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Samuel Atkinson Waterston Wiki Biography
Samuel Atkinson Waterston was born on the 15th November 1940, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA of British ancestry. Sam is an actor, director and producer, probably best known for appearing in the role of Sydney Schanberg in the film “The Killing Fields” (1984), and playing Jack McCoy in the TV series “Law & Order” (1994-2010), for which he won a Golden Globe award. He has been an active member of the entertainment industry since 1964.
Have you ever wondered how rich is Sam Waterston as of early 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Sam’s net worth is as high as $15 million and the main source of this amount of money is his successful acting career.
Sam Waterston was raised with three siblings by father George Chychele Waterston, a teacher, and mother Alice Tucker, who was a painter. He went to the Brooks School and the Groton School, and then enrolled at Yale University from which he graduated with a BA degree in 1962. Furthermore, Sam also attended the Sorbonne, the Clinton Playhouse, and the American Actors Workshop, which helped him to gain a basis to his professional acting career.
Before he made his film debut, Sam firstly introduced himself to theater, appearing in several plays such as “Much Ado About Nothing”, and “Hamlet”. His screen debut was as Mark in the TV series “Dr. Kildare” in 1965, and he made his film debut in “The Plastic Dome OF Norma Jean” (1966), and the following year he was cast as Oliver in the film “Fitzwilly”. He was building his career, and ten years after it all began, he was cast in his first lead role, as Nick Caraway in Jack Clayton`s “The Great Gatsby” (1974). After that appearance, he appeared in high profile films such as “Interiors” (1978), with Diane Keaton and directed by Woody Allen, “Hopscotch” (1980), by Robert Neame, and “Heaven`s Gate” (1980). The 1980s only increased the number of his appearances, and his overall net worth. 1984 was the turning point in his life when he portrayed Sydney Schanberg in the already mentioned film, but the popularity of the film, brought his career to another level. During the 1980s he appeared in films “Freedom To Speak” (1982), in which he portrayed Theodore Roosevelt, “Devil`s Paradise” (1987), “Welcome Home” (1989), “Crimes And Misdemeanors” (1989), “Lincoln” (1988), which was his first portrayal of Abraham Lincoln, which he repeated two more times over the course of his successful career. The 1990s brought a few memorable roles, the most recognizable as Jack McCoy in the highly popular TV series “Law & Order” (1994-2010), but he was also cast as Forrest Bredford in the TV series “I`ll Fly Away” (1991-1993). Furthermore he appeared in films “Serial Mom” (1994), “Shadow Conspiracy” (1997), “The Proprietor” (1996), and “The Journey Of August King” (1995).
Although he was mainly focused on the long running TV series “Law & Order”, Sam still played in several films in the beginning of the 2000s, such as “The Commission” (2003), and “Le Divorce” (2003). Thanks to the popularity of the original series, in 2000 another series began to air, entitled “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” which lasted until 2010, and which further increased Sam`s overall net worth. The end of the series brought new roles to Sam, as he was featured in the TV series “Newsroom” (2012-2014), as Charlie Skinner. Most recently, Sam has appeared in the film “Anesthesia” (2015), as Prof. Walter Zarrow, and he was also cast as Sol Bergstein in the TV series “Grace And Franke” (2015-2016). Furthermore, his net worth will increase as he is to appear in the film “Miss Sloane”, which is scheduled for the release in 2017.
Overall, Sam is a highly successful actor, having appeared in more than 90 film and TV titles, for which he has also received several prestigious nominations and awards, including Best Actor in a Dramatic Series for his work on “I`ll Fly Away”, and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series for his work on “Law & Order”, among many other.
Regarding his personal life, Sam Waterson was first married to Barbara Rutledge-Johns (1964-75), and they have a son James, who is an actor as well. A year later, he married Lynn Louisa Woodruff, with whom he has three children. Sam is known as a philanthropist, who earned a Goodermote Humanitarian Award in 2012 for his work with a number of organizations, like The United Way, and Meals on Wheels, among others.
