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Sam Wanamaker

Sam Wanamaker

Department: Acting

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

Raw Deal

Raw Deal

1986

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

Baby Boom

Baby Boom

1987

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987

The Criminal

The Criminal

1960

Guilty by Suspicion

Guilty by Suspicion

1991

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965

The Competition

The Competition

1980

Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba

1962

Mr. Denning Drives North

Mr. Denning Drives North

1951

Irreconcilable Differences

Irreconcilable Differences

1984

Judgment in Berlin

Judgment in Berlin

1988

Pure Luck

Pure Luck

1991

Deceptions

Deceptions

1985

The Aviator

The Aviator

1985

Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

1976

Give Us This Day

Give Us This Day

1949

Danger Route

Danger Route

1967

From Hell to Victory

From Hell to Victory

1979

Warning Shot

Warning Shot

1967

Mousey

Mousey

1974

Man in the Middle

Man in the Middle

1964

Charlie Muffin

Charlie Muffin

1979

Wild Justice

Wild Justice

1994

The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers

1989

The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase

1975

The Ghost Writer

The Ghost Writer

1983

Running Against Time

Running Against Time

1991

Heartsounds

Heartsounds

1984

The Law

The Law

1974

The Secret

The Secret

1955

The Day the Fish Came Out

The Day the Fish Came Out

1967

Our Family Business

Our Family Business

1981

Killer Rules

Killer Rules

1993

Embassy

Embassy

1985

The Battle of the Sexes

The Battle of the Sexes

1960

Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin

1980

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987

The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House

The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House

1973

The Paradise Suite

The Paradise Suite

1963

Cognac

Cognac

1988

Billy Jack Goes to Washington

Billy Jack Goes to Washington

1977

Always Remember I Love You

Always Remember I Love You

1990

The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

1972

Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

1978

I Was a Mail Order Bride

I Was a Mail Order Bride

1982

The Sell Out

The Sell Out

1976

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family

1993

My Girl Tisa

My Girl Tisa

1948

Sadie and Son

Sadie and Son

1987

The Billion Dollar Bubble

The Billion Dollar Bubble

1978

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

1965

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

1965

Berrenger's

Berrenger's

1985

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

1967

Holocaust

Holocaust

1978

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

1981

The Defenders

The Defenders

1961

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

1963

The Defenders

The Defenders

1961

The Defenders

The Defenders

1961

The Defenders

The Defenders

1961

Baby Boom

Baby Boom

1988

Rafferty

Rafferty

1977

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

1987

Deceptions

Deceptions

1985

Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint

1978

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

1960

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

1950

Man of the World

Man of the World

1962

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956

Armchair Mystery Theatre

Armchair Mystery Theatre

1960

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956