Sam Waterston in Heaven's Gate
Sam Waterston (1940 - )
Film Deaths
- Capricorn One (1978) [Colonel Peter Willis]: Killed (off-screen), along with O.J. Simpson, by assassins after they catch them in the desert.
- Heaven's Gate (1980) [Frank Canton]: Shot to death, along with his men, by Kris Kristofferson, after Sam and his men kill Jeff Bridges and Isabelle Huppert (historically, Frank Canton died on September 27, 1927).
- Warning Sign (1985) [Cal Morse]: Presumably killed by one of the infected townspeople.
TV Deaths
- Lincoln (1988; mini-series) [Abraham Lincoln]: Shot in the head by Glenn Faigen at Ford's Theatre, while Sam and his wife (Mary Tyler Moore) are watching a play (I've never seen this mini-series, so I don't know if his death is shown).
- The Newsroom; Oh Shenandoah (2014) [Charlie Skinner]: Dies from a heart attack (off screen); the scene cuts from Sam falling over to Jeff Daniels being informed of his death by Emily Mortimer. The next episode takes place at his funeral.