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Samuel Atkinson Waterston Quick Info
| Full Name | Sam Waterston |
| Net Worth | $15 Million |
| Salary | $65,000 |
| Date Of Birth | November 15, 1940 |
| Place Of Birth | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
| Height | 6′ 1″ (1.85 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Producer, Director |
| Education | Groton School, Yale University |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Lynn Louisa Woodruff (m. 1976), Barbara Rutledge Johns (m. 1964–1975) |
| Children | Katherine Waterston, James Waterston, Elisabeth Waterston, Graham Waterston |
| Parents | Alice Tucker Atkinson, George Chychele Waterston |
| Siblings | Roberta Waterston, George Waterston, Ellen Waterston |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001832/ |
| Awards | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama, Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, Primetime E… |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Actor, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Moti… |
| Movies | The Killing Fields, The Man in the Moon, Heaven’s Gate, Serial Mom, The Great Gatsby, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Rancho Deluxe, Anesthesia, Capricorn One, The Divorce, Eagle’s Wing, Hopscotch, The Journey of August King, The Glass Menagerie, Sweet Revenge, Mindwalk, Journey into Fear, Shadow Conspirac… |
| TV Shows | The Newsroom, Law & Order, I’ll Fly Away, The Civil War, Q.E.D., Oppenheimer, Grace and Frankie, Lincoln, Godless, Time Life’s Lost Civilizations |
Samuel Atkinson Waterston Trademarks
- Jack McCoy in the Law & Order (1990) franchise and Homicide: Life on the Street (1993).
- Frequently portrays Abraham Lincoln (three times) and other Presidents of the United States.
Samuel Atkinson Waterston Quotes
- The truth is that, at any time in this business, you could fall off the end of the world.
- If I have to be typecast, I’d like it to be Abraham Lincoln.
- My father said “Success is like smoking. It’s wonderful if you don’t inhale.” That was his own aphorism and I think it’s the very best thing he could have said to me or anyone else on the subject.
- I came to New York in 1962 and it began to look like I might be able to make a living in 1972.
- [on lawyers] It’s more fun to play one than to be one.
Samuel Atkinson Waterston Important Facts
- Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7040 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on January 7, 2010.
- Has appeared in four films with Mia Farrow: The Great Gatsby (1974), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), September (1987) and Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). Of these four, only The Great Gatsby (1974) was not directed by Woody Allen. It was directed by Jack Clayton.
- Has appeared in four films directed by Woody Allen: Interiors (1978), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), September (1987) and Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989).
- As of 2016, has appeared in two films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Killing Fields (1984) and Hannah and Her Sisters (1986).
- Shared a $25-a-month Greenwich Village apartment in New York City with friend and fellow actor Tom Ligon in the early 1960s.
- Has appeared in 367 episodes of Law & Order (1990), more than anyone other than S. Epatha Merkerson.
- Has played five U.S. Presidents: Abraham Lincoln three times, Lincoln (1988), The Civil War (1990) (voice only), and “Abe Lincoln in Illinois” on Broadway (1994); Thomas Jefferson (voice only) in Thomas Jefferson (1997); fictional President William Foster in The Enemy Within (1994); Theodore Roosevelt in Freedom to Speak (1983); and the unnamed fictional President in Shadow Conspiracy (1997).
- Has played the same character (Jack McCoy) on four different series and one TV movie: Law & Order (1990), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) and Exiled (1998).
- Father of four children: Elisabeth Waterston, Katherine Waterston and Graham Waterston with his wife, Lynn Louisa Woodruff and James Waterston with his ex-wife, Barbara Rutledge-Johns.
- Eight cousin three times removed of George Bush and four times removed of George W. Bush and eighth cousin of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- Direct descendant of Richard Warren and wife Elizabeth Walker, Mayflower passengers.
- Father-in-law of Louis Cancelmi.
- Was good friends with Bruce Lee.
- Has a summer home in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts.
- Voices the television advertisement for “The Nation”, a political commentary magazine with a progressive viewpoint. Included is the line “The Nation gives you that liberal media slant you can’t get anywhere else.”.
- Three of his children followed him into the show business industry: Elisabeth Waterston, Katherine Waterston and James Waterston.
- Winner of the 2003 Richard Nelson Current Award of Achievement, awarded annually by the Lincoln Forum.
