Sam Waterston

Carousel 22nd January 2026 as Sam

Saturday Night Live: 50th Anniversary Special 16th February 2025 as Self (archive footage)

The Six Triple Eight 6th December 2024 as Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Merchant Ivory 30th August 2024 as Self

A Case for Love 23rd January 2024 as Self

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 19th November 2021 as Self (voice)

The Man in the Woods 24th November 2020 as Headmaster Waldorf

Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story 1st September 2020 as Self

On the Basis of Sex 25th December 2018 as Erwin Griswold

The Mayo Clinic 25th September 2018 as Charlie Mayo (voice)

Jane Fonda in Five Acts 21st January 2018 as Self - (archive footage)

Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators 17th June 2017 as Narrator (voice)

Dateline: Saigon 7th March 2017 as Narrator (voice)

Miss Sloane 25th November 2016 as George Dupont

Anesthesia 8th January 2016 as Prof. Walter Zarrow

And It Was Good 5th June 2015 as Judge Alexander Baas / Doctor / Gravedigger

Dean Smith 25th March 2015 as Narrator

Please Be Normal 20th March 2015 as Dad

The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear 30th October 2010 as Self

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays 2nd May 2006 as John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods")

Hammer and Cycle 9th April 2004 as Self - Narrator

The Commission 7th November 2003 as J. Lee Rankin

Le Divorce 8th August 2003 as Chester Walker

The Matthew Shepard Story 16th March 2002 as Dennis Shepard

A House Divided 30th July 2000 as David Dickson

The Unfinished Journey 31st December 1999 as Narrator (voice)

In Bad Taste 3rd September 1999 as Self

Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs 18th July 1999 as Self / Host / Narrator

Here Am I, Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Daniels 25th February 1999 as Narrator

Exiled 8th November 1998 as Jack McCoy

Miracle at Midnight 17th March 1998 as Dr. Karl Koster

Shadow Conspiracy 25th January 1997 as The President

The Proprietor 9th September 1996 as Harry Bancroft

Nixon 22nd December 1995 as Richard Helms

The Journey of August King 14th September 1995 as Mooney Wright

Amazing Stories: The Movie IV 18th August 1995 as (archive footage)

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage 19th December 1994 as Tom Wingfield (archive footage)

The Enemy Within 24th August 1994 as President William Foster

Serial Mom 13th April 1994 as Eugene Sutphin

David's Mother 10th April 1994 as John Nils

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker 26th February 1994 as Daniel Chamberlain

I'll Fly Away: Then and Now 11th October 1993 as Forrest Bedford

Earth and the American Dream 1st October 1992 as Reader (voice)

Mindwalk 5th December 1991 as Jack Edwards

The Man in the Moon 30th September 1991 as Matthew Trant

Night of 100 Stars III 21st May 1990 as Self

A Captive in the Land 7th January 1990 as Royce

Crimes and Misdemeanors 13th October 1989 as Ben

Welcome Home 29th September 1989 as Woody

Lantern Hill 29th August 1989 as Andrew Stuart

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami 30th December 1988 as Jim Delmore

A Walk in the Woods 1st January 1988 as John Honeyman

September 18th December 1987 as Peter

Devil's Paradise 7th May 1987 as Jones

Swimming to Cambodia 13th March 1987 as Additional Cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage)

The Room Upstairs 31st January 1987 as Travis Coles

Flagrant désir 11th June 1986 as Inspecteur Gerry Morrison

Just Between Friends 21st March 1986 as Harry Crandall

The Fifth Missile 23rd February 1986 as Capt. Allard Renslow

Hannah and Her Sisters 7th February 1986 as David (uncredited)

Warning Sign 23rd August 1985 as Cal Morse

Love Lives On 31st March 1985 as Bernie

Finnegan Begin Again 24th February 1985 as Paul Broadbent

The Killing Fields 23rd November 1984 as Sydney Schanberg

The Boy Who Loved Trolls 29th October 1984 as Ofoeti

Dempsey 28th September 1983 as Doc Kearns

In Defense of Kids 6th April 1983 as Paul Wilcox

Games Mother Never Taught You 27th November 1982 as David Bentells

Heaven's Gate 19th November 1980 as Frank Canton

Friendly Fire 9th November 1980 as C.D.B. Bryan

Hopscotch 26th September 1980 as Jack Cutter

Sweet William 11th April 1980 as William McClusky

Eagle's Wing 26th July 1979 as White Bull

Interiors 2nd August 1978 as Mike

Capricorn One 10th December 1977 as Lt. Col. Peter Willis

Sweet Revenge 6th June 1976 as Le Clerq

Journey into Fear 8th August 1975 as Mr. Graham

Rancho Deluxe 14th March 1975 as Cecil Colson

Reflections of Murder 24th November 1974 as Michael Elliott

The Great Gatsby 27th March 1974 as Nick Carraway

The Glass Menagerie 16th December 1973 as Tom Wingfield

Much Ado About Nothing 2nd February 1973 as Benedick

Mahoney's Last Stand 1st November 1972 as Felix

Savages 27th June 1972 as James, the Limping Man

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? 11th December 1971 as Alex Monte

Cover Me Babe 1st October 1970 as Cameraman

Three 23rd December 1969 as Taylor

Generation 15th December 1969 as Desmond

Fitzwilly 20th December 1967 as Oliver

The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean 1st October 1966 as Andy

Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour as Self (voice)

Serial Mom: Surreal Moments as Self