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Sam Waterston (Samuel Atkinson Waterston) was born on 15 November, 1940 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, is an actor,producer,director. Discover Sam Waterston's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?

Popular As Samuel Atkinson Waterston
Occupation actor,producer,director
Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 15 November 1940
Birthday 15 November
Birthplace Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Nationality United States

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Sam Waterston Height, Weight & Measurements

At 83 years old, Sam Waterston height is 6' 1" (1.85 m) .

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Height 6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Who Is Sam Waterston's Wife?

His wife is Lynn Louisa Woodruff (26 January 1976 - present) ( 3 children), Barbara Rutledge Johns (28 December 1964 - 16 September 1975) ( divorced) ( 1 child)

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Wife Lynn Louisa Woodruff (26 January 1976 - present) ( 3 children), Barbara Rutledge Johns (28 December 1964 - 16 September 1975) ( divorced) ( 1 child)
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Sam Waterston Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sam Waterston worth at the age of 83 years old? Sam Waterston’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Sam Waterston's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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1904

Sam's parents married on July 6, 1935 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Sam's father, George Chychele Waterston, aka G. Chychele Waterston or George C. Waterston (b. Leith, Scotland, 20 May 1904, d. Sharon, Connecticut, 13 May 1995), was a diplomat and linguist. He was an immigrant, whose own father, George Waterston, was Scottish (from Midlothian), and whose own mother, Ellen Louise Giles, was English (from Middlesex). Sam's mother, Alice Tucker Atkinson (b. Brookline, Massachusetts, 10 December 1905, d. Sharon, Connecticut, 29 November 1993), was the daughter of musician Robert Whitman Atkinson (b. Heath Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, 14 December 1868, d. Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, 21 August 1934), Harvard 1891, and of wife (m. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 5 March 1904) Elizabeth Bispham Page (b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 27 March 1875, d. Middleborough, Massachusetts, January 1962). Sam's mother was a Mayflower descendant.

1940

Sam Waterston was born on November 15, 1940 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA as Samuel Atkinson Waterston.

1958

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.

1960

Shared a $25-a-month Greenwich Village apartment in New York City with friend and fellow actor Tom Ligon in the early 1960s.

1974

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.

1975

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.

1978

Has appeared in four films directed by Woody Allen: Interiors (1978), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), September (1987) and Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989).

1988

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).

1990

He is an actor and producer, known for Law & Order (1990), The Killing Fields (1984) and Serial Mom (1994).

1991

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).

1994

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".

2001

Received an honorary degree from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut (2001).

2003

Is the official spokesperson for TD Waterhouse, the online investment company. He appears in most of their television commercials (2003/2004).

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].

2010

Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7040 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on January 7, 2010.

2016

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).