- Both he and his Rancho Deluxe (1975) and Heaven’s Gate (1980) co-star Jeff Bridges were Oscar nominated for Best Actor in 1984, for The Killing Fields (1984) and Starman (1984) respectively.
- Has appeared in five films with Stockard Channing: David’s Mother (1994), The Room Upstairs (1987), Sweet Revenge (2002), The Matthew Shepard Story (2002) and Le divorce (2003). In the last two, they played husband and wife.
- Has the distinction of starring on two television series in which he played a prosecutor — District Attorney Forrest Bedford on I’ll Fly Away (1991) and District Attorney Jack McCoy on Law & Order (1990).
- Has appeared in episodes of four different series with Richard Belzer: Law & Order (1990), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005).
- Has appeared in episodes of three different television series with Jesse L. Martin: Law & Order (1990), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005).
- Has appeared in episodes of four different series with Jerry Orbach: Law & Order (1990), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005).
- Ranked #23 on Tropopkin magazine’s Top 25 Most Intriguing People [Issue #100].
- Was nominated for Broadway’s 1994 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for playing Abraham Lincoln in a revival of Robert E. Sherwood’s “Abe Lincoln in Illinois”.
- Is the official spokesperson for TD Waterhouse, the online investment company. He appears in most of their television commercials (2003/2004).
- Received an honorary degree (Doctor of Fine Arts) from the University of the South on October 12, 2004.
- Forrest Bedford, Waterston’s character on I’ll Fly Away (1991), was ranked #17 in TV Guide’s list of the “50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time” [20 June 2004 issue].
- Received an honorary degree from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut (2001).
- He attended Groton Prep School and then entered Yale University on a scholarship (1958) where he studied French and History and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree (1962). He spent his junior year studying at the Sorbonne in Paris. After failing to quash the acting bug, he studied at the American Actors Workshop in Paris. After leaving Yale, he spent some months at the Clinton Playhouse. He resides in Connecticut with his wife.
- Son of George Chychele Waterston aka G. Chychele Waterston or George C. Waterston (b. Leith, Scotland, 20 May 1904, d. Sharon, Connecticut, 13 May 1995), diplomat, linguist, and wife (m. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 6 July 1935) Alice Tucker Atkinson (b. Brookline, Massachusetts, 10 December 1905, d. Sharon, Connecticut, 29 November 1993), and maternal grandson of musician Robert Whitman Atkinson (b. Heath Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, 14 December 1868, d. Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, 21 August 1934), Harvard 1891, and wife (m. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 5 March 1904) Elizabeth Bispham Page (b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 27 March 1875, d. Middleborough, Massachusetts, January 1962).
- Once lived in a house previously owned by New Yorker writer James Thurber.
Samuel Atkinson Waterston Filmography
| Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godless | 2017 | TV Series filming | Marshal John Cook | Actor |
| Grace and Frankie | 2015-2017 | TV Series | Sol Bergstein | Actor |
| Miss Sloane | 2016 | Actor | ||
| Anesthesia | 2015 | Walter Zarrow | Actor | |
| And It Was Good | 2015 | Short | Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger | Actor |
| The Newsroom | 2012-2014 | TV Series | Charlie Skinner | Actor |
| Please Be Normal | 2014 | Dad | Actor | |
| The Colbert Report | 2013 | TV Series | Poncho Denews / Charlie Skinner | Actor |
| Jo | 2013 | TV Series | David Zifkin | Actor |
| The Path to Violence | 2013 | TV Series | Narrator (2013) (voice) | Actor |
| Law & Order | 1994-2010 | TV Series | Jack McCoy | Actor |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2000-2010 | TV Series | Jack McCoy | Actor |
| Masters of Science Fiction | 2007 | TV Series | Havelman | Actor |
| Law & Order: Trial by Jury | 2005 | TV Series | Jack McCoy | Actor |
| The Commission | 2003 | J. Lee Rankin | Actor | |
| Le divorce | 2003 | Chester Walker | Actor | |
| The Matthew Shepard Story | 2002 | TV Movie | Dennis Shepard | Actor |
| A House Divided | 2000 | TV Movie | David Dickson | Actor |
| Family Guy | 2000 | TV Series | Dr. Kaplan | Actor |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | 1997-1999 | TV Series | Jack McCoy | Actor |
| Exiled | 1998 | TV Movie | Jack McCoy | Actor |
| Miracle at Midnight | 1998 | TV Movie | Dr. Karl Koster | Actor |
