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Sam Wanamaker

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Sam Wanamaker

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jun 14, 1919 (107 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Samuel Wanamaker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Acting
1994Wild JusticeKingston Parker
1993Killer RulesJoe Gambon
1993Bloodlines: Murder in the FamilyGerald Woodman
1991Guilty by SuspicionFelix Graff
1991Pure LuckHighsmith
1991Running Against TimeDoctor Koopman
1990Always Remember I Love YouGrandfather Mendham
1989The Shell SeekersRichard
1988Judgment in BerlinBernard Hellring
1988CognacAmbassador Morley
1988Baby BoomFritz Curtis
1987Baby BoomFritz Curtis
1987Superman IV: The Quest for PeaceDavid Warfield
1987Grace Kelly: The American PrincessSelf
1987Sadie and SonMarty Goldstein
1987The Two Mrs. GrenvillesDistrict Attorney
1986Raw DealLuigi Patrovita
1985DeceptionsJim Nolan
1985The AviatorBruno Hansen
1985EmbassyAmbassador Arthur Ingram
1985Berrenger's
1985DeceptionsJim Nolan
1984Irreconcilable DifferencesDavid Kessler
1984HeartsoundsMoe Silverman
1983The Ghost WriterE.I. Lonoff
1982I Was a Mail Order BrideFrank Tosconi
1981Our Family BusinessRalph
1981Winston Churchill: The Wilderness YearsBernard Baruch
1980The CompetitionAndrew Erskine
1980Private BenjaminTeddy Benjamin
1979From Hell to VictoryRay MacDonald
1979Charlie MuffinRuttgers
1978Death on the NileRockford
1978The Billion Dollar BubbleStanley Goldblum
1978HolocaustMoses Weiss
1978Return of the SaintDomenico
1977Billy Jack Goes to WashingtonBailey
1977Rafferty
1976Voyage of the DamnedCarl Rosen
1976The Sell OutHarry Sickles
1975The Spiral StaircaseLieut. Fields
1974MouseyInspector
1974The LawJules Benson
1973The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera HouseNarrator
1972The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo UiO'Casey
1967Danger RouteLucinda
1967Warning ShotFrank Sanderman
1967The Day the Fish Came OutElias
1967Judd for the Defense
1965Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 MinutesGeorge Gruber
1965The Spy Who Came In from the ColdPeters
1965The Wild Wild West
1965Run for Your LifeMajor Joe Rankin
1964Man in the MiddleMajor Kaufman
1963The Paradise SuiteFrank Engel
1963The Outer LimitsDr. Simon Holm
1962Taras BulbaFilipenko
1962Man of the WorldNicola
1961The DefendersDr. Ralph Ames
1961The DefendersJames Henry David
1961The DefendersEdward Banter
1961The DefendersUnited States Attorney Brooker
1960The CriminalMike Carter
1960The Battle of the SexesCommentary spoken
1960Sunday-Night PlayB.F. Halliran
1960Armchair Mystery Theatre
1956Armchair TheatreCopeland
1956Armchair Theatre
1956Armchair TheatreFrank Engel
1955The SecretNick Delaney
1955GunsmokeAsa Longworth
1951Mr. Denning Drives NorthChick Eddowes
1951Hallmark Hall of FameRichard
1950Sunday Night TheatrePepe
1950Sunday Night TheatreErnie Pandish
1949Give Us This DayGeremio
1948My Girl TisaMark Denek
Directing
1981The Killing of Randy WebsterDirector
1981Aida - San Francisco OperaDirector
1980My Kidnapper, My LoveDirector
1979Hart to HartDirector
1979Mrs. ColumboDirector
1978David Cassidy: Man Under CoverDirector
1978Return of the SaintDirector
1977Sinbad and the Eye of the TigerDirector
1971CatlowDirector
1971ColumboDirector
1970The ExecutionerDirector
1969The File of the Golden GooseDirector
1968The Legend of CusterDirector
1968LancerDirector
1968The ChampionsDirector
1967Coronet BlueDirector
1967Cimarron StripDirector
1967Dundee and the CulhaneDirector
1967CusterDirector
1966HawkDirector
1965For the PeopleDirector
1961The DefendersDirector
Crew
1987Grace Kelly: The American PrincessThanks