Sam Wanamaker
Actor and director Sam Wanamaker was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Ukrainian Jewish immigrants, Molly (Babell) and Maurice Wattenmaker, a tailor. 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 ...
Career stats
96Films
538Posters
46Years active
1971Peak year
Eras & genres
Eras
Genres
Selected work
95 posters
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace · 1987
Raw Deal · 1986
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes · 1965
Private Benjamin · 1980
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold · 1965
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger · 1977
Death on the Nile · 1978
The Aviator · 1985
Taras Bulba · 1962
The Day the Fish Came Out · 1967
Columbo · 1971
The Outer Limits · 1963
Frequent collaborators
30 repeat partners
Steve Plytas
Actor · 12 films together
Alan Gifford
Actor · 11 films together
Bernard Lee
Actor · 11 films together
Lee Montague
Actor · 11 films together
Leo Penn
Directed by · 11 films together
Patrick Troughton
Actor · 11 films together
Donald Pleasence
Actor · 10 films together
Jason Wingreen
Actor · 10 films together