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Sam Wanamaker

American actor (1919-1993) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 74

Samuel Wanamaker was an American actor and director, whose career on stage and in film and television spanned five decades.

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A life in dates

1993Died18 December 19931991Guilty by SuspicionFilm, Felix Graff1989Benjamin Franklin MedalAwardThe Shell SeekersFilm, 1989Richard1987Baby BoomFilm, Fritz Curtis1985DeceptionsFilm, Jim Nolan1982American PlayhouseSeries, E.I. LonoffI Was a Mail Order BrideFilm, 1982Frank Tosconi1980Private BenjaminFilm, Teddy Benjamin1979Hart to HartSeries, Director1978Death on the NileFilm, Rockford1976The Sell OutFilm, Harry Sickles1974MouseyFilm, Inspector1971ColumboSeries, Director1970The ExecutionerFilm, Director1968LancerSeries, Director1967Danger RouteFilm, Lucinda1965Run for Your LifeSeries, Major Joe Rankin1964Man in the MiddleFilm, Major Kaufman1963EspionageSeries, Colonel Sprague1961The DefendersSeries, Director1960Danger ManSeries, Patrick LaurenceThe Battle of the SexesFilm, 1960Commentary spoken1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Richard1950Sunday Night TheatreSeries, Pepe1949Give Us This DayFilm, Geremio1919Born14 June 1919

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Known for

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  • Death on the Nile 1978
  • The Spy Who Came In from the Cold 1965
  • Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes 1965
  • Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger 1977
  • Guilty by Suspicion 1991

Also in Deutsch

Filmography 40

105 credits on file

Television 24

Media & music

Awards

Benjamin Franklin Medal1989
Laurence Olivier Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Society of London Theatre Special Award

About this person

He began his career on Broadway, but spent much of his professional life in the United Kingdom, where he emigrated after becoming fearful of being blacklisted in Hollywood in the 1950s due to his communist views.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 1993 · aged 74

In the same film or series as Sam

Peter SellersAlso in The Battle of the Sexes (1960)Lee RemickAlso in The Competition (1980)Valerie BertinelliAlso in I Was a Mail Order Bride (1982)Patty DukeAlso in Always Remember I Love You (1990)