Sam Wanamaker

Acting

Sam Wanamaker (June 14, 1919 – December 18, 1993) 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. He is known for his roles in the films Death on the Nile (1978), Private Benjamin (1989), and Baby Boom (1987).

Known for

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987

Death on the Nile

1978

Pure Luck

1991

Raw Deal

1986

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965

Voyage of the Damned

1976

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

1965

Guilty by Suspicion

1991

Private Benjamin

1980

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

1977

Baby Boom

1987

I Was a Mail Order Bride

1982

Taras Bulba

1962

The Executioner

1970

The Battle of the Sexes

1960

My Kidnapper, My Love

1980

Our Family Business

1981

The File of the Golden Goose

1969

My Girl Tisa

1948

From Hell to Victory

1979

The Criminal

1960

Catlow

1971

Billy Jack Goes to Washington

1977

Man in the Middle

1964