| Shadow Conspiracy | 1997 | The President | Actor | |
| The Proprietor | 1996 | Harry Bancroft | Actor | |
| The Journey of August King | 1995 | Mooney Wright | Actor | |
| The Enemy Within | 1994 | TV Movie | President William Foster | Actor |
| Serial Mom | 1994 | Eugene Sutphin, D.D.S. | Actor | |
| David’s Mother | 1994 | TV Movie | John Nils | Actor |
| Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker | 1994 | TV Movie | Daniel Chamberlain | Actor |
| A Dog Race in Alaska | 1993 | Short | Actor | |
| I’ll Fly Away: Then and Now | 1993 | TV Movie | Forrest Bedford | Actor |
| Tales from the Crypt | 1993 | TV Series | G.G. Devoe | Actor |
| I’ll Fly Away | 1991-1993 | TV Series | Forrest Bedford | Actor |
| Warburg: A Man of Influence | 1992 | TV Mini-Series | Siegmund Warburg | Actor |
| The Man in the Moon | 1991 | Matthew Trant | Actor | |
| The Civil War | 1990 | TV Mini-Series documentary | President Abraham Lincoln | Actor |
| Mindwalk | 1990 | Jack Edwards | Actor | |
| A Captive in the Land | 1990 | Royce | Actor | |
| Crimes and Misdemeanors | 1989 | Ben | Actor | |
| Welcome Home | 1989 | Woody | Actor | |
| Lantern Hill | 1989 | TV Movie | Andrew Stuart | Actor |
| The Nightmare Years | 1989 | TV Mini-Series | Bill Shirer | Actor |
| American Experience | 1988 | TV Series documentary | Narrator | Actor |
| Lincoln | 1988 | TV Mini-Series | Abraham Lincoln | Actor |
| Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami | 1988 | TV Movie | Jim Delmore | Actor |
| A Walk in the Woods | 1988 | TV Movie | John Honeyman | Actor |
| September | 1987 | Peter | Actor | |
| Devil’s Paradise | 1987 | Jones | Actor | |
| The Room Upstairs | 1987 | TV Movie | Travis Coles | Actor |
| Flagrant désir | 1986 | Inspecteur Gerry Morrison | Actor | |
| Just Between Friends | 1986 | Harry Crandall | Actor | |
| Amazing Stories | 1986 | TV Series | Jordan Manmouth | Actor |
| The Fifth Missile | 1986 | TV Movie | Capt. Allard Renslow | Actor |
| Hannah and Her Sisters | 1986 | David (uncredited) | Actor | |
| Warning Sign | 1985 | Cal Morse | Actor | |
| Love Lives On | 1985 | TV Movie | Bernie | Actor |
| Finnegan Begin Again | 1985 | TV Movie | Paul Broadbent | Actor |
| The Killing Fields | 1984 | Sydney Schanberg | Actor | |
| The Boy Who Loved Trolls | 1984 | TV Movie | Ofoeti | Actor |
| Dempsey | 1983 | TV Movie | Doc Kearns | Actor |
| In Defense of Kids | 1983 | TV Movie | Paul Wilcox | Actor |
| Freedom to Speak | 1983 | TV Mini-Series | Theodore Roosevelt | Actor |
| Games Mother Never Taught You | 1982 | TV Movie | David Bentells | Actor |
| Q.E.D. | 1982 | TV Series | Prof. Quentin E. Deverill | Actor |
| Oppenheimer | 1980 | TV Mini-Series | Robert Oppenheimer | Actor |
| Heaven’s Gate | 1980 | Frank Canton | Actor | |
| Hopscotch | 1980 | Cutter | Actor | |
| Sweet William | 1980 | William McClusky | Actor | |
| Eagle’s Wing | 1979 | White Bull | Actor | |
| Friendly Fire | 1979 | TV Movie | C.D. Bryan | Actor |
| Interiors | 1978 | Mike | Actor | |
| Capricorn One | 1977 | Peter Willis | Actor | |
| Sweet Revenge | 1976 | Le Clerq | Actor | |
| Journey Into Fear | 1975 | Mr. Graham | Actor | |
| Rancho Deluxe | 1975 | Cecil Colson | Actor | |
| Reflections of Murder | 1974 | TV Movie | Michael Elliott | Actor |
| The Great Gatsby | 1974 | Nick Carraway | Actor | |
| The Glass Menagerie | 1973 | TV Movie | Tom Wingfield | Actor |
| Much Ado About Nothing | 1973 | TV Movie | Benedick | Actor |
| Mahoney’s Estate | 1972 | Felix | Actor | |
| Savages | 1972 | James, the Limping Man | Actor | |
| Who Killed Mary Whats’ername? | 1971 | Alex Monte | Actor | |
| NET Playhouse | 1970 | TV Series segment “Foul!” – Foul!/Actor’s Choice 1970 … segment “Foul!” as Sam Waterson | Actor | |
| Cover Me Babe | 1970 | Cameraman | Actor | |
| Three | 1969/I | Taylor | Actor | |
| Generation | 1969 | Desmond | Actor | |
| New York Television Theatre | 1969 | TV Series | Actor | |
| Fitzwilly | 1967 | Oliver | Actor | |
| N.Y.P.D. | 1967 | TV Series | Marco | Actor |
| The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean | 1966 | Andy | Actor | |
| Camera Three | 1966 | TV Series | Man 2 | Actor |
| Dr. Kildare | 1965 | TV Series | Mark | Actor |
| A House Divided | 2000 | TV Movie producer | Producer | |
| The Journey of August King | 1995 | producer | Producer | |
| I’ll Fly Away | 1992 | TV Series 1 episode | Director | |
| Charlie Rose | 2011 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
| Prohibition | 2011 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Reader | Self |
| President Lincoln’s Inauguration Re-enactment | 2011 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
| The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear | 2010 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
