Sam Wanamaker



First NameSam
Last NameWanamaker
Age74 (age at death)
Date of BirthJune 14, 1919
Date of DeathDecember 18, 1993
Star SignGemini
EthnicityWhite
Occupation CategoryActor

Samuel Wanamaker (14 June 1919 – 18 December 1993) 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 Shakespearean actress Zoë Wanamaker.


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Filmography

Selected Sam Wanamaker film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1993
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
Gerald Woodman

1993
Wild Justice
Kingston Parker

1993
Killer Rules
Gambon

1992
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1991
Felix Graff

1991
Highsmith

1990
Always Remember I Love You
Grandfather Mendham

1990
Running Against Time
Hendryk Koopman, Ph.D.

1988
Cognac
Ambassador Morley

1988
Bernard Hellring

1988
Baby Boom
Fritz Curtis

1987
Fritz Curtis

1987
David Warfield

1987
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
District Attorney

1987
Sadie and Son
Marty Goldstein

1986
Luigi Patrovita

1985
Bruno Hansen

1985
Deceptions
Jim Nolan

1985
Simon Berrenger

1985
Embassy
Ambassador Arthur Ingram

1985
The Ferret
-

1984
David Kessler

1984
Heartsounds
Moe Silverman

1984
The Ghost Writer
E.I. Lonoff

1982
I Was a Mail Order Bride
Frank Tosconi

1981
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Bernard Baruch

1981
Our Family Business
Ralph

1980
Teddy Benjamin

1980
Andrew Erskine

1979
From Hell to Victory
Ray MacDonald

1979
A Deadly Game
Ruttgers

1978
Rockford

1978
The Billion Dollar Bubble
Stanley Goldblum

1978
Moses Weiss

1978
Return of the Saint
Domenico

1977
Rafferty
Hollander

1976
Harry Sickles

1976
Carl Rosen

1975
Lt. Fields

1974
Inspector

1974
The Law
Jules Benson

1972
The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
-

1967
Lucinda

1967
Frank Sanderman

1967
ITV Playhouse
Armitage

1967
Judd for the Defense
Shelly Gould

1966
The Baron
Sefton Folkard

1965
Major Joe Rankin

1965
Dr. Arcularis

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
-

1963
Major Kaufman

1963
Espionage
Colonel Sprague

1963
Love Story
-

1963
Dr. Simon Holm

1962
Filipenko

1962
Man of the World
Nicola

1961
Dr. Ralph Ames, Edward Banter, James Henry David, James Henry David

1960
Mike Carter

1960
Patrick Laurence

1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre
-

1959
Commentary spoken by

1959
Habatales
Narrator

1959
Clash by Night
Earl Pfeiffer

1956
Armchair Theatre
Copeland, Frank Engel, Matt

1955
Asa Longworth

1955
The Secret
Nick Delaney

1955
Lilli Palmer Theatre
Denis

1952
Chick Eddowes

1951
Richard

1950
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
Pepe

1950
Cameo Theatre
-

1949
Give Us This Day
Geremio

1948
My Girl Tisa
Mark Denek

Director Credits

1981
The Killing of Randy Webster
-

1980
My Kidnapper, My Love
-

1979
-

1979
Mrs. Columbo
-

1978
David Cassidy - Man Undercover
-

1978
Return of the Saint
-

1971
-

1971
-

1968
-

1968
-

1968
The Legend of Custer
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1968
Premiere
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1967
Coronet Blue
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1967
-

1966
Hawk
-

1965
For the People
-

1965
Court Martial
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1961
-

1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre
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Other Crew Credits

1981
Aida
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