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Actor:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. "Law & Order" .... Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy / ... (356 episodes, 1994-2009)
   ... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title)
       - Fed (2009) TV episode .... D.A. Jack McCoy
       - Shotgun (2009) TV episode .... D.A. Jack McCoy
       - For the Defense (2009) TV episode .... D.A. Jack McCoy
       - Boy Gone Astray (2009) TV episode .... D.A. Jack McCoy
       - Doped (2009) TV episode .... D.A. Jack McCoy
         (351 more)
2. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... D.A. Jack McCoy / ... (2 episodes, 2000-2007)
   ... aka Law & Order: SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation)
   ... aka Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)
       - Blinded (2007) TV episode .... D.A. Jack McCoy
       - Entitled (2000) TV episode .... Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
3. "Masters of Science Fiction" .... Havelman (1 episode, 2007)
       - A Clean Escape (2007) TV episode .... Havelman
4. "Law & Order: Trial by Jury" .... Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy (2 episodes, 2005)
       - Skeleton (2005) TV episode .... Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
       - The Abominable Showman (2005) TV episode .... Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
5. The Commission (2003) .... J. Lee Rankin
6. Le divorce (2003) .... Chester Walker
7. The Matthew Shepard Story (2002) (TV) .... Dennis Shepard
   ... aka L'affaire Matthew Shepard (Canada: French title)
8. A House Divided (2000) (TV) .... David Dickson
9. "Family Guy" .... Dr. Kaplan (2 episodes, 2000)
   ... aka Padre de familia (USA: Spanish title)
       - Road to Rhode Island (2000) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Dr. Kaplan
       - Brian in Love (2000) TV episode (voice) .... Dr. Kaplan
   
   
10. "Homicide: Life on the Street" .... Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy (2 episodes, 1997-1999)
    ... aka Homicide (USA: informal short title)
        - Sideshow: Part 2 (1999) TV episode (as Sam Waterson) .... Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
        - Baby, It's You: Part 2 (1997) TV episode (as Sam Waterson) .... Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
11. "Great Books" .... Interview (1 episode, 1999)
        - The Great Gatsby (1999) TV episode .... Interview
12. Exiled (1998) (TV) .... Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy
    ... aka Exiled: A Law & Order Movie (USA: promotional title)
13. Miracle at Midnight (1998) (TV) .... Dr. Karl Koster
14. Shadow Conspiracy (1997) .... The President
15. "Thomas Jefferson" (1997) TV mini-series (voice) .... Thomas Jefferson
16. The Proprietor (1996) .... Harry Bancroft
    ... aka La propriétaire (France)
    ... aka The Proprietor (UK)
17. The Journey of August King (1995) .... Mooney Wright
18. Serial Mom (1994) .... Eugene Sutphin, D.D.S.
19. David's Mother (1994) (TV) .... John Nils
20. Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (1994) (TV) .... Daniel Chamberlain
    ... aka Assault at Westpoint (USA: short title)
21. The Enemy Within (1994) (TV) .... President William Foster
22. "I'll Fly Away" .... D.A. Forrest Bedford (39 episodes, 1991-1994)
        - Finale (1994) TV episode .... D.A. Forrest Bedford
        - State (1993) TV episode .... D.A. Forrest Bedford
        - Commencement (1993) TV episode .... D.A. Forrest Bedford
        - What's in a Name? (1993) TV episode .... D.A. Forrest Bedford
        - Small Wishes (1993) TV episode .... D.A. Forrest Bedford
          (34 more)
23. I'll Fly Away: Then and Now (1993) (TV) .... Forrest Bedford
24. "Tales from the Crypt" .... G.G. Devoe (1 episode, 1993)
    ... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
        - As Ye Sow (1993) TV episode .... G.G. Devoe
25. A Captive in the Land (1993) .... Royce
26. A Dog Race in Alaska (1993)
27. "Warburg: A Man of Influence" (1992) TV mini-series .... Siegmund Warburg
    ... aka Warburg, le banquier des princes (France)
28. The Man in the Moon (1991) .... Matthew Trant
29. Lantern Hill (1990) (TV) .... Andrew Stuart
    ... aka Jane de Lantern Hill (Canada: French title)
    ... aka Jane of Lantern Hill
30. Mindwalk (1990) .... Jack Edwards
31. "The Nightmare Years" (1990) TV mini-series .... Bill Shirer
32. "The Civil War" .... President Abraham Lincoln (9 episodes, 1990)
    ... aka The American Civil War (UK)
        - A Very Bloody Affair (1862) (1990) TV episode (voice) .... President Abraham Lincoln
        - Forever Free (1862) (1990) TV episode (voice) .... President Abraham Lincoln
        - Most Hallowed Ground (1864) (1990) TV episode (voice) .... President Abraham Lincoln
        - Simply Murder (1863) (1990) TV episode (voice) .... President Abraham Lincoln
        - The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865) (1990) TV episode (voice) .... President Abraham Lincoln
          (4 more)
    
