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Sam Waterston American Actor
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Sam Waterston was previously married to Barbara Rutledge-Johns (1964 - 1975).
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Sam Waterston is a 85 year old American Actor. Born Samuel Atkinson Waterston on 15th November, 1940 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, he is famous for Law & Order in a career that spans 1962–present. His zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Sam Waterston has been in 3 on-screen matchups, including Kathleen Turner in Serial Mom (1994), Christine Lahti in Love Lives On (1985) and Stockard Channing in The Matthew Shepard Story (2002).
Sam Waterston is a member of the following lists: Emmy Award winners, American film actors and American television actors.
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Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
|---|
| Married | 2 |
51 years, 4 months
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32 years
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12 years, 8 months
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|---|
| Total | 2 |
51 years, 4 months
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32 years
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12 years, 8 months
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|---|
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| First Name |
Sam
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| Middle Name |
Atkinson
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| Last Name |
Waterston
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| Full Name at Birth |
Samuel Atkinson Waterston
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| Alternative Name |
Sam Waterston
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| Birthday |
15th November, 1940
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| Birthplace |
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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| Height |
6' 1" (185 cm)
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
White
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Groton High -- Groton, MA
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| University |
Sorbonne University, B.A. Yale University --1962
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| Occupation Text |
Actor, television producer, television director
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| Occupation |
Actor
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| Claim to Fame |
Law & Order
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| Year(s) Active |
1964 –
present, 1962–present
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| Father |
Chychele Waterston
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| Mother |
Alice Atkinson Tucker
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| Family Member |
Katherine Waterston (Daughter) (Actress), Elisabeth Waterston (Daughter) (Actress), James Waterston (Son) (Actor)
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Samuel Atkinson Waterston (born November 15, 1940) is an American actor, producer, and director. Waterston is known for his work in theater, television and film. Waterston, having studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and the American Actors Workshop, started his career in theater on the New York stage, appearing in multiple revivals of Shakespeare. In 1977, he starred in an off-Broadway production of Measure for Measure as Duke Vincentio alongside Meryl Streep and John Cazale at the Delacorte Theatre. Throughout Waterston's theater career, he continued to appear alongside actors such as Raul Julia in Indians (1969), James Woods in The Trial of Catonsville Nine (1970), Liv Ullmann in A Doll's House (1975), Jane Alexander in Hamlet (1975), and Glenn Close in Benefactors (1980). In 1993, he portrayed Abraham Lincoln onstage in Abe Lincoln in Illinois where he received Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for his performance.
