Directed credits
21
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Sam Wanamaker
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.7
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 13All crew credits: 22
TMDB ID: 21520
IMDb ID: nm0910737
Known for: Acting
Born: June 14, 1919
Died: December 18, 1993
Age: 74
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 1994
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 6.4
Wikidata: Q1370307
Also known as
Samuel Wanamaker
Frequent jobs
Director (21)Thanks (1)
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
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Sam Wanamaker.
Aida - San Francisco Opera
Director
1981 Movie
5.8
The Killing of Randy Webster
Director
1981 Movie
6.0
My Kidnapper, My Love
Director
1980 Movie
6.5
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Director
1977 Movie
5.0
Catlow
Director
1971 Movie
5.7
The Executioner
Director
1970 Movie
5.4
The File of the Golden Goose
Director
1969 Movie
5.0
The Legend of Custer
Director
1968 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Sam Wanamaker.
6.9
Hart to Hart
Director • 1 eps
1979 Series
6.1
Mrs. Columbo
Director • 2 eps
1979 Series
4.0
David Cassidy: Man Under Cover
Director • 1 eps
1978 Series
7.0
Return of the Saint
Director • 1 eps
1978 Series
8.1
Columbo
Director • 2 eps
1971 Series
6.2
The Champions
Director • 1 eps
1968 Series
4.7
Lancer
Director • 1 eps
1968 Series
5.5
Cimarron Strip
Director • 1 eps
1967 Series
6.0
Custer
Director • 1 eps
1967 Series
4.0
Dundee and the Culhane
Director • 1 eps
1967 Series
5.5
Coronet Blue
Director • 4 eps
1967 Series
Hawk
Director • 3 eps
1966 Series
5.9
The Defenders
Director • 1 eps
1961 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Sam Wanamaker.
7.1
Death on the Nile
as Rockford
1978 Movie
7.1
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
as Peters
1965 Movie
6.8
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
as George Gruber
1965 Movie
6.5
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Director
1977 Movie
6.5
Guilty by Suspicion
as Felix Graff
1991 Movie
6.4
Baby Boom
as Fritz Curtis
1987 Movie
6.0
Private Benjamin
as Teddy Benjamin
1980 Movie
5.8
Raw Deal
as Luigi Patrovita
1986 Movie
5.5
Pure Luck
as Highsmith
1991 Movie
4.6
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
as David Warfield
1987 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Sam Wanamaker.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Sam Wanamaker.
7.1
Death on the Nile
as Rockford
1978 Movie
4.6
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
as David Warfield
1987 Movie
5.5
Pure Luck
as Highsmith
1991 Movie
5.8
Raw Deal
as Luigi Patrovita
1986 Movie
5.7
The Executioner
Director
1970 Movie
6.4
Baby Boom
as Fritz Curtis
1987 Movie
6.5
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Director
1977 Movie
My Girl Tisa
as Mark Denek
1948 Movie
6.0
Private Benjamin
as Teddy Benjamin
1980 Movie
7.1
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
as Peters
1965 Movie
6.0
Voyage of the Damned
as Carl Rosen
1976 Movie
6.8
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
as George Gruber
1965 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Sam Wanamaker.
8.1
Columbo
Director • 2 eps
1971 Series
7.6
The Wild Wild West
1 eps
1965 Series
6.9
Hart to Hart
Director • 1 eps
1979 Series
7.8
The Outer Limits
as Dr. Simon Holm • 1 eps
1963 Series
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Asa Longworth • 1 eps
1955 Series
7.2
Run for Your Life
as Major Joe Rankin • 1 eps
1965 Series
5.9
The Defenders
Director • 1 eps
1961 Series
6.2
The Champions
Director • 1 eps
1968 Series
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
as Pepe • 1 eps
1950 Series
4.7
Lancer
Director • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.5
Judd for the Defense
1 eps
1967 Series
7.0
Return of the Saint
Director • 1 eps
1978 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Sam Wanamaker.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Sam Wanamaker.
5.0
Wild Justice
as Kingston Parker
1994 Movie
2.0
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
as Gerald Woodman
1993 Movie
Killer Rules
as Joe Gambon
1993 Movie
5.9
Running Against Time
as Doctor Koopman
1991 Movie
5.5
Pure Luck
as Highsmith
1991 Movie
6.5
Guilty by Suspicion
as Felix Graff
1991 Movie
7.8
Always Remember I Love You
as Grandfather Mendham
1990 Movie
6.3
The Shell Seekers
as Richard
1989 Movie
5.0
Cognac
as Ambassador Morley
1988 Movie
5.4
Judgment in Berlin
as Bernard Hellring
1988 Movie
4.0
Sadie and Son
as Marty Goldstein
1987 Movie
6.4
Baby Boom
as Fritz Curtis
1987 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Sam Wanamaker.
5.0
Baby Boom
as Fritz Curtis • 13 eps
1988 Series
3.8
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
as District Attorney • 2 eps
1987 Series
6.0
Deceptions
as Jim Nolan • 2 eps
1985 Series
5.0
Berrenger's
12 eps
1985 Series
5.0
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
as Bernard Baruch • 1 eps
1981 Series
7.0
Return of the Saint
as Domenico • 1 eps
1978 Series
7.3
Holocaust
as Moses Weiss • 4 eps
1978 Series
5.0
Rafferty
1 eps
1977 Series
7.5
Judd for the Defense
1 eps
1967 Series
7.6
The Wild Wild West
1 eps
1965 Series
7.2
Run for Your Life
as Major Joe Rankin • 1 eps
1965 Series
7.8
The Outer Limits
as Dr. Simon Holm • 1 eps
1963 Series