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Sam Wanamaker

Cast & creator

Sam Wanamaker

1919-06-14 (died at 74) Chicago, Illinois, USAIMDb

Best known for Columbo, American Playhouse, The Defenders

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

Also known as: Samuel Wanamaker

Movies

60

film credits

Series

46

television credits

Career

83

1948–1994 · acting roles

Credit score

6.4

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Columbo

Columbo

Director · 1971

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

E.I. Lonoff · 1982

The Defenders

The Defenders

Dr. Ralph Ames · 1961

The Defenders

The Defenders

United States Attorney Brooker · 1961

The Defenders

The Defenders

James Henry David · 1961

Across film & television

Filmography (106)

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Columbo

Columbo

Director

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

E.I. Lonoff

The Defenders

The Defenders

Dr. Ralph Ames

The Defenders

The Defenders

United States Attorney Brooker

The Defenders

The Defenders

James Henry David

The Defenders

The Defenders

Edward Banter

The Defenders

The Defenders

Director

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

Director

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

Armitage

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Asa Longworth

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Solomon Ithimar, PhD

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

Major Joe Rankin

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

Dr. Simon Holm

Judd, for the Defense

Judd, for the Defense

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Pepe

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Ernie Pandish

Danger Man

Danger Man

Patrick Laurence

The Champions

The Champions

Director

Sunday-Night Play

B.F. Halliran

Lancer

Lancer

Director

Espionage

Espionage

Colonel Sprague

Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

Director

Man of the World

Man of the World

Nicola

Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint

Domenico

Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint

Director

Armchair Mystery Theatre

Mrs. Columbo

Mrs. Columbo

Director

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

David Warfield

Holocaust

Holocaust

Moses Weiss

Custer

Custer

Director

Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

Rockford

Coronet Blue

Coronet Blue

Director

Monitor

Monitor

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Richard

Raw Deal

Raw Deal

Luigi Patrovita

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Bernard Baruch

Baby Boom

Baby Boom

Fritz Curtis

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

Peters

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Copeland

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Frank Engel

Hawk

Hawk

Director

Berrenger's

Berrenger's

Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin

Teddy Benjamin

Guilty by Suspicion

Guilty by Suspicion

Felix Graff

Rafferty

Rafferty

For the People

For the People

Director

Baby Boom

Baby Boom

Fritz Curtis

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

District Attorney

Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

Carl Rosen

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

George Gruber

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

Director

Dundee and the Culhane

Dundee and the Culhane

Director

Pure Luck

Pure Luck

Highsmith

Danger Route

Danger Route

Lucinda

Deceptions

Deceptions

Jim Nolan

David Cassidy: Man Under Cover

David Cassidy: Man Under Cover

Director

Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba

Filipenko

Man in the Middle

Man in the Middle

Major Kaufman

The Executioner

The Executioner

Director

I Was a Mail Order Bride

I Was a Mail Order Bride

Frank Tosconi

The Killing of Randy Webster

The Killing of Randy Webster

Director

Warning Shot

Warning Shot

Frank Sanderman

The Battle of the Sexes

The Battle of the Sexes

Commentary spoken

From Hell to Victory

From Hell to Victory

Ray MacDonald

The Aviator

The Aviator

Bruno Hansen

The File of the Golden Goose

The File of the Golden Goose

Director

The Criminal

The Criminal

Mike Carter

Judgment in Berlin

Judgment in Berlin

Bernard Hellring

Irreconcilable Differences

Irreconcilable Differences

David Kessler

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Self

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Thanks

Give Us This Day

Give Us This Day

Geremio

Catlow

Catlow

Director

My Kidnapper, My Love

My Kidnapper, My Love

Director

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family

Gerald Woodman

Mr. Denning Drives North

Mr. Denning Drives North

Chick Eddowes

Deceptions

Deceptions

Jim Nolan

Always Remember I Love You

Always Remember I Love You

Grandfather Mendham

The Billion Dollar Bubble

The Billion Dollar Bubble

Stanley Goldblum

The Legend of Custer

The Legend of Custer

Director

The Competition

The Competition

Andrew Erskine

The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers

Richard

The Day the Fish Came Out

The Day the Fish Came Out

Elias

The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase

Lieut. Fields

Billy Jack Goes to Washington

Billy Jack Goes to Washington

Bailey

Killer Rules

Killer Rules

Joe Gambon

Heartsounds

Heartsounds

Moe Silverman

Charlie Muffin

Charlie Muffin

Ruttgers

My Girl Tisa

My Girl Tisa

Mark Denek

The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

O'Casey

The Sell Out

The Sell Out

Harry Sickles

Mousey

Mousey

Inspector

Our Family Business

Our Family Business

Ralph

Running Against Time

Running Against Time

Doctor Koopman

Aida - San Francisco Opera

Aida - San Francisco Opera

Director

The Law

The Law

Jules Benson

Wild Justice

Wild Justice

Kingston Parker

Sadie and Son

Sadie and Son

Marty Goldstein

The Ghost Writer

The Ghost Writer

E.I. Lonoff

The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House

The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House

Narrator

Embassy

Embassy

Ambassador Arthur Ingram

The Paradise Suite

Frank Engel

Cognac

Cognac

Ambassador Morley

The Secret

The Secret

Nick Delaney