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Sam Waterston: Biography

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Birth Name: Samuel Atkinson Waterston
Birth Place: Cambridge, MA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/15/1940, Scorpio
Profession: Actor

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Episode Recap: "Blinded" | Law & Order: SVU | 11/14/2007
I really like how this one started. I think the cops looking for the missing girl in the car impound was different and dramatic. Smashing the windows to open the trunks fast was great TV.I've never had the cops show up at my home (not that I'd admit it here), but if one of them did ask to use my bathroom, the first thing I would think is that they want to snoop around. Since Picard knew they would find nothing, I guess he wouldn’t mind. Crazy or not, best not to look suspicious. (Note to self: Let the police use my toilet if they ask. Flee later). Who else remembers Ayre Gross as one of the original cast members on Ellen DeGeneres’ sitcom? He was pretty charming and funny on that show and I was sorry when he left. Truth be told, I stopped watching soon after, as I didn’t like Jeremy Piven or the other additions nearly as well. He was also great in Minority Report as the man who didn't murder his wife. This guy is an unappreciated character actor. In this episode... read more
Ask Matt | 8/24/2007
It was my understanding that when The West Wing was first going into production, the role of the president was somewhat peripheral to the activities of his staff: that he would be sort of an unseen (or infrequently seen) presence. But when Martin Sheen got the role, it shifted the gravitational center of the show so that President Bartlet was at the center. The staff then orbited the president, as it would be in the real West Wing. I'm wondering if you think, as I do, that Sam Waterston is ... read more
Episode Recap: "A Clean Escape" | Masters of Science Fiction | 8/5/2007
Well, as John Kessel (the author of the short story adapted for this first broadcast episode of the series) advised us, the acting by Judy Davis and Sam Waterston in "A Clean Escape" was excellent; it was particularly good to see Waterston away from the harness of Law and Order (and he even got to be the U.S. president in this one, as opposed to district attorney or ADA for NYC). Good performances are crucial in this kind of context; as several have noted elsewhere, this was largely a two-character drama, one which with not much revision could be nearly as powerful as a "legitimate" theater/stage play, particularly given the stark and sweeping ethical dilemmas involved: personal responsibility, the (necessary?) abuse of (always corrupting or at least reason-distorting?) great political and military power, real and metaphorical losses reinforcing one another as the drama plays out. Literary sf (along with other forms of fantastic literature, such as fantasy and surrealist fiction)... read more
Ask Matt | 7/20/2007
I'm baffled. Why would a seasoned actor like Sam Waterston essentially accept a demotion to be the DA on Law & Order? It read more
Batman's Dad Is Law & Order's New Crusader | Today's News: Our Take | 7/17/2007
NBC and Law & Order executive producer Dick Wolf announced on Tuesday that British thesp Linus Roache (Kidnapped, Thomas Wayne in Batman Begins) will join the long-running procedural this season in the capacity of executive assistant district attorney — the office formerly held by Sam Waterston's Jack McCoy, who is now the full-on DA. "I've known Linus' work for several years. He is an actor who totally gets inside his roles," Wolf says in a statement. "I think he and Sam are going to raise the bar and add intellect and passion in the back half of the show." RELATED: Law & Order pulls reruns featuring Fred Thompson. read more

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Law Order, Sam Waterston courtesy Virginia Sherwood/NBC Photo

Law Order, Sam Waterston courtesy Virginia Sherwood/NBC

Law Order, Linus Roche, Sam Waterston courtesy Will Hart/NBC Photo

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Sam Waterston: TV Listings

Sam Waterston: Credits

Title	Year	Type
AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers (Appearing)	2006	TV Show Series
Le Divorce (Actor - Chester Walker)	2003	Movie
Visionaries (Host)	2001	TV Show Series
A House Divided (Actor - David Dickson)	2000	Movie
A House Divided (Producer)	2000	Movie