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Sam Wanamaker

Film Director / Theatre Director | * 06/14/1919 († 74, 12/18/1993) | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Samuel Wanamaker,, (born Wattenmacker; June 14, 1919 – December 18, 1993) was an American actor and director who moved to the United Kingdom after becoming fearful of being blacklisted in Hollywood due to his communist views. He is credited as the person most responsible for saving The Rose Theatre, which led to the modern recreation of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, where he is commemorated in the name of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, the site's second theatre. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Sam Wanamaker

Laurence Olivier Awards Benjamin Franklin Medal (Royal Society of Arts) Commander of The Order of The British Empire Society of London Theatre Special Award
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Movies with Sam Wanamaker as Actor(49)

as Joe Gambon1993 Killer Rules
as Gerald Woodman1993 Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
as Kingston Parker1993 Wild Justice
as Highsmith1991 Pure Luck
as Doctor Koopman1991 Running Against Time
as Felix Graff1991 Guilty by Suspicion
as Grandfather Mendham1990 Always Remember I Love You
as Richard1989 The Shell Seekers
as Bernard Hellring1988 Judgment in Berlin
as Ambassador Morley1988 Cognac
as Fritz Curtis1987 Baby Boom
as Marty Goldstein1987 Sadie and Son
as David Warfield1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
as Luigi Patrovita1986 Raw Deal
as Bruno Hansen1985 The Aviator
as Ambassador Arthur Ingram1985 Embassy
as Jim Nolan1985 Deceptions
as David Kessler1984 Irreconcilable Differences
as Moe Silverman1984 Heartsounds
as E.I. Lonoff1983 The Ghost Writer
as Frank Tosconi1982 I Was a Mail Order Bride
as Ralph1981 Our Family Business
as Teddy Benjamin1980 Private Benjamin
as Andrew Erskine1980 The Competition
as Ray MacDonald1979 From Hell to Victory
as Ruttgers1979 Charlie Muffin
as Stanley Goldblum1978 The Billion Dollar Bubble
as Rockford1978 Death on the Nile
as Harry Sickles1976 The Sell Out
as Carl Rosen1976 Voyage of the Damned
as Lieut. Fields1975 The Spiral Staircase
as Jules Benson1974 The Law
as Inspector1974 Mousey
as Frank Sanderman1967 Warning Shot
as Lucinda1967 Danger Route
as Major Kaufman1964 Man in the Middle
as Frank Engel1963 The Paradise Suite
as Filipenko1962 Taras Bulba
as Mike Carter1960 The Criminal
as Commentary spoken1960 The Battle of the Sexes
as Nick Delaney1955 The Secret
as Chick Eddowes1951 Mr. Denning Drives North
as Geremio1949 Give Us This Day
as Mark Denek1948 My Girl Tisa

TV Shows/Series with Sam Wanamaker as Actor(17)

as District Attorney1987 The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
as Moses Weiss1978 Holocaust
as Major Joe Rankin1965 Run for Your Life
as Dr. Simon Holm1963 The Outer Limits
as Dr. Ralph Ames1961 The Defenders
as James Henry David1961 The Defenders
as Edward Banter1961 The Defenders
as United States Attorney Brooker1961 The Defenders
as Asa Longworth1955 Gunsmoke
as Richard1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Movies with Sam Wanamaker as Crew(9)

Directing/Director1981 Aida - San Francisco Opera
Directing/Director1981 The Killing of Randy Webster
Directing/Director1980 My Kidnapper, My Love
Directing/Director1977 Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Directing/Director1971 Catlow
Directing/Director1970 The Executioner
Directing/Director1969 The File of the Golden Goose
Directing/Director1968 The Legend of Custer

TV Shows/Series with Sam Wanamaker as Crew(14)

Directing/Director1979 Mrs. Columbo
Directing/Director1979 Hart to Hart
Directing/Director1978 Return of the Saint
Directing/Director1978 David Cassidy: Man Under Cover
Directing/Director1971 Columbo
Directing/Director1968 Lancer
Directing/Director1968 The Champions
Directing/Director1967 Cimarron Strip
Directing/Director1967 Coronet Blue
Directing/Director1967 Dundee and the Culhane
Directing/Director1967 Custer
Directing/Director1966 Hawk
Directing/Director1965 For the People
Directing/Director1961 The Defenders

Full Name: Samuel Sam Wanamaker
Born: Saturday, 06/14 1919 (June) in Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 12/18 1993 (December) in London (aged: 74)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Educated at: University of Valladolid, Drake University
Children: Zoë Wanamaker
Other names for Sam Wanamaker (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Samuel Wanamaker"
Sam Wanamaker frequently works together with these people:
Gregg Palmer (21x, Actor)
Victor French (20x, Actor)
Morgan Woodward (19x, Actor)
Shug Fisher (19x, Actor)
John Dehner (17x, Actor)
John Anderson (17x, Actor)
Anthony Caruso (16x, Actor)
Val Avery (16x, Actor)
Robert Sorrells (16x, Actor)
Jack Elam (15x, Actor)
Dennis Cross (15x, Cast)
Charles Shyer (6x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:27001, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024