4.6
Movie
Acting
Sam Wanamaker
- Born
- Died
- (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Credits
- 97 titles
Biography
Sam Wanamaker (June 14, 1919 – December 18, 1993 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).
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Signature work
Known For
4.6
Movie
7.2
Movie
Death on the Nile
5.9
Movie
Raw Deal
8.1
TV
Columbo
5.9
Movie
Private Benjamin
6.4
Movie
Baby Boom
7.1
Movie
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
6.6
Movie
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
6.8
Movie
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
6.5
Movie
Guilty by Suspicion
7.8
TV
The Outer Limits
5.6
Movie
Pure Luck
6.9
TV
Hart to Hart
6.7
TV
Gunsmoke
7.6
TV
The Wild Wild West
6.3
Movie
Taras Bulba
6.0
Movie
Voyage of the Damned
7.3
TV
Holocaust
Acting credits 77
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Wild Justice Film | Kingston Parker |
| 1993 | Bloodlines: Murder in the Family Film | Gerald Woodman |
| 1993 | Killer Rules Film | Joe Gambon |
| 1991 | Running Against Time Film | Doctor Koopman |
| 1991 | Pure Luck Film | Highsmith |
| 1991 | Guilty by Suspicion Film | Felix Graff |
| 1990 | Always Remember I Love You Film | Grandfather Mendham |
| 1989 | The Shell Seekers Film | Richard |
| 1988 | Baby Boom TV | Fritz Curtis (13 ep) |
| 1988 | Cognac Film | Ambassador Morley |
| 1988 | Judgment in Berlin Film | Bernard Hellring |
| 1987 | Sadie and Son Film | Marty Goldstein |
| 1987 | Baby Boom Film | Fritz Curtis |
| 1987 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Film | David Warfield |
| 1987 | Grace Kelly: The American Princess Film | Self |
| 1987 | The Two Mrs. Grenvilles TV | District Attorney (2 ep) |
| 1986 | Raw Deal Film | Luigi Patrovita |
| 1985 | Deceptions Film | Jim Nolan |
| 1985 | Deceptions TV | Jim Nolan (2 ep) |
| 1985 | Embassy Film | Ambassador Arthur Ingram |
| 1985 | The Aviator Film | Bruno Hansen |
| 1985 | Berrenger's TV | (12 ep) |
| 1984 | Heartsounds Film | Moe Silverman |
| 1984 | Irreconcilable Differences Film | David Kessler |
| 1983 | The Ghost Writer Film | E.I. Lonoff |
| 1982 | I Was a Mail Order Bride Film | Frank Tosconi |
| 1982 | American Playhouse TV | E.I. Lonoff (1 ep) |
| 1981 | Our Family Business Film | Ralph |
| 1981 | Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years TV | Bernard Baruch (1 ep) |
| 1980 | The Competition Film | Andrew Erskine |
| 1980 | Private Benjamin Film | Teddy Benjamin |
| 1979 | Charlie Muffin Film | Ruttgers |
| 1979 | From Hell to Victory Film | Ray MacDonald |
| 1978 | Death on the Nile Film | Rockford |
| 1978 | Return of the Saint TV | Domenico (1 ep) |
| 1978 | The Billion Dollar Bubble Film | Stanley Goldblum |
| 1978 | Holocaust TV | Moses Weiss (4 ep) |
| 1977 | Rafferty TV | (1 ep) |
| 1977 | Billy Jack Goes to Washington Film | Bailey |
| 1976 | Voyage of the Damned Film | Carl Rosen |
| 1976 | The Sell Out Film | Harry Sickles |
| 1975 | The Spiral Staircase Film | Lieut. Fields |
| 1974 | The Law Film | Jules Benson |
| 1974 | Mousey Film | Inspector |
| 1973 | The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House Film | Narrator |
| 1972 | The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Film | O'Casey |
| 1967 | Danger Route Film | Lucinda |
| 1967 | The Day the Fish Came Out Film | Elias |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse TV | Armitage (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Judd, for the Defense TV | (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Warning Shot Film | Frank Sanderman |
| 1965 | The Spy Who Came In from the Cold Film | Peters |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre TV | Solomon Ithimar, PhD (1 ep) |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West TV | (1 ep) |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life TV | Major Joe Rankin (1 ep) |
| 1965 | Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes Film | George Gruber |
| 1964 | Man in the Middle Film | Major Kaufman |
| 1963 | Espionage TV | Colonel Sprague (1 ep) |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits TV | Dr. Simon Holm (1 ep) |
| 1963 | The Paradise Suite Film | Frank Engel |
Crew credits 23
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Grace Kelly: The American Princess Film | Thanks |
| 1981 | Aida - San Francisco Opera Film | Director |
| 1981 | The Killing of Randy Webster Film | Director |
| 1980 | My Kidnapper, My Love Film | Director |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1979 | Mrs. Columbo TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1978 | David Cassidy: Man Under Cover TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1978 | Return of the Saint TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1977 | Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger Film | Director |
| 1971 | Catlow Film | Director |
| 1971 | Columbo TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1970 | The Executioner Film | Director |
| 1969 | The File of the Golden Goose Film | Director |
| 1968 | The Champions TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1968 | Lancer TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1968 | The Legend of Custer Film | Director |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Dundee and the Culhane TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Custer TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Coronet Blue TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1966 | Hawk TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1965 | For the People TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1961 | The Defenders TV | Director (1 ep) |