    
33. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) .... Ben
34. Welcome Home (1989) .... Woody
35. "The American Experience" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1988)
        - Views of a Vanishing Frontier (1988) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
36. Lincoln (1988) (TV) .... Abraham Lincoln
    ... aka Gore Vidal's Lincoln
37. Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (1988) (TV) .... Jim Delmore
    ... aka Hostile Witness (Europe: English title) (UK)
    ... aka In the Hands of the Enemy (Australia: DVD title)
38. A Walk in the Woods (1988) (TV) .... John Honeyman
39. September (1987) .... Peter
40. Des Teufels Paradies (1987) .... Jones
    ... aka Devil's Paradise (USA)
41. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Travis Coles (1 episode, 1987)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - The Room Upstairs (1987) TV episode .... Travis Coles
42. "Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light" (1987) TV series .... Host / ... (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Visionaries (USA: short title)
43. Flagrant désir (1986) .... Gerry Morrison
    ... aka A Certain Desire
    ... aka Flagrant Desire
    ... aka Trade Secrets (USA: TV title)
44. Just Between Friends (1986) .... Harry Crandall
45. "Amazing Stories" .... Jordan Manmouth (1 episode, 1986)
    ... aka Steven Spielberg Presents Amazing Stories (Australia)
    ... aka Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title)
        - Mirror, Mirror (1986) TV episode .... Jordan Manmouth
46. The Fifth Missile (1986) (TV) .... Capt. Allard Renslow
    ... aka Operation Fire (Europe: English title: video box title)
47. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) (uncredited) .... David
48. Warning Sign (1985) .... Cal Morse
49. Love Lives On (1985) (TV) .... Bernie
50. Finnegan Begin Again (1985) (TV) .... Paul Broadbent
51. The Killing Fields (1984) .... Sydney Schanberg
52. The Boy Who Loved Trolls (1984) (TV) .... Ofoeti
53. Dempsey (1983) (TV) .... Doc Kearns
54. In Defense of Kids (1983) (TV) .... Paul
55. Games Mother Never Taught You (1982) (TV) .... David Bentells
56. "Q.E.D." .... Prof. Quentin E. Deverill (6 episodes, 1982)
    ... aka Mastermind
        - The Limehouse Connection (1982) TV episode .... Prof. Quentin E. Deverill
        - To Catch a Ghost (1982) TV episode .... Prof. Quentin E. Deverill
        - The 4:10 to Zurich (1982) TV episode .... Prof. Quentin E. Deverill
        - Infernal Device (1982) TV episode .... Prof. Quentin E. Deverill
        - The Great Motor Race (1982) TV episode .... Prof. Quentin E. Deverill
          (1 more)
57. "Freedom to Speak" (1982) TV mini-series .... Theodore Roosevelt
58. "Oppenheimer" .... Robert Oppenheimer (7 episodes, 1980)
        - Episode #1.7 (1980) TV episode .... Robert Oppenheimer
        - Episode #1.6 (1980) TV episode .... Robert Oppenheimer
        - Episode #1.5 (1980) TV episode .... Robert Oppenheimer
        - Episode #1.4 (1980) TV episode .... Robert Oppenheimer
        - Episode #1.3 (1980) TV episode .... Robert Oppenheimer
          (2 more)
59. Heaven's Gate (1980) .... Frank Canton
    ... aka Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate (USA: complete title)
60. Hopscotch (1980) .... Cutter
61. Sweet William (1980) .... William McClusky
    
    
62. Eagle's Wing (1979) .... White Bull
63. Friendly Fire (1979) (TV) .... C.D. Bryan
64. Interiors (1978) .... Mike
65. Capricorn One (1977) .... Peter Willis
66. Sweet Revenge (1976) .... Le Clerq
    ... aka Dandy, the All American Girl (USA: TV title)
67. Journey Into Fear (1975) .... Mr. Graham
    ... aka Burn Out
68. Rancho Deluxe (1975) .... Cecil Colson
69. Reflections of Murder (1974) (TV) .... Michael Elliott
70. The Great Gatsby (1974) .... Nick Carraway
71. The Glass Menagerie (1973) (TV) .... Tom Wingfield
    ... aka Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie (USA: complete title)
72. Much Ado About Nothing (1973) (TV) .... Benedick
73. Savages (1972) .... James, the Limping Man
74. Mahoney's Estate (1972) .... Felix
    ... aka Mahoney's Last Stand (Canada: English title)
75. "NET Playhouse" .... (segment "Foul!") (1 episode, 1971)
        - Foul!/Actor's Choice (1971) TV episode (as Sam Waterson) .... (segment "Foul!")
76. Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name? (1971) .... Alex
    ... aka Death of a Hooker
77. Cover Me Babe (1970) .... Cameraman
    ... aka Run Shadow Run
    
