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Sam Wanamaker
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Sam Wanamaker

Known for Death on the Nile · Columbo · Private Benjamin

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,…

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Born
Jun 14, 1919
Died
Dec 18, 1993
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
Acting

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

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Known For

MOVIEDeath on the Nile
Death on the NileRockford · 1978
★ 7.2
TVColumbo
ColumboDirector · 1971
★ 8.1
MOVIEPrivate Benjamin
Private BenjaminTeddy Benjamin · 1980
★ 5.9
MOVIEGuilty by Suspicion
Guilty by SuspicionFelix Graff · 1991
★ 6.5
TVHart to Hart
Hart to HartDirector · 1979
★ 6.9
TVGunsmoke
GunsmokeAsa Longworth · 1955
★ 6.7
TVThe Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West1 eps · 1965
★ 7.6
TVDanger Man
Danger ManPatrick Laurence · 1960
★ 7.3

Filmography

Movies

My Girl TisaMark Denek
1948
Give Us This DayGeremio
1949
Mr. Denning Drives NorthChick Eddowes
1951
The SecretNick Delaney
1955
The Battle of the SexesCommentary spoken
1960
The CriminalMike Carter
1960
Taras BulbaFilipenko
1962
TP
The Paradise SuiteFrank Engel
1963
Man in the MiddleMajor Kaufman
1964
The Spy Who Came In from the ColdPeters
1965
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 MinutesGeorge Gruber
1965
Danger RouteLucinda
1967
The Day the Fish Came OutElias
1967
Warning ShotFrank Sanderman
1967
The Legend of CusterDirector
1968
The File of the Golden GooseDirector
1969
The ExecutionerDirector
1970
CatlowDirector
1971
The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo UiO'Casey
1972
The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera HouseNarrator
1973
MouseyInspector
1974
The LawJules Benson
1974
The Spiral StaircaseLieut. Fields
1975
The Sell OutHarry Sickles
1976
Voyage of the DamnedCarl Rosen
1976
Billy Jack Goes to WashingtonBailey
1977
Sinbad and the Eye of the TigerDirector
1977
Death on the NileRockford
1978
The Billion Dollar BubbleStanley Goldblum
1978
Charlie MuffinRuttgers
1979
From Hell to VictoryRay MacDonald
1979
My Kidnapper, My LoveDirector
1980
Private BenjaminTeddy Benjamin
1980
The CompetitionAndrew Erskine
1980
Aida - San Francisco OperaDirector
1981
Our Family BusinessRalph
1981
The Killing of Randy WebsterDirector
1981
I Was a Mail Order BrideFrank Tosconi
1982
The Ghost WriterE.I. Lonoff
1983
HeartsoundsMoe Silverman
1984
Irreconcilable DifferencesDavid Kessler
1984
DeceptionsJim Nolan
1985
EmbassyAmbassador Arthur Ingram
1985
The AviatorBruno Hansen
1985
Raw DealLuigi Patrovita
1986
Baby BoomFritz Curtis
1987
Grace Kelly: The American PrincessSelf
1987
Grace Kelly: The American PrincessThanks
1987
Sadie and SonMarty Goldstein
1987
Superman IV: The Quest for PeaceDavid Warfield
1987
CognacAmbassador Morley
1988
Judgment in BerlinBernard Hellring
1988
The Shell SeekersRichard
1989
Always Remember I Love YouGrandfather Mendham
1990
Guilty by SuspicionFelix Graff
1991
Pure LuckHighsmith
1991
Running Against TimeDoctor Koopman
1991
Bloodlines: Murder in the FamilyGerald Woodman
1993
Killer RulesJoe Gambon
1993
Wild JusticeKingston Parker
1994

Television

Sunday Night TheatrePepe · 1 eps
1950
Sunday Night TheatreErnie Pandish · 1 eps
1950
Hallmark Hall of FameRichard · 1 eps
1951
GunsmokeAsa Longworth · 1 eps
1955
Armchair TheatreCopeland · 1 eps
1956
Armchair Theatre1 eps
1956
Armchair TheatreFrank Engel · 1 eps
1956
Monitor1 eps
1958
AM
Armchair Mystery Theatre1 eps
1960
Danger ManPatrick Laurence · 1 eps
1960
SP
Sunday-Night PlayB.F. Halliran · 1 eps
1960
The DefendersDr. Ralph Ames · 1 eps
1961
The DefendersJames Henry David · 1 eps
1961
The DefendersUnited States Attorney Brooker · 1 eps
1961
The DefendersEdward Banter · 1 eps
1961
The DefendersDirector
1961
Man of the WorldNicola · 1 eps
1962
EspionageColonel Sprague · 1 eps
1963
The Outer LimitsDr. Simon Holm · 1 eps
1963
For the PeopleDirector
1965
Run for Your LifeMajor Joe Rankin · 1 eps
1965
The Wild Wild West1 eps
1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreSolomon Ithimar, PhD · 1 eps
1965
HawkDirector
1966
Cimarron StripDirector
1967
Coronet BlueDirector
1967
CusterDirector
1967
Dundee and the CulhaneDirector
1967
ITV PlayhouseArmitage · 1 eps
1967
Judd, for the Defense1 eps
1967
LancerDirector
1968
The ChampionsDirector
1968
ColumboDirector
1971
Rafferty1 eps
1977
David Cassidy: Man Under CoverDirector
1978
HolocaustMoses Weiss · 4 eps
1978
Return of the SaintDomenico · 1 eps
1978
Return of the SaintDirector
1978
Hart to HartDirector
1979
Mrs. ColumboDirector
1979
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness YearsBernard Baruch · 1 eps
1981
American PlayhouseE.I. Lonoff · 1 eps
1982
Berrenger's12 eps
1985
DeceptionsJim Nolan · 2 eps
1985
The Two Mrs. GrenvillesDistrict Attorney · 2 eps
1987
Baby BoomFritz Curtis · 13 eps
1988

Photos

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