How Much Money These Actors Earn From Reruns

Sam Waterston, "Law & Order"

Sam Waterston’s performance in Law & Order got him a Golden Globe, and he has also had a highly-acclaimed movie career, winning an Oscar for his role in The Killing Fields. Waterston’s reputation as a dramatic actor has merged into a sitcom reputation, as he appears in the Netflix show Grace & Frankie. Though he makes several thousand on his current projects, he'll reprise his role on SVU and earn around $50K a year.

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