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6	Samuel Atkinson "Sam" Waterston (born November 15, 1940 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American actor.
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8	He's best known for starring on ''Series/LawAndOrder'' as Jack [=McCoy=] for sixteen years and being [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar-nominated]] for the role of journalist Sydney Schanberg in 1984's ''Film/TheKillingFields''.
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10	He has a daughter, Creator/{{Katherine\|Waterston}}, who also became an actress.
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13	!!Partial filmography:
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15	[[folder:Film roles]]
16	* ''Film/{{Fitzwilly}}'' (1967): Oliver
17	* ''Film/{{The Great Gatsby\|1974}}'' (1974): Nick Carraway
18	* ''Film/CapricornOne'' (1978): Lt. Col. Peter Willis
19	* ''Film/{{Interiors}}'' (1978): Mike
20	* ''Film/{{Hopscotch}}'' (1980): Joe Cutter
21	* ''Film/HeavensGate'' (1980): Frank Canton
22	* ''Film/TheKillingFields'' (1984): Sydney Schanberg
23	* ''Film/WarningSign'' (1985): Cal Morse
24	* ''Film/HannahAndHerSisters'' (1986): David
25	* ''Film/{{September\|1987}}'' (1987): Peter
26	* ''Film/CrimesAndMisdemeanors'' (1989): Ben
27	* ''Film/TheManInTheMoon'' (1991): Matthew Trant
28	* ''Film/SerialMom'' (1994): Eugene Sutphin
29	* ''Film/{{Nixon}}'' (1995): Richard Helms[[note]]director's cut only[[/note]]
30	* ''Film/MissSloane'' (2016): George Dupont
31	* ''Film/OnTheBasisOfSex'' (2018): Erwin Griswold
32	[[/folder]]
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34	[[folder:Television roles]]
35	* ''Oppenheimer'' (1980): UsefulNotes/RobertOppenheimer
36	* ''Gore Vidal's Lincoln'': (1988): President UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln
37	* ''Series/TheCivilWar'' (1990): President UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln (voice)
38	* ''I'll Fly Away'' (1991–93): Forrest Bedford
39	* ''Series/LawAndOrder'' (1994–2010, 2022-): Jack [=McCoy=]
40	** ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'': (2 episodes from 1997–99) Jack [=McCoy=]
41	** ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU'' (4 episodes from 2000–18) Jack [=McCoy=]
42	** ''Series/LawAndOrderTrialByJury'' (2005; two episodes) Jack [=McCoy=]
43	* ''Series/TheNewsroom'' (2012–14): Charlie Skinner
44	* ''Series/{{Godless}}'' (2017): Marshal John Cook
45	* ''Series/GraceAndFrankie'' (2015–22): Sol Bergstein
46	* ''Series/TheDropout'' (2022): George Schultz
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