Sam Wanamaker

Acting

Sam Wanamaker

Born 14 June 1919 · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Died 18 December 1993 at 74

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

Highlights

Columbo1971 · Series · Director
Death on the Nile1978 · Film · Rockford
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold1965 · Film · Peters
Raw Deal1986 · Film · Luigi Patrovita
The Outer Limits1963 · Series · Dr. Simon Holm
Baby Boom1987 · Film · Fritz Curtis

Filmography

Movies

56 films

Wild Justice1994 · Film · Kingston Parker
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family1993 · Film · Gerald Woodman
Killer Rules1993 · Film · Joe Gambon
Running Against Time1991 · Film · Doctor Koopman
Pure Luck1991 · Film · Highsmith
Guilty by Suspicion1991 · Film · Felix Graff
Always Remember I Love You1990 · Film · Grandfather Mendham
The Shell Seekers1989 · Film · Richard
Cognac1988 · Film · Ambassador Morley
Judgment in Berlin1988 · Film · Bernard Hellring
Sadie and Son1987 · Film · Marty Goldstein
Baby Boom1987 · Film · Fritz Curtis
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace1987 · Film · David Warfield
Raw Deal1986 · Film · Luigi Patrovita
Deceptions1985 · Film · Jim Nolan
Embassy1985 · Film · Ambassador Arthur Ingram
The Aviator1985 · Film · Bruno Hansen
Heartsounds1984 · Film · Moe Silverman
Irreconcilable Differences1984 · Film · David Kessler
The Ghost Writer1983 · Film · E.I. Lonoff
I Was a Mail Order Bride1982 · Film · Frank Tosconi
Aida - San Francisco Opera1981 · Film · Director
Our Family Business1981 · Film · Ralph
The Killing of Randy Webster1981 · Film · Director
My Kidnapper, My Love1980 · Film · Director
The Competition1980 · Film · Andrew Erskine
Private Benjamin1980 · Film · Teddy Benjamin
Charlie Muffin1979 · Film · Ruttgers
From Hell to Victory1979 · Film · Ray MacDonald
Death on the Nile1978 · Film · Rockford
The Billion Dollar Bubble1978 · Film · Stanley Goldblum
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger1977 · Film · Director
Billy Jack Goes to Washington1977 · Film · Bailey
Voyage of the Damned1976 · Film · Carl Rosen
The Sell Out1976 · Film · Harry Sickles
The Spiral Staircase1975 · Film · Lieut. Fields
The Law1974 · Film · Jules Benson
Mousey1974 · Film · Inspector
The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui1972 · Film · O'Casey
Catlow1971 · Film · Director
The Executioner1970 · Film · Director
The File of the Golden Goose1969 · Film · Director
The Legend of Custer1968 · Film · Director
Danger Route1967 · Film · Lucinda
The Day the Fish Came Out1967 · Film · Elias
Warning Shot1967 · Film · Frank Sanderman
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold1965 · Film · Peters
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes1965 · Film · George Gruber
Man in the Middle1964 · Film · Major Kaufman
Taras Bulba1962 · Film · Filipenko
The Criminal1960 · Film · Mike Carter
The Battle of the Sexes1960 · Film · Commentary spoken
The Secret1955 · Film · Nick Delaney
Mr. Denning Drives North1951 · Film · Chick Eddowes
Give Us This Day1949 · Film · Geremio
My Girl Tisa1948 · Film · Mark Denek

Filmography

Series

35 shows

Baby Boom1988 · Series · Fritz Curtis
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles1987 · Series · District Attorney
Deceptions1985 · Series · Jim Nolan
Berrenger's1985 · Series
American Playhouse1982 · Series · E.I. Lonoff
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years1981 · Series · Bernard Baruch
Hart to Hart1979 · Series · Director
Mrs. Columbo1979 · Series · Director
David Cassidy: Man Under Cover1978 · Series · Director
Return of the Saint1978 · Series · Domenico
Holocaust1978 · Series · Moses Weiss
Rafferty1977 · Series
Columbo1971 · Series · Director
The Champions1968 · Series · Director
Lancer1968 · Series · Director
ITV Playhouse1967 · Series · Armitage
Judd, for the Defense1967 · Series
Cimarron Strip1967 · Series · Director
Dundee and the Culhane1967 · Series · Director
Custer1967 · Series · Director
Coronet Blue1967 · Series · Director
Hawk1966 · Series · Director
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · Series · Solomon Ithimar, PhD
The Wild Wild West1965 · Series
Run for Your Life1965 · Series · Major Joe Rankin
For the People1965 · Series · Director
Espionage1963 · Series · Colonel Sprague
The Outer Limits1963 · Series · Dr. Simon Holm
Man of the World1962 · Series · Nicola
The Defenders1961 · Series · Dr. Ralph Ames
Danger Man1960 · Series · Patrick Laurence
Monitor1958 · Series
Armchair Theatre1956 · Series · Copeland
Gunsmoke1955 · Series · Asa Longworth
Sunday Night Theatre1950 · Series · Pepe