Sam Wanamaker

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Sam Wanamaker

Acting June 14, 1919

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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 Glo…

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Columbo

Columbo

8.1 1971 TV Show
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

4.6 1987 Movie
Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

7.2 1978 Movie
Raw Deal

Raw Deal

5.9 1986 Movie
Baby Boom

Baby Boom

6.4 1987 Movie
American Playhouse

American Playhouse

6.6 1982 TV Show
Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin

6.0 1980 Movie
Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

6.9 1979 TV Show
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

7.8 1963 TV Show
The Defenders

The Defenders

6.3 1961 TV Show
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.7 1955 TV Show
The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

7.6 1965 TV Show

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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

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1994
    Wild Justice

    Movie Kingston Parker

  2. 1993
    Bloodlines: Murder in the Family

    Movie Gerald Woodman

  3. 1993
    Killer Rules

    Movie Joe Gambon

  4. 1991
    Running Against Time

    Movie Doctor Koopman

  5. 1991
    Pure Luck

    Movie Highsmith

  6. 1991
    Guilty by Suspicion

    Movie Felix Graff

  7. 1990
    Always Remember I Love You

    Movie Grandfather Mendham

  8. 1989
    The Shell Seekers

    Movie Richard

  9. 1988
    Baby Boom

    TV show Fritz Curtis

  10. 1988
    Cognac

    Movie Ambassador Morley

  11. 1988
    Judgment in Berlin

    Movie Bernard Hellring

  12. 1987
    Sadie and Son

    Movie Marty Goldstein

  13. 1987
    Baby Boom

    Movie Fritz Curtis

  14. 1987
    Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

    Movie David Warfield

  15. 1987
    Grace Kelly: The American Princess

    Movie Self

  16. 1987
    The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

    TV show District Attorney

More credits
  1. 1986
    Raw Deal

    Movie Luigi Patrovita

  2. 1985
    Deceptions

    Movie Jim Nolan

  3. 1985
    Deceptions

    TV show Jim Nolan

  4. 1985
    Embassy

    Movie Ambassador Arthur Ingram

  5. 1985
    The Aviator

    Movie Bruno Hansen

  6. 1985
    Berrenger's

    TV show

  7. 1984
    Heartsounds

    Movie Moe Silverman

  8. 1984
    Irreconcilable Differences

    Movie David Kessler

  9. 1983
    The Ghost Writer

    Movie E.I. Lonoff

  10. 1982
    I Was a Mail Order Bride

    Movie Frank Tosconi

  11. 1982
    American Playhouse

    TV show E.I. Lonoff

  12. 1981
    Aida - San Francisco Opera

    Movie Director

  13. 1981
    Our Family Business

    Movie Ralph

  14. 1981
    Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

    TV show Bernard Baruch

  15. 1981
    The Killing of Randy Webster

    Movie Director

  16. 1980
    My Kidnapper, My Love

    Movie Director

  17. 1980
    The Competition

    Movie Andrew Erskine

  18. 1980
    Private Benjamin

    Movie Teddy Benjamin

  19. 1979
    Charlie Muffin

    Movie Ruttgers

  20. 1979
    Hart to Hart

    TV show Director

  21. 1979
    From Hell to Victory

    Movie Ray MacDonald

  22. 1979
    Mrs. Columbo

    TV show Director

  23. 1978
    David Cassidy: Man Under Cover

    TV show Director

  24. 1978
    Death on the Nile

    Movie Rockford