Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
James Waterston
Table title:
Filmography
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Year </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Title </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Role </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Notes </th></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1989 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Dead Poets Society </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Gerard Pitts </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1989 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Little Sweetheart </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Richard </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2015 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > And It Was Good </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Bridegroom </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
What did James Waterston play as his first role?
Answer:
James Waterston played his first role as Gerard Pitts in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society.