| The Last Boat Out | 2010 | Documentary short | Narrator | Self |
| The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | 2009 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Reader | Self |
| Infanity | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
| Rachael Ray | 2008 | TV Series | Self | |
| Live from Lincoln Center | 2007 | TV Series | Himself – Host | Self |
| The 61st Annual Tony Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself – Presenter: Best Revival of a Play | Self |
| Jeopardy! | 1997-2006 | TV Series | Himself / Himself – Celebrity Contestant | Self |
| AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Cheers: America’s Most Inspiring Movies | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
| Art in the Twenty-First Century | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
| The 100 Greatest War Films | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
| Character Studies | 2005 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
| Abraham Lincoln’s Cooper Union Address | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – as Abraham Lincoln | Self |
| Hammer and Cycle | 2004 | Documentary short | Narrator (voice) | Self |
| Intimate Portrait | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
| Restore America Honors | 2003 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
| 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
| Bravo Profiles | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
| Echoes from the White House | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Self | |
| The Rosie O’Donnell Show | 2001 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
| In Bad Taste | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Himself | Self |
| The Howard Stern Radio Show | 2000 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
| Larry King Live | 2000 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
| Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator | Self |
| The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself – Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Self |
| The Unfinished Journey | 1999 | Documentary short | Narration (voice) | Self |
| 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
| Great Books | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Interview | Self |
| 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
| The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself – Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Self |
| The Directors | 1997 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1997 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
| Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery | 1997 | TV Special documentary | Thomas Jefferson (voice) | Self |
| Liv Ullmann scener fra et liv | 1997 | Documentary | Self | |
| Thomas Jefferson | 1997 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Thomas Jefferson | Self |
| Saturday Night Live | 1995 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
| Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 1995 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
| The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Himself – Nominee: Best Actor in a TV-Series – Drama | Self |
| Lost Civilizations | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Host / Narrator | Self |
| A Gala for the President at Ford’s Theatre | 1994 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
| The 48th Annual Tony Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself – Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Play | Self |
| HBO First Look | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
| The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself – Presenter: Best Actress in a TV-Series – Drama | Self |
| The Visionaries | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Host | Self |
| The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Himself – Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Self |
| The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Himself – Winner: Best Actor in a TV-Series Drama | Self |
| Earth and the American Dream | 1992 | Documentary | Reader (voice) | Self |
| The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Himself – Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series & Co-Presenter: Outstanding Miniseries | Self |
| The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Himself – Nominee: Best Actor in a TV-Series – Drama | Self |
| One on One with John Tesh | 1991 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
| Memory & Imagination: New Pathways to the Library of Congress | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
| Night of 100 Stars III | 1990 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
| The 42nd Annual Tony Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself – Performer | Self |
| Nova | 1987 | TV Series documentary | Himself (narrator) | Self |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Himself – Performer & Presenter: Best Featured Actress in a Play | Self |
| Liberty Weekend | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Himself | Self |
| The 11th Annual People’s Choice Awards | 1985 | TV Special | Himself – Presenter: Favourite Female Television Performer | Self |
| The 57th Annual Academy Awards | 1985 | TV Special documentary | Himself – Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role | Self |
| The 42nd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1985 | TV Special | Himself – Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama | Self |
| Nightcap | 1983 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
| The 20th Annual Obie Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Himself – Presenter | Self |
| Monkey Business: The Curious Adventures of George’s Creators | 2017 | Documentary post-production | Narrator | Self |
| Dateline: Saigon | 2015 | Documentary completed | Narrator (voice) | Self |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2016 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
| Today | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
| The View | 2008-2015 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2015 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
| Dean Smith | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) | Self |
| The Colbert Report | 2007-2014 | TV Series | Himself / Himself – Guest | Self |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
| Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen | 2013 | Documentary | Narrator | Self |
| The Newsroom: Season 2 – Invitation to the Set | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
| Never the Same: The Prisoner-of-War Experience | 2013 | Documentary | General Beebe (voice) | Self |
| 70th Golden Globe Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself – Audience Member (uncredited) | Self |
| The Newsroom: Season 1 – Invitation to the Set | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
| Jewish Soldiers in Blue & Gray | 2011 | Documentary | Abraham Lincoln (voice) | Self |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 2011 | TV Movie | Himself – Audience Member | Self |
| Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia’s Darkest Hour | 2011 | Documentary | Himself (voice) | Self |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2015 | TV Series | Himself | Archive Footage |
| Marry Me | 2014 | TV Series | Jack McCoy | Archive Footage |
| WRAL on the Record | 2014 | TV Series | Himself | Archive Footage |
| Jeopardy! | 2014 | TV Series | Himself | Archive Footage |
| Visionado obligado | 2011 | TV Series | Eugene Sutphin, D.D.S. | Archive Footage |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) | Archive Footage |
| 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself | Archive Footage |
| Friends | 1999 | TV Series | Jack McCoy | Archive Footage |
| Saturday Night Live | 1995-1996 | TV Series | Himself | Archive Footage |
| American Masters | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Tom Wingfield | Archive Footage |
| Swimming to Cambodia | 1987 | Additional cast from ‘The Killing Fields’ | Archive Footage |
Samuel Atkinson Waterston Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | On 7 January 2010. At 7040 Hollywood Blvd. | Won |
| 2002 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | The Matthew Shepard Story (2002) | Won |
| 1999 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Law & Order (1990) | Won |
| 1996 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Informational Series | Lost Civilizations (1995) | Won |
| 1993 | American Television Award | American Television Awards | Best Actor in a Dramatic Series | I’ll Fly Away (1991) | Won |
| 1993 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama | I’ll Fly Away (1991) | Won |
| 2010 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | On 7 January 2010. At 7040 Hollywood Blvd. | Nominated |
| 2002 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | The Matthew Shepard Story (2002) | Nominated |
| 1999 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Law & Order (1990) | Nominated |
| 1996 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Informational Series | Lost Civilizations (1995) | Nominated |
| 1993 | American Television Award | American Television Awards | Best Actor in a Dramatic Series | I’ll Fly Away (1991) | Nominated |
| 1993 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama | I’ll Fly Away (1991) | Nominated |
