Barbara Rutledge Johns is the former wife of the Law & Order actor Sam Waterston. Waterston is best known for his work in theatre, television and, film.
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In 1975, Sam Waterston divorced his first wife, Barbara Rutledge-Johns. The two have one son, James, who is also an actor.
For his role as Jack McCoy in the popular long-running criminal investigation series Law & Order, Sam Waterston received 11 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Law & Order, winning in 1999 for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series.
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Sam Waterston played the role of Abraham Lincoln onstage in Abe Lincoln in Illinois in 1993. The performance earned him a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations.
Sam Waterston also appeared in several Woody Allen films including Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), September (1987), and Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989).
Sam Waterston received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance in The Killing Fields (1984). Sam Waterston was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 2012.
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