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Sam Wanamaker

Actor

Sam Wanamaker

Born June 14, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, USADied December 18, 199349 films

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).

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Death on the Nile posterFirst watchDeath on the Nile19787.2as RockfordAs Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board and every elegant passenger becomes a prime suspect.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold poster7.1The Spy Who Came In from the Cold1965Raw Deal poster5.9Raw Deal1986Baby Boom poster6.4Baby Boom1987Private Benjamin poster6.0Private Benjamin1980Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes poster6.8Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes1965Guilty by Suspicion poster6.5Guilty by Suspicion1991Superman IV: The Quest for Peace poster4.6Superman IV: The Quest for Peace1987Taras Bulba poster6.3Taras Bulba1962

Filmography

49 films as actor
  1. 1994Wild JusticeKingston Parker
  2. 1993Bloodlines: Murder in the FamilyGerald Woodman
  3. 1993Killer RulesJoe Gambon
  4. 1991Running Against TimeDoctor Koopman
  5. 1991Pure LuckHighsmith
  6. 1991Guilty by SuspicionFelix Graff
  7. 1990Always Remember I Love YouGrandfather Mendham
  8. 1989The Shell SeekersRichard
  9. 1988CognacAmbassador Morley
  10. 1988Judgment in BerlinBernard Hellring
  11. 1987Sadie and SonMarty Goldstein
  12. 1987Baby BoomFritz Curtis
  13. 1987Superman IV: The Quest for PeaceDavid Warfield
  14. 1986Raw DealLuigi Patrovita
  15. 1985DeceptionsJim Nolan
  16. 1985EmbassyAmbassador Arthur Ingram
  17. 1985The AviatorBruno Hansen
  18. 1984HeartsoundsMoe Silverman
  19. 1984Irreconcilable DifferencesDavid Kessler
  20. 1983The Ghost WriterE.I. Lonoff
  21. 1982I Was a Mail Order BrideFrank Tosconi
  22. 1981Our Family BusinessRalph
  23. 1980The CompetitionAndrew Erskine
  24. 1980Private BenjaminTeddy Benjamin
  25. 1979Charlie MuffinRuttgers
  26. 1979From Hell to VictoryRay MacDonald
  27. 1978Death on the NileRockford
  28. 1978The Billion Dollar BubbleStanley Goldblum
  29. 1977Billy Jack Goes to WashingtonBailey
  30. 1976Voyage of the DamnedCarl Rosen
  31. 1976The Sell OutHarry Sickles
  32. 1975The Spiral StaircaseLieut. Fields
  33. 1974The LawJules Benson
  34. 1974MouseyInspector
  35. 1972The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo UiO'Casey
  36. 1967Danger RouteLucinda
  37. 1967The Day the Fish Came OutElias
  38. 1967Warning ShotFrank Sanderman
  39. 1965The Spy Who Came In from the ColdPeters
  40. 1965Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 MinutesGeorge Gruber
  41. 1964Man in the MiddleMajor Kaufman
  42. 1963The Paradise SuiteFrank Engel
  43. 1962Taras BulbaFilipenko
  44. 1960The CriminalMike Carter
  45. 1960The Battle of the SexesCommentary spoken
  46. 1955The SecretNick Delaney
  47. 1951Mr. Denning Drives NorthChick Eddowes
  48. 1949Give Us This DayGeremio
  49. 1948My Girl TisaMark Denek