Sam Wanamaker
Acting
- Born:
- 1919-06-14
- Died:
- 1993-12-18
- Place of birth:
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Sam Wanamaker (June 14, 1919 – December 18, 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 actress Zoë Wanamaker. He is known for his roles in the films Death on the Nile (1978), Private Benjamin (1989), and Baby Boom (1987).
Known For
Filmography
Wild Justice
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
Killer Rules
Running Against Time
Pure Luck
Guilty by Suspicion
Always Remember I Love You
The Shell Seekers
Baby Boom
Cognac
Judgment in Berlin
Sadie and Son
Baby Boom
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
Raw Deal
Deceptions
Deceptions
Embassy
The Aviator
Berrenger's
Heartsounds
Irreconcilable Differences
The Ghost Writer
I Was a Mail Order Bride
American Playhouse
Our Family Business
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
The Competition
Private Benjamin
Charlie Muffin
From Hell to Victory
Death on the Nile
Return of the Saint
The Billion Dollar Bubble
Holocaust
Rafferty
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
Voyage of the Damned
The Sell Out
The Spiral Staircase
The Law
Mousey
The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House
The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
Danger Route
The Day the Fish Came Out
ITV Playhouse
Judd, for the Defense
Warning Shot
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Wild Wild West
Run for Your Life
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Man in the Middle
Espionage
The Outer Limits
The Paradise Suite
Taras Bulba
Man of the World
The Defenders
Sunday-Night Play
The Criminal
Danger Man
Armchair Mystery Theatre
The Battle of the Sexes
Monitor
Armchair Theatre
Gunsmoke
The Secret
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mr. Denning Drives North
Sunday Night Theatre
Give Us This Day
My Girl Tisa