    
78. Three (1969/I) .... Taylor
79. Generation (1969) .... Desmond
    ... aka A Time for Caring
    ... aka A Time for Giving (UK)
80. Fitzwilly (1967) .... Oliver
    ... aka A Garden of Cucumbers
    ... aka Fitzwilly Strikes Back (UK)
81. "N.Y.P.D." .... Marco (1 episode, 1967)
        - Murder for Infinity (1967) TV episode .... Marco
82. "Hawk" .... Peter (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Living End of Sisterbaby (1966) TV episode .... Peter
83. "Dr. Kildare" .... Mark (2 episodes, 1965)
        - Enough La Boheme for Everybody (1965) TV episode .... Mark
        - Life in the Dance Hall (1965) TV episode .... Mark
84. The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean (1965) .... Andy
    

Producer:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. A House Divided (2000) (TV) (producer)
   
   
2. The Journey of August King (1995) (producer)
   

Director:

1. "I'll Fly Away" (1 episode, 1992)
       - Since Walter (1992) TV episode
   

Self:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1960s

1. Rain Falls from Earth: Surviving Cambodia's Darkest Hour (2009) (voice) .... Himself
2. "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" (2 episodes, 2009)
       - Going Home: 1920-1933 (2009) TV episode (voice)
       - The Empire of Grandeur: 1915-1919 (2009) TV episode (voice)
3. "Infanity" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
       - Law & Order (2009) TV episode .... Himself
4. "Rachael Ray" (1 episode, 2008)
       - Episode #2.99 (2008) TV episode
5. "The Colbert Report" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
       - Andrew Young (2008) TV episode .... Himself
6. "The View" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
       - Episode dated 16 January 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
7. Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen (2007) .... Narrator
   ... aka Cooper & Hemingway: A 20 Year Friendship
8. The 61st Annual Tony Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Revival of a Play
9. "Jeopardy!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
       - 2006 Celebrity Jeopardy! Game 3. (2006) TV episode .... Himself
10. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV) .... Himself
11. "Art in the Twenty-First Century" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Structures (2005) TV episode .... Himself
12. The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV) .... Himself
13. "Character Studies" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Amanda (2005) TV episode .... Himself
14. Abraham Lincoln's Cooper Union Address (2004) (TV) .... Himself - as Abraham Lincoln
15. Hammer and Cycle (2004) (voice) .... Narrator
16. "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Stockard Channing (2004) TV episode .... Himself
17. Restore America Honors (2003) (TV) .... Himself
18. Echoes from the White House (2001) (TV)
19. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
        - Episode dated 29 January 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself
20. "The Howard Stern Radio Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Episode dated 24 September 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
21. "Larry King Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Episode dated 12 April 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
22. In Bad Taste (2000) (TV) .... Himself
    
    
23. The Unfinished Journey (1999) (voice) .... Narration
24. Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs (1999) (TV) .... Narrator
25. "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - The Films of James Ivory (????) TV episode .... Himself
26. 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1998) (TV)
27. Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997) (TV) (voice) .... Thomas Jefferson
28. Liv Ullmann scener fra et liv (1997)
29. "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
        - Quentin Tarantino/Smashing Pumpkins (1995) TV episode .... Himself
30. "Lost Civilizations" (1995) TV series .... Host / ... (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Time Life's Lost Civilizations (USA: DVD title)
31. A Gala for the President at Ford's Theatre (1994) (TV) .... Himself
32. "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
        - The Making of 'Serial Mom' (1994) TV episode .... Himself
33. "The Visionaries" (1994) TV series .... Himself - Host
34. Earth and the American Dream (1992) (voice) .... Reader
35. Memory & Imagination: New Pathways to the Library of Congress (1990) (TV) .... Himself
36. Night of 100 Stars III (1990) (TV) .... Himself
    
    
37. The 42nd Annual Tony Awards (1988) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
38. Liberty Weekend (1986) (TV) .... Himself
39. The 40th Annual Tony Awards (1986) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter & Performer
40. The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
    
    
41. In Search of Ezra Pound (1966) (TV) .... Man 2
    

Archive Footage:

1. Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies (2005) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
2. 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (2004) (TV) .... Himself
3. "Saturday Night Live"
       - Christopher Walken/Joan Osborne (1996) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
4. Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994) (TV) .... Tom Wingfield
5. Swimming to Cambodia (1987) .... Additional cast from 'The Killing Fields'