Sam Wanamaker

Sam Wanamaker

Known for
Acting
Born
June 14, 1919
Died
December 18, 1993 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

Sam Wanamaker (June 14, 1919 – December 18, 1993) was an American film director and actor, and is credited as the person most responsible for the modern recreation of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London. He is father to actress Zoë Wanamaker. He is known for his roles in the films Death on the Nile (1978), Private Benjamin (1989), and Baby Boom (1987).

Known For

Filmography

1994
Wild Justice poster

Wild Justice

Movie · as Kingston Parker

1993
Killer Rules poster

Killer Rules

Movie · as Joe Gambon

1993
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family poster

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family

Movie · as Gerald Woodman

1991
Guilty by Suspicion poster

Guilty by Suspicion

Movie · as Felix Graff

1991
Pure Luck poster

Pure Luck

Movie · as Highsmith

1991
Running Against Time poster

Running Against Time

Movie · as Doctor Koopman

1990
Always Remember I Love You poster

Always Remember I Love You

Movie · as Grandfather Mendham

1989
The Shell Seekers poster

The Shell Seekers

Movie · as Richard

1988
Judgment in Berlin poster

Judgment in Berlin

Movie · as Bernard Hellring

1988
Cognac poster

Cognac

Movie · as Ambassador Morley

1988
Baby Boom poster

Baby Boom

TV · as Fritz Curtis · 13 eps

1987
Baby Boom poster

Baby Boom

Movie · as Fritz Curtis

1987
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace poster

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Movie · as David Warfield

1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess poster

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Movie · as Self

1987
Sadie and Son poster

Sadie and Son

Movie · as Marty Goldstein

1987
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles poster

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

TV · as District Attorney · 2 eps

1986
Raw Deal poster

Raw Deal

Movie · as Luigi Patrovita

1985
Deceptions poster

Deceptions

Movie · as Jim Nolan

1985
The Aviator poster

The Aviator

Movie · as Bruno Hansen

1985
Embassy poster

Embassy

Movie · as Ambassador Arthur Ingram

1985
Berrenger's poster

Berrenger's

TV · 12 eps

1985
Deceptions poster

Deceptions

TV · as Jim Nolan · 2 eps

1984
Irreconcilable Differences poster

Irreconcilable Differences

Movie · as David Kessler

1984
Heartsounds poster

Heartsounds

Movie · as Moe Silverman

1983
The Ghost Writer poster

The Ghost Writer

Movie · as E.I. Lonoff

1982
I Was a Mail Order Bride poster

I Was a Mail Order Bride

Movie · as Frank Tosconi

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as E.I. Lonoff · 1 ep

1981
Our Family Business poster

Our Family Business

Movie · as Ralph

1981
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years poster

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

TV · as Bernard Baruch · 1 ep

1980
The Competition poster

The Competition

Movie · as Andrew Erskine

1980
Private Benjamin poster

Private Benjamin

Movie · as Teddy Benjamin

1979
From Hell to Victory poster

From Hell to Victory

Movie · as Ray MacDonald

1979
Charlie Muffin poster

Charlie Muffin

Movie · as Ruttgers

1978
Death on the Nile poster

Death on the Nile

Movie · as Rockford

1978
The Billion Dollar Bubble poster

The Billion Dollar Bubble

Movie · as Stanley Goldblum

1978
Holocaust poster

Holocaust

TV · as Moses Weiss · 4 eps

1978
Return of the Saint poster

Return of the Saint

TV · as Domenico · 1 ep

1977
Billy Jack Goes to Washington poster

Billy Jack Goes to Washington

Movie · as Bailey

1977
Rafferty poster

Rafferty

TV · 1 ep

1976
Voyage of the Damned poster

Voyage of the Damned

Movie · as Carl Rosen

1976
The Sell Out poster

The Sell Out

Movie · as Harry Sickles

1975
The Spiral Staircase poster

The Spiral Staircase

Movie · as Lieut. Fields

1974
Mousey poster

Mousey

Movie · as Inspector

1974
The Law poster

The Law

Movie · as Jules Benson

1973
The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House poster

The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House

Movie · as Narrator

1972
The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui poster

The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Movie · as O'Casey

1967
Danger Route poster

Danger Route

Movie · as Lucinda

1967
Warning Shot poster

Warning Shot

Movie · as Frank Sanderman

1967
The Day the Fish Came Out poster

The Day the Fish Came Out

Movie · as Elias

1967
Judd, for the Defense poster

Judd, for the Defense

TV · 1 ep

1967
ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse

TV · as Armitage · 1 ep

1965
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes poster

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Movie · as George Gruber

1965
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold poster

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

Movie · as Peters

1965
The Wild Wild West poster

The Wild Wild West

TV · 1 ep

1965
Run for Your Life poster

Run for Your Life

TV · as Major Joe Rankin · 1 ep

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · as Solomon Ithimar, PhD · 1 ep

1964
Man in the Middle poster

Man in the Middle

Movie · as Major Kaufman

1963
The Paradise Suite

The Paradise Suite

Movie · as Frank Engel

1963
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Dr. Simon Holm · 1 ep

1963
Espionage poster

Espionage

TV · as Colonel Sprague · 1 ep

1962
Taras Bulba poster

Taras Bulba

Movie · as Filipenko

1962
Man of the World poster

Man of the World

TV · as Nicola · 1 ep

1961
The Defenders poster

The Defenders

TV · as Dr. Ralph Ames, James Henry David, United States Attorney Brooker, Edward Banter · 1 ep

1960
The Criminal poster

The Criminal

Movie · as Mike Carter

1960
The Battle of the Sexes poster

The Battle of the Sexes

Movie · as Commentary spoken

1960
Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

TV · as B.F. Halliran · 1 ep

1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre

Armchair Mystery Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1960
Danger Man poster

Danger Man

TV · as Patrick Laurence · 1 ep

1958
Monitor poster

Monitor

TV · 1 ep

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

TV · as Copeland, Frank Engel · 1 ep

1955
The Secret poster

The Secret

Movie · as Nick Delaney

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Asa Longworth · 1 ep

1951
Mr. Denning Drives North poster

Mr. Denning Drives North

Movie · as Chick Eddowes

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Richard · 1 ep

1950
Sunday Night Theatre poster

Sunday Night Theatre

TV · as Pepe, Ernie Pandish · 1 ep

1949
Give Us This Day poster

Give Us This Day

Movie · as Geremio

1948
My Girl Tisa poster

My Girl Tisa

Movie · as Mark Denek