Sam Wanamaker
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 14, 1919
- Died
- December 18, 1993
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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).
Filmography
Wild Justice 1994
as Kingston Parker
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family 1993
as Gerald Woodman
Killer Rules 1993
as Joe Gambon
Running Against Time 1991
as Doctor Koopman
Pure Luck 1991
as Highsmith
Guilty by Suspicion 1991
as Felix Graff
Always Remember I Love You 1990
as Grandfather Mendham
The Shell Seekers 1989
as Richard
Cognac 1988
as Ambassador Morley
Judgment in Berlin 1988
as Bernard Hellring
Sadie and Son 1987
as Marty Goldstein
Baby Boom 1987
as Fritz Curtis
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 1987
as David Warfield
Grace Kelly: The American Princess 1987
as Self, Thanks
Raw Deal 1986
as Luigi Patrovita
Deceptions 1985
as Jim Nolan
Embassy 1985
as Ambassador Arthur Ingram
The Aviator 1985
as Bruno Hansen
Heartsounds 1984
as Moe Silverman
Irreconcilable Differences 1984
as David Kessler
The Ghost Writer 1983
as E.I. Lonoff
I Was a Mail Order Bride 1982
as Frank Tosconi
Aida - San Francisco Opera 1981
Director
Our Family Business 1981
as Ralph
The Killing of Randy Webster 1981
Director
My Kidnapper, My Love 1980
Director
The Competition 1980
as Andrew Erskine
Private Benjamin 1980
as Teddy Benjamin
Charlie Muffin 1979
as Ruttgers
From Hell to Victory 1979
as Ray MacDonald
Death on the Nile 1978
as Rockford
The Billion Dollar Bubble 1978
as Stanley Goldblum
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger 1977
Director
Billy Jack Goes to Washington 1977
as Bailey
Voyage of the Damned 1976
as Carl Rosen
The Sell Out 1976
as Harry Sickles
The Spiral Staircase 1975
as Lieut. Fields
The Law 1974
as Jules Benson
Mousey 1974
as Inspector
The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House 1973
as Narrator
The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui 1972
as O'Casey
Catlow 1971
Director
The Executioner 1970
Director
The File of the Golden Goose 1969
Director
The Legend of Custer 1968
Director
Danger Route 1967
as Lucinda
The Day the Fish Came Out 1967
as Elias
Warning Shot 1967
as Frank Sanderman
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold 1965
as Peters
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes 1965
as George Gruber
Man in the Middle 1964
as Major Kaufman
- The Paradise Suite
The Paradise Suite 1963
as Frank Engel
Taras Bulba 1962
as Filipenko
The Criminal 1960
as Mike Carter
The Battle of the Sexes 1960
as Commentary spoken
The Secret 1955
as Nick Delaney
Mr. Denning Drives North 1951
as Chick Eddowes
Give Us This Day 1949
as Geremio
My Girl Tisa 1948
as Mark Denek
Credits from TMDB.