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Sam Wanamaker

Acting Born Jun 14, 1919 Chicago, Illinois, USA 24 credits

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).

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Known for

Run for Your Life

as Major Joe Rankin

The Wild Wild West

1965

The Outer Limits

as Dr. Simon Holm
Film

Exam

as Solomon Ithimar, PhD
Film

Pure Luck

as Highsmith

Full filmography

  • Run for Your Life (1965) as Major Joe Rankin
  • The Wild Wild West (1965)
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as Asa Longworth
  • The Outer Limits (1963) as Dr. Simon Holm
  • The Defenders (1961) as Dr. Ralph Ames
  • The Defenders (1961) as James Henry David
  • The Defenders (1961) as United States Attorney Brooker
  • The Defenders (1961) as Edward Banter
  • ITV Playhouse (1967) as Armitage
  • Danger Man (1960) as Patrick Laurence
  • Sunday-Night Play (1960) as B.F. Halliran
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Solomon Ithimar, PhD
  • Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Pepe
  • Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Ernie Pandish
  • Judd, for the Defense (1967)
  • Return of the Saint (1978) as Domenico
  • Espionage (1963) as Colonel Sprague
  • Holocaust (1978) as Moses Weiss
  • Death on the Nile (1978) as Rockford
  • Man of the World (1962) as Nicola
  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) as David Warfield
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Richard
  • Pure Luck (1991) as Highsmith
  • Raw Deal (1986) as Luigi Patrovita