995)actor, as Richard Helms
- The Journey of August King (1996)actor, producer
- The Proprietor (1996)actor
- Shadow Conspiracy (1997)actor
2000s
- Le Divorce (2003)actor