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Sam Wanamaker

Acting

Born: 1919-06-14
Died: 1993-12-18
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.9

Also Known As

Samuel 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

Awards & Nominations4 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Benjamin Franklin Medal

1989
🏆 Won

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

🏆 Won

Laurence Olivier Awards

🏆 Won

Society of London Theatre Special Award

Acting71 titles

Killer Rules
10.0
Movie

Killer Rules

1993Thriller
Espionage
10.0
Series

Espionage

1963-1964Action
Our Family Business
9.0
Movie

Our Family Business

1981Thriller
My Girl Tisa
9.0
Movie

My Girl Tisa

1948Drama
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 - ...Drama
Heartsounds
8.0
Movie

Heartsounds

1984Drama
Always Remember I Love You
8.0
Movie

Always Remember I Love You

1990Drama
The Outer Limits
7.8
Series

The Outer Limits

1963-1965Sci-Fi
Judd, for the Defense
7.7
Series

Judd, for the Defense

1967-1969Drama
The Wild Wild West
7.6
Series

The Wild Wild West

1965-1969Action
The Billion Dollar Bubble
7.5
Movie

The Billion Dollar Bubble

1978Drama
Rafferty
7.5
Series

Rafferty

1977Drama
Danger Man
7.4
Series

Danger Man

1960-1968Action
Holocaust
7.3
Series

Holocaust

1978Drama
Man of the World
7.2
Series

Man of the World

1962-1963Thriller
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
7.1
Movie

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965Drama
Death on the Nile
7.1
Movie

Death on the Nile

1978Thriller
Run for Your Life
7.1
Series

Run for Your Life

1965-1968Drama
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
7.0
Movie

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987Documentary
Return of the Saint
7.0
Series

Return of the Saint

1978-1979Action
ITV Playhouse
7.0
Series

ITV Playhouse

1967-1982Drama
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
6.8
Movie

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

1965Comedy
Deceptions
6.7
Movie

Deceptions

1985Drama
Gunsmoke
6.7
Series

Gunsmoke

1955-1975Action
Guilty by Suspicion
6.5
Movie

Guilty by Suspicion

1991Drama
Man in the Middle
6.5
Movie

Man in the Middle

1964Action
The Shell Seekers
6.5
Movie

The Shell Seekers

1989Drama
The Battle of the Sexes
6.5
Movie

The Battle of the Sexes

1960Comedy
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
6.5
Movie

Billy Jack Goes to Washington

1977Drama
Baby Boom
6.5
Series

Baby Boom

1988-1989Comedy
Baby Boom
6.4
Movie

Baby Boom

1987Drama
The Criminal
6.4
Movie

The Criminal

1960Thriller
Mr. Denning Drives North
6.4
Movie

Mr. Denning Drives North

1951Drama
Warning Shot
6.4
Movie

Warning Shot

1967Thriller
Charlie Muffin
6.4
Movie

Charlie Muffin

1979Drama
Taras Bulba
6.3
Movie

Taras Bulba

1962Action
From Hell to Victory
6.3
Movie

From Hell to Victory

1979Action
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
6.3
Series

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

1981Documentary
The Defenders
6.3
Series

The Defenders

1961-1965Drama
Running Against Time
6.2
Movie

Running Against Time

1991Sci-Fi
The Competition
6.1
Movie

The Competition

1980Drama
Voyage of the Damned
6.0
Movie

Voyage of the Damned

1976Drama
Private Benjamin
6.0
Movie

Private Benjamin

1980Comedy
I Was a Mail Order Bride
6.0
Movie

I Was a Mail Order Bride

1982Comedy
Deceptions
6.0
Series

Deceptions

1985Drama
Armchair Theatre
6.0
Series

Armchair Theatre

1956-1974Drama
Raw Deal
5.8
Movie

Raw Deal

1986Action
The Aviator
5.7
Movie

The Aviator

1985Drama
Give Us This Day
5.7
Movie

Give Us This Day

1949Drama
Berrenger's
5.7
Series

Berrenger's

1985Drama
Irreconcilable Differences
5.6
Movie

Irreconcilable Differences

1984Comedy
Pure Luck
5.6
Movie

Pure Luck

1991Comedy
Danger Route
5.6
Movie

Danger Route

1967Action
The Secret
5.6
Movie

The Secret

1955Thriller
Judgment in Berlin
5.5
Movie

Judgment in Berlin

1988Drama
Wild Justice
5.5
Movie

Wild Justice

1994Drama
The Sell Out
5.5
Movie

The Sell Out

1976Action
Sadie and Son
5.5
Movie

Sadie and Son

1987Drama
Cognac
5.3
Movie

Cognac

1988Comedy
Mousey
5.2
Movie

Mousey

1974Action
The Spiral Staircase
5.2
Movie

The Spiral Staircase

1975Horror
Embassy
5.0
Movie

Embassy

1985Action
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
5.0
Movie

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family

1993Drama
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
5.0
Series

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

1987Drama
The Day the Fish Came Out
4.8
Movie

The Day the Fish Came Out

1967Sci-Fi
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
4.6
Movie

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987Action
Sunday Night Theatre
3.5
Series

Sunday Night Theatre

1950 - ...Drama
The Ghost Writer
0
Movie

The Ghost Writer

1983Comedy
The Law
0
Movie

The Law

1974Drama
The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House
0
Movie

The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House

1973Documentary
The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
0
Movie

The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

1972Thriller

Directing21 titles

Columbo
8.1
Series

Columbo

1971-2003Thriller
Aida - San Francisco Opera
8.0
Movie

Aida - San Francisco Opera

1981Drama
Hawk
8.0
Series

Hawk

1966Drama
My Kidnapper, My Love
7.5
Movie

My Kidnapper, My Love

1980Drama
Return of the Saint
7.0
Series

Return of the Saint

1978-1979Action
Hart to Hart
6.9
Series

Hart to Hart

1979-1984Action
Coronet Blue
6.7
Series

Coronet Blue

1967Thriller
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
6.6
Movie

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

1977Action
Mrs. Columbo
6.5
Series

Mrs. Columbo

1979-1980Thriller
The Champions
6.5
Series

The Champions

1968-1969Sci-Fi
Custer
6.4
Series

Custer

1967Action
The Defenders
6.3
Series

The Defenders

1961-1965Drama
The Killing of Randy Webster
6.0
Movie

The Killing of Randy Webster

1981Drama
David Cassidy: Man Under Cover
6.0
Series

David Cassidy: Man Under Cover

1978-1979Drama
The Executioner
5.9
Movie

The Executioner

1970Thriller
The File of the Golden Goose
5.7
Movie

The File of the Golden Goose

1969Drama
Cimarron Strip
5.7
Series

Cimarron Strip

1967-1968Action
Lancer
5.6
Series

Lancer

1968-1970Action
Dundee and the Culhane
5.3
Series

Dundee and the Culhane

1967Action
Catlow
5.1
Movie

Catlow

1971Action
The Legend of Custer
5.0
Movie

The Legend of Custer

1968Action

Crew1 title

Grace Kelly: The American Princess
7.0
Movie

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987Documentary