Sam Wanamaker

Sam Wanamaker

Acting
Born 1919-06-14 Died 1993-12-18 Chicago, Illinois, USA 96 credits Society of London Theatre Special Award 1 Laurence Olivier Awards 1 Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1 Benjamin Franklin Medal 1

Awards

Won 1 Society of London Theatre Special Award Award

Society of London Theatre Special Award 1 won

  • — Society of London Theatre Special Award Won

Laurence Olivier Awards 1 won

  • — Laurence Olivier Awards Won

Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1 won

  • — Commander of the Order of the British Empire Won

Benjamin Franklin Medal 1 won

  • 1989 Benjamin Franklin Medal Won

Award data from Wikidata (CC0). Coverage may be incomplete.

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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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Acting 41 credits
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982 · E.I. Lonoff
The Defenders
The Defenders
1961 · Director, Dr. Ralph Ames, United States Attorney Brooker
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
1955 · ★ 6.7 · Asa Longworth
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
1963 · ★ 7.8 · Dr. Simon Holm
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Armitage
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
1965 · Major Joe Rankin
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · Pepe, Ernie Pandish
Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile
1978 · ★ 7.1 · Rockford
Danger Man
Danger Man
1960 · Patrick Laurence
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Solomon Ithimar, PhD
Sunday-Night Play
Sunday-Night Play
1960 · B.F. Halliran
Espionage
Espionage
1963 · Colonel Sprague
Return of the Saint
Return of the Saint
1978 · Director, Domenico
Holocaust
Holocaust
1978 · ★ 7.3 · Moses Weiss
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987 · ★ 4.6 · David Warfield
Man of the World
Man of the World
1962 · Nicola
Raw Deal
Raw Deal
1986 · ★ 5.9 · Luigi Patrovita
Baby Boom
Baby Boom
1987 · ★ 6.4 · Fritz Curtis
Guilty by Suspicion
Guilty by Suspicion
1991 · ★ 6.5 · Felix Graff
Private Benjamin
Private Benjamin
1980 · ★ 5.9 · Teddy Benjamin
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965 · ★ 7.1 · Peters
Pure Luck
Pure Luck
1991 · ★ 5.6 · Highsmith
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981 · Bernard Baruch
Baby Boom
Baby Boom
1988 · Fritz Curtis
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965 · ★ 6.8 · George Gruber
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned
1976 · ★ 6.0 · Carl Rosen
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
1987 · District Attorney
Deceptions
Deceptions
1985 · Jim Nolan
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Richard
Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba
1962 · ★ 6.3 · Filipenko
Warning Shot
Warning Shot
1967 · Frank Sanderman
The Aviator
The Aviator
1985 · Bruno Hansen
I Was a Mail Order Bride
I Was a Mail Order Bride
1982 · Frank Tosconi
Danger Route
Danger Route
1967 · Lucinda
Irreconcilable Differences
Irreconcilable Differences
1984 · ★ 5.6 · David Kessler
The Criminal
The Criminal
1960 · Mike Carter
Man in the Middle
Man in the Middle
1964 · Major Kaufman
The Battle of the Sexes
The Battle of the Sexes
1960 · Commentary spoken
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Copeland, Frank Engel
From Hell to Victory
From Hell to Victory
1979 · Ray MacDonald
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987 · Self, Thanks
Directing 16 credits
Columbo
Columbo
1971 · ★ 8.1 · Director
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart
1979 · ★ 6.8 · Director
The Defenders
The Defenders
1961 · Director, Dr. Ralph Ames, United States Attorney Brooker
The Champions
The Champions
1968 · Director
Lancer
Lancer
1968 · Director
Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip
1967 · Director
Return of the Saint
Return of the Saint
1978 · Director, Domenico
Mrs. Columbo
Mrs. Columbo
1979 · Director
Custer
Custer
1967 · Director
Hawk
Hawk
1966 · Director
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
1977 · ★ 6.6 · Director
Coronet Blue
Coronet Blue
1967 · Director
For the People
For the People
1965 · Director
Dundee and the Culhane
Dundee and the Culhane
1967 · Director
The Executioner
The Executioner
1970 · Director
Catlow
Catlow
1971 · Director
Other credits 6 credits
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West
1965 · ★ 7.6
Judd, for the Defense
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Armchair Mystery Theatre
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
Rafferty
Rafferty
1977
Berrenger's
Berrenger's
1985
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987 · Self, Thanks
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