Sam Wanamaker

Personal Info

Birthday

June 14, 1919

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known For

Acting

Sam Wanamaker

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

Directed Movies (21)

Aida - San Francisco Opera
8.0

Aida - San Francisco Opera

Movie1981
The Killing of Randy Webster
6.0

The Killing of Randy Webster

Movie1981
No Backdrop
7.5

My Kidnapper, My Love

Movie1980
Hart to Hart
6.8

Hart to Hart

TV Series1979
Mrs. Columbo
6.5

Mrs. Columbo

TV Series1979
David Cassidy: Man Under Cover
6.0

David Cassidy: Man Under Cover

TV Series1978
Return of the Saint
7.0

Return of the Saint

TV Series1978
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
6.6

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

Movie1977
Catlow
5.1

Catlow

Movie1971
Columbo
8.1

Columbo

TV Series1971
The Executioner
5.9

The Executioner

Movie1970
The File of the Golden Goose
5.7

The File of the Golden Goose

Movie1969
The Champions
6.5

The Champions

TV Series1968
Lancer
5.6

Lancer

TV Series1968
The Legend of Custer
5.0

The Legend of Custer

Movie1968
Cimarron Strip
5.7

Cimarron Strip

TV Series1967
No Backdrop
5.3

Dundee and the Culhane

TV Series1967
Custer
6.4

Custer

TV Series1967
Coronet Blue
6.7

Coronet Blue

TV Series1967
Hawk
8.0

Hawk

TV Series1966
The Defenders
6.3

The Defenders

TV Series1961

Acting Filmography (73)

Wild Justice
5.5

Wild Justice

Movie1994
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
5.0

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family

Movie1993
Killer Rules
10.0

Killer Rules

Movie1993
Running Against Time
6.2

Running Against Time

Movie1991
Pure Luck
5.6

Pure Luck

Movie1991
Guilty by Suspicion
6.5

Guilty by Suspicion

Movie1991
Always Remember I Love You
8.0

Always Remember I Love You

Movie1990
The Shell Seekers
6.5

The Shell Seekers

Movie1989
No Backdrop
6.5

Baby Boom

TV Series1988
No Backdrop
5.3

Cognac

Movie1988
Judgment in Berlin
5.5

Judgment in Berlin

Movie1988
No Backdrop
5.5

Sadie and Son

Movie1987
Baby Boom
6.4

Baby Boom

Movie1987
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
4.6

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Movie1987
No Backdrop
7.0

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Movie1987
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
5.0

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

TV Series1987
Raw Deal
5.9

Raw Deal

Movie1986
Deceptions
6.7

Deceptions

Movie1985
Deceptions
6.0

Deceptions

TV Series1985
No Backdrop
5.0

Embassy

Movie1985
The Aviator
5.7

The Aviator

Movie1985
Berrenger's
5.7

Berrenger's

TV Series1985
Heartsounds
8.0

Heartsounds

Movie1984
Irreconcilable Differences
5.6

Irreconcilable Differences

Movie1984
No Backdrop
0.0

The Ghost Writer

Movie1983
I Was a Mail Order Bride
6.0

I Was a Mail Order Bride

Movie1982
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

TV Series1982
Our Family Business
9.0

Our Family Business

Movie1981
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
6.3

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

TV Series1981
The Competition
6.1

The Competition

Movie1980
Private Benjamin
5.9

Private Benjamin

Movie1980
Charlie Muffin
6.4

Charlie Muffin

Movie1979
From Hell to Victory
6.3

From Hell to Victory

Movie1979
Death on the Nile
7.1

Death on the Nile

Movie1978
Return of the Saint
7.0

Return of the Saint

TV Series1978
The Billion Dollar Bubble
7.5

The Billion Dollar Bubble

Movie1978
Holocaust
7.3

Holocaust

TV Series1978
No Backdrop
7.5

Rafferty

TV Series1977
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
6.5

Billy Jack Goes to Washington

Movie1977
Voyage of the Damned
6.0

Voyage of the Damned

Movie1976
The Sell Out
5.5

The Sell Out

Movie1976
The Spiral Staircase
5.2

The Spiral Staircase

Movie1975
No Backdrop
0.0

The Law

Movie1974
Mousey
5.2

Mousey

Movie1974
The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House
0.0

The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House

Movie1973
No Backdrop
0.0

The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Movie1972
Danger Route
5.6

Danger Route

Movie1967
The Day the Fish Came Out
4.8

The Day the Fish Came Out

Movie1967
ITV Playhouse
7.0

ITV Playhouse

TV Series1967
Judd, for the Defense
7.7

Judd, for the Defense

TV Series1967
Warning Shot
6.4

Warning Shot

Movie1967
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
7.1

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

Movie1965
No Backdrop
4.2

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV Series1965
The Wild Wild West
7.6

The Wild Wild West

TV Series1965
Run for Your Life
7.1

Run for Your Life

TV Series1965
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
6.8

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Movie1965
Man in the Middle
6.5

Man in the Middle

Movie1964
Espionage
10.0

Espionage

TV Series1963
The Outer Limits
7.8

The Outer Limits

TV Series1963
Taras Bulba
6.3

Taras Bulba

Movie1962
Man of the World
7.2

Man of the World

TV Series1962
The Defenders
6.3

The Defenders

TV Series1961
The Criminal
6.4

The Criminal

Movie1960
Danger Man
7.4

Danger Man

TV Series1960
The Battle of the Sexes
6.6

The Battle of the Sexes

Movie1960
No Backdrop
6.0

Armchair Theatre

TV Series1956
Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

TV Series1955
No Backdrop
5.6

The Secret

Movie1955
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV Series1951
Mr. Denning Drives North
6.4

Mr. Denning Drives North

Movie1951
No Backdrop
3.5

Sunday Night Theatre

TV Series1950
Give Us This Day
5.7

Give Us This Day

Movie1949
My Girl Tisa
9.0

My Girl Tisa

Movie1948