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Sam Wanamaker (1919–1993)

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Actor and director, born in Chicago, IL. He studied at Drake University, IA, then trained at Goodman Theatre, Chicago, worked with summer stock companies in Chicago as an actor and director, and made his London debut in 1952. In 1957, he was appointed director of the New Shakespeare Theatre, Liverpool... See full bio »

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in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 74) in London, England, UK
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1994 Wild Justice (TV movie)
Kingston Parker
 
1993 Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (TV movie)
Gerald Woodman
 
1993 Killer Rules (TV movie)
Gambon
 
1992 City of Joy (uncredited)
 
1991 Pure Luck
Highsmith
 
1991 Guilty by Suspicion
Felix Graff
 
1990 Always Remember I Love You (TV movie)
Grandfather Mendham
 
1990 Running Against Time (TV movie)
Hendryk Koopman, Ph.D.
 
1989 The Shell Seekers (TV movie)
Richard
 
1988-1989 Baby Boom (TV series)
Fritz Curtis
– When It Rains (1989) … Fritz Curtis
– X-y-l-o-p-h-o-n-e (1989) … Fritz Curtis
– One Wednesday (1989) … Fritz Curtis
– A Fine Romance (1989) … Fritz Curtis
– Charlotte's Secret (1989) … Fritz Curtis
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1988 Cognac
Ambassador Morley
 
1988 Judgment in Berlin
Bernard Hellring
 
1987 Sadie and Son (TV movie)
Marty Goldstein
 
1987 Baby Boom
Fritz Curtis
 
1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
David Warfield
 
1987 The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (TV movie)
District Attorney
 
1986 Raw Deal
Luigi Patrovita
 
1985 Deceptions (TV movie)
Jim Nolan
 
1985 Embassy (TV movie)
Ambassador Arthur Ingram
 
1985 Berrenger's (TV series)
Simon Berrenger
– Maelstrom (1985) … Simon Berrenger
– Hidden Agenda (1985) … Simon Berrenger
– Roll Tape (1985) … Simon Berrenger
– Best Laid Plans (1985) … Simon Berrenger
– Power Play (1985) … Simon Berrenger
See all 11 episodes »
 
1985 The Aviator
Bruno Hansen
 
1985 The Ferret (TV movie)
 
1984 Heartsounds (TV movie)
Moe Silverman
 
1984 Irreconcilable Differences
David Kessler
 
1984 American Playhouse (TV series)
E.I. Lonoff
– The Ghost Writer (1984) … E.I. Lonoff
 
1982 I Was a Mail Order Bride (TV movie)
Frank Tosconi
 
1981 Our Family Business (TV movie)
Ralph
 
1981 Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (TV mini-series)
Bernard Baruch
– Down and Out (1981) … Bernard Baruch
 
1980 The Competition
Andrew Erskine
 
1980 Private Benjamin
Teddy Benjamin
 
1979 A Deadly Game (TV movie)
Ruttgers
 
1979 From Hell to Victory
Ray MacDonald
 
1979 Return of the Saint (TV series)
Domenico
– Dragonseed (1979) … Domenico
 
1978 Death on the Nile
Rockford
 
1978 The Billion Dollar Bubble
Stanley Goldblum
 
1978 Holocaust (TV mini-series)
Moses Weiss
– Part 4 (1978) … Moses Weiss
– Part 3 (1978) … Moses Weiss
– Part 2 (1978) … Moses Weiss
– Part I: The Gathering Darkness (1978) … Moses Weiss
 
1977 Rafferty (TV series)
Hollander
– Rafferty (1977) … Hollander
 
1977 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Armitage
– Blind Love (1977) … Armitage
 
1977 Billy Jack Goes to Washington
Bailey
 
1976 Voyage of the Damned
Carl Rosen
 
1976 The Sell-Out
Harry Sickles
 
1975 The Spiral Staircase
Lt. Fields
 
1974 The Law (TV movie)
Jules Benson
 
1974 Mousey (TV movie)
Inspector
 
1972 The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (TV movie)
O'Casey
 
1971 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
– A Wen (1971)
 
1968 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Shelly Gould
– The Gates of Cerberus (1968) … Shelly Gould
 
1967 Danger Route
Lucinda
 
1967 The Day the Fish Came Out
Elias
 
1967 The Baron (TV series)
Sefton Folkard
– You Can't Win Them All (1967) … Sefton Folkard
 
1967 Warning Shot (TV movie)
Frank Sanderman
 
1967 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Major Joe Rankin
– A Rage for Justice: Part 2 (1967) … Major Joe Rankin
 
1966 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Asa Longworth
– Parson Comes to Town (1966) … Asa Longworth
 
1965 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Dr. Arcularis
– The Night of the Howling Light (1965) … Dr. Arcularis
 
