Sam Wanamaker

1919 - 1993 (cancer)
American born Chicago

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, and in 1959 joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre company at Stratford-upon-Avon. He produced or directed several works at Covent Garden and elsewhere in the 1960s and 1970s, including the Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations in 1974. He worked both as director and actor in films and television, his