Sam Wanamaker
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 14 June 1919 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- 18 December 1993
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Samuel Wanamaker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Acting 51
- 1994Wild Justice as Kingston Parker
- 1993Bloodlines: Murder in the Family as Gerald Woodman
- 1993Killer Rules as Joe Gambon
- 1991Running Against Time as Doctor Koopman
- 1991Pure Luck as Highsmith
- 1991Guilty by Suspicion as Felix Graff
- 1990Always Remember I Love You as Grandfather Mendham
- 1989The Shell Seekers as Richard
- 1988Cognac as Ambassador Morley
- 1988Judgment in Berlin as Bernard Hellring
- 1987Sadie and Son as Marty Goldstein
- 1987Baby Boom as Fritz Curtis
- 1987Superman IV: The Quest for Peace as David Warfield
- 1987Grace Kelly: The American Princess as Self
- 1986Raw Deal as Luigi Patrovita
- 1985Deceptions as Jim Nolan
- 1985Embassy as Ambassador Arthur Ingram
- 1985The Aviator as Bruno Hansen
- 1984Heartsounds as Moe Silverman
- 1984Irreconcilable Differences as David Kessler
- 1983The Ghost Writer as E.I. Lonoff
- 1982I Was a Mail Order Bride as Frank Tosconi
- 1981Our Family Business as Ralph
- 1980The Competition as Andrew Erskine
- 1980Private Benjamin as Teddy Benjamin
- 1979Charlie Muffin as Ruttgers
- 1979From Hell to Victory as Ray MacDonald
- 1978Death on the Nile as Rockford
- 1978The Billion Dollar Bubble as Stanley Goldblum
- 1977Billy Jack Goes to Washington as Bailey
- 1976Voyage of the Damned as Carl Rosen
- 1976The Sell Out as Harry Sickles
- 1975The Spiral Staircase as Lieut. Fields
- 1974The Law as Jules Benson
- 1974Mousey as Inspector
- 1973The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House as Narrator
- 1972The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui as O'Casey
- 1967Danger Route as Lucinda
- 1967The Day the Fish Came Out as Elias
- 1967Warning Shot as Frank Sanderman
- 1965The Spy Who Came In from the Cold as Peters
- 1965Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes as George Gruber
- 1964Man in the Middle as Major Kaufman
- 1963The Paradise Suite as Frank Engel
- 1962Taras Bulba as Filipenko
- 1960The Criminal as Mike Carter
- 1960The Battle of the Sexes as Commentary spoken
- 1955The Secret as Nick Delaney
- 1951Mr. Denning Drives North as Chick Eddowes
- 1949Give Us This Day as Geremio
- 1948My Girl Tisa as Mark Denek
crew 1
- 1987Grace Kelly: The American Princess · thanks
Directing 8
- 1981Aida - San Francisco Opera · director
- 1981The Killing of Randy Webster · director
- 1980My Kidnapper, My Love · director
- 1977Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger · director
- 1971Catlow · director
- 1970The Executioner · director
- 1969The File of the Golden Goose · director
- 1968The Legend of Custer · director