1965 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Peters
 
1965 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes
George Gruber
 
1961-1964 The Defenders (TV series)
Dr. Ralph Ames / Edward Banter / James Henry David / …
– A Taste of Ashes (1964) … United States Attorney Brooker
– Hollow Triumph (1964) … Edward Banter
– A Book for Burning (1963) … James Henry David
– The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms (1961) … Dr. Ralph Ames
 
1964 Love Story (TV series)
Maxie
– The Rainbow Man (1964) … Maxie
 
1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Dr. Simon Holm
– A Feasibility Study (1964) … Dr. Simon Holm
 
1963 Espionage (TV series)
Colonel Sprague
– Festival of Pawns (1963) … Colonel Sprague
 
1963 The Winston Affair
Major Kaufman
 
1963 Man of the World (TV series)
Nicola
– The Bandit (1963) … Nicola
 
1956-1963 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Copeland / Frank Engel / Matt
– The Paradise Suite (1963) … Frank Engel
– The Mystery of Martin Wheeler (1961)
– Cold Fury (1960) … Matt
– Flash Point (1956) … Copeland
 
1962 Taras Bulba
Filipenko
 
1962 Winter Journey (TV movie)
Bernie Dodd, stage director
 
1960 Danger Man (TV series)
Patrick Laurence
– The Lonely Chair (1960) … Patrick Laurence
 
1960 Concrete Jungle
Mike Carter
 
1960 Armchair Mystery Theatre (TV series)
– The Big Wheel (1960)
 
1959 The Battle of the Sexes
Commentary spoken by (voice)
 
1959 Clash by Night (TV movie)
Earl Pfeiffer
 
1959 Habatales (TV series)
Narrator
– I Wanna Mink (1959) … Narrator (voice)
 
1955 Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV series)
Denis
– The Door (1955) … Denis
 
1955 The Secret
Nick Delaney
 
1955 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Pepe
– The Legend of Pepito (1955) … Pepe
 
1952 Mr. Denning Drives North
Chick Eddowes
 
1950 Cameo Theatre (TV series)
– Manhattan Footstep (1950)
 
1949 Give Us This Day
Geremio
 
1948 My Girl Tisa
Mark Denek
 
Show ShowDirector (24 titles)
1977-1989 Columbo (TV series)
– Grand Deceptions (1989)
– The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case (1977)
 
1981 The Killing of Randy Webster (TV movie)
 
1980 My Kidnapper, My Love (TV movie)
 
1979 Mrs. Columbo (TV series)
– Falling Star (1979)
– A Puzzle for Prophets (1979)
 
1979 Hart to Hart (TV series)
– Death in the Slow Lane (1979)
 
1979 Return of the Saint (TV series)
– Vicious Circle (1979)
 
1978 David Cassidy - Man Undercover (TV series)
– Cage of Steel (1978)
 
1977 Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
 
1971 Catlow
 
1970 The Executioner
 
1969 The File of the Golden Goose
 
1968 Lancer (TV series)
– The High Riders (1968)
 
1968 The Legend of Custer
 
1968 Premiere (TV series)
– Lassiter (1968)
 
1968 The Champions (TV series)
– To Trap a Rat (1968)
 
1967 Dundee and the Culhane (TV series)
– The Jubilee Raid Brief (1967)
 
1967 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
– Broken Wing (1967)
 
1967 Custer (TV series)
– Sabers in the Sun (1967)
 
1967 Coronet Blue (TV series)
– The Presence of Evil (1967)
– Man Running (1967)
– The Rebels (1967)
– Where You from and What You Done? (1967)
 
1966 Hawk (TV series)
– How Close Can You Get? (1966)
– Game with a Dead End (1966)
– Do Not Mutilate or Spindle (1966)
 
1966 Court Martial (TV series)
– The Bitter Wind (1966)
 
1965 For the People (TV series)
– Act of Violence: Part 2 (1965)
 
1965 The Defenders (TV series)
– Eyewitness (1965)
 
1960 Armchair Mystery Theatre (TV series)
– The Big Wheel (1960)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1981/II Aida (TV movie) (opera director)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1960 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– A Young Lady of Property (1960) (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1987 Grace Kelly: The American Princess (video documentary)
Himself
 
1973 The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House
Himself - Narrator
 
1973 Monster or Miracle? Sydney Opera House (TV movie)
Himself
 
1972 Greenwich Village (TV series)
Himself
 
1965 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.23 (1965) … Himself
 
1960 Panorama (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 February 1960 (1960) … Himself
 

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(1950) Stage: Directed "Parisienne" on Broadway. See more »
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1994: He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award: Society of London Theatre's Special Award for Lifetime Achievement (1993 season). See more »

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