Frankie's long-term husband and a successful divorce lawyer in San Diego. He reveals his love for Robert and chooses to leave his marriage, directly triggering the situation where Grace and Frankie are forced to live together and eventually form a deep friendship.
Erwin Griswold is the Harvard Law School dean who decides Ruth Bader Ginsburg's request to complete her degree in New York. He follows Harvard's policies and denies her petition to attend Columbia Law School while remaining enrolled at Harvard, prompting her transfer.
A U.S. Marshal who arrives in La Belle to track down Roy Goode and investigate his past crimes.
New York Times reporter covering the Cambodian civil war who forms a close friendship with Dith Pran, survives a Khmer Rouge execution squad, and later campaigns in New York to locate his friend, culminating in a reunion at a refugee camp.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is the President who learns that military supply shipments have been prioritized over overseas mail, leaving millions of letters and packages stranded in Britain. During a meeting attended by Mary McLeod Bethune, he considers the logistical crisis that ultimately leads to Adams's battalion receiving the assignment.
Frank Canton leads the Wyoming Stock Growers Association's campaign against poor immigrant settlers. After clashing with James Averill, he recruits armed men to carry out a death list and directs the assault. He later escapes to seek reinforcements, but Averill and John L. Bridges kill him during a final ambush.
David is an architect whose romantic attention becomes part of the rivalry between Holly and April. April competes with Holly for his affection, but David rejects April in favor of Holly. His decision contributes to Holly abandoning the catering business and redirecting her uncertain ambitions toward writing.
Beverly's dentist husband. He discovers serial killer memorabilia under their mattress and is later targeted by Beverly after she kills a couple who called him for a toothache. The family fears she will kill their friend Scotty.
The narrator and Daisy's cousin who moves to West Egg next to Gatsby. He facilitates Gatsby and Daisy's reunion, witnesses the Plaza confrontation, and attends Gatsby's funeral. Disillusioned by the wealthy, he breaks up with Jordan and moves back to the Midwest.
Willis is one of the astronauts removed from the spacecraft and held at the desert base so the mission can be faked. He cooperates under threats against the astronauts' families, escapes with Brubaker and Walker after the spacecraft's destruction, and is later found and killed by the pursuers sent after them.
The President is the elected national leader targeted by Jacob Conrad’s conspiracy. His re-election and plans for radical cuts to bloated agencies threaten established power structures, making him the focus of the assassination plot that Bobby Bishop and Amanda Givens work to uncover and stop.
A rabbi and patient who is rapidly losing his eyesight. He advises an unfaithful married man to be open and honest with his wife. Later blind, he dances with his daughter at the wedding celebration.
Sam Waterston has 108 screen credits in a career dating back to 1961. Signature works include Grace and Frankie, The Newsroom, The Killing Fields. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
