Acting
Sam Waterston
- Titles
- 90movies35TV shows
- Career
Active from 1966 to 2026, with a break from 2004 to 2014, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 56top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
The Civil War84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 63 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.1average 2.6
- Politics5.0average 2.6
- Social Commentary7.0average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Melancholy5.6average 4.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.4average 3.7
- Psychological6.2average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.9, average 5.3
- Physical Comedy1.1, average 2.4
- Adrenaline3.7, average 5.0
- Fantasy0.7, average 1.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 8
- Thought-Provoking 5
- Political Intrigue 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Character Study 4
- American History 3
- Political Thriller 3
- Slow Burn 3
- Legal Drama 2
- Biographical 2
- Historical Documentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Mia FarrowActorThe Great Gatsby, Crimes and Misdemeanors, September, Miracle at Midnight
Stockard ChanningActorThe Matthew Shepard Story, The Room Upstairs, David's Mother, Sweet Revenge
Martin SheenActorGrace and Frankie, Eagle's Wing, The Commission
Blythe DannerActorThomas Jefferson, The Mayo Clinic, In Defense of Kids
Mary Tyler MooreActorLincoln, Just Between Friends, Finnegan Begin Again
Ken BurnsDirectorThe Civil War, Thomas Jefferson, The Mayo Clinic
Jason LondonActorThe Man in the Moon, I'll Fly Away: Then and Now
Yvette MimieuxActorJourney into Fear, The Fifth Missile
Ossie DavisActorThomas Jefferson, The Unfinished Journey
Harvey KeitelActorEagle's Wing, Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
Jeff BridgesActorHeaven's Gate, Rancho Deluxe
Robert ClohessyActorAssault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker, And It Was Good
Movies and TV shows
102010s
2 titles · average score 78
79
Godless (2017)
TV show · as Marshall John Cook
77
Grace and Frankie (2015)
TV show · as Sol Bergstein
1990s
4 titles · average score 77
73
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
TV show · as Jack McCoy
89
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
TV show · as Jack McCoy
62
I'll Fly Away (1991)
TV show · as Forrest Bedford
84
The Civil War (1990)
TV show · as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
1980s
3 titles · average score 73
The Nightmare Years (1989)
TV show · as Bill Shirer
72
Lincoln (1988)
TV show · as Abraham Lincoln
74
Oppenheimer (1980)
TV show · as Robert Oppenheimer
1960s
1 title · average score 63
63
Dr. Kildare (1961)
TV show · as Mark