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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

95

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-06-14

Day of Death

1993-12-18 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Samuel Wanamaker

Sam Wanamaker

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Samuel Wanamaker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Acting

Raw Deal

1986

Raw Deal

as

Luigi Patrovita

Baby Boom

1987

Baby Boom

as

Fritz Curtis

The Criminal

1960

The Criminal

as

Mike Carter

Guilty by Suspicion

1991

Guilty by Suspicion

as

Felix Graff

The Competition

1980

The Competition

as

Andrew Erskine

Taras Bulba

1962

Taras Bulba

as

Filipenko

Mr. Denning Drives North

1951

Mr. Denning Drives North

as

Chick Eddowes

Irreconcilable Differences

1984

Irreconcilable Differences

as

David Kessler

Judgment in Berlin

1988

Judgment in Berlin

as

Bernard Hellring

Pure Luck

1991

Pure Luck

as

Highsmith

Deceptions

1985

Deceptions

as

Jim Nolan

The Aviator

1985

The Aviator

as

Bruno Hansen

Voyage of the Damned

1976

Voyage of the Damned

as

Carl Rosen

Give Us This Day

1949

Give Us This Day

as

Geremio

Danger Route

1967

Danger Route

as

Lucinda

From Hell to Victory

1979

From Hell to Victory

as

Ray MacDonald

Warning Shot

1967

Warning Shot

as

Frank Sanderman

Mousey

1974

Mousey

as

Inspector

Man in the Middle

1964

Man in the Middle

as

Major Kaufman

Charlie Muffin

1979

Charlie Muffin

as

Ruttgers

Wild Justice

1994

Wild Justice

as

Kingston Parker

The Shell Seekers

1989

The Shell Seekers

as

Richard

The Spiral Staircase

1975

The Spiral Staircase

as

Lieut. Fields

The Ghost Writer

1983

The Ghost Writer

as

E.I. Lonoff

Running Against Time

1991

Running Against Time

as

Doctor Koopman

Heartsounds

1984

Heartsounds

as

Moe Silverman

The Law

1974

The Law

as

Jules Benson

The Secret

1955

The Secret

as

Nick Delaney

Killer Rules

1993

Killer Rules

as

Joe Gambon

Embassy

1985

Embassy

as

Ambassador Arthur Ingram

The Battle of the Sexes

1960

The Battle of the Sexes

as

Commentary spoken

Private Benjamin

1980

Private Benjamin

as

Teddy Benjamin

The Paradise Suite

1963

The Paradise Suite

as

Frank Engel

Cognac

1988

Cognac

as

Ambassador Morley

Always Remember I Love You

1990

Always Remember I Love You

as

Grandfather Mendham

Death on the Nile

1978

Death on the Nile

as

Rockford

I Was a Mail Order Bride

1982

I Was a Mail Order Bride

as

Frank Tosconi

The Sell Out

1976

The Sell Out

as

Harry Sickles

My Girl Tisa

1948

My Girl Tisa

as

Mark Denek

Sadie and Son

1987

Sadie and Son

as

Marty Goldstein

The Billion Dollar Bubble

1978

The Billion Dollar Bubble

as

Stanley Goldblum

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Asa Longworth

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as

Major Joe Rankin

Holocaust

Holocaust

as

Moses Weiss

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Dr. Ralph Ames

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

James Henry David

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

United States Attorney Brooker

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Dr. Simon Holm

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Edward Banter

Baby Boom

Baby Boom

as

Fritz Curtis

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

as

District Attorney

Deceptions

Deceptions

as

Jim Nolan

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

as

B.F. Halliran

Production

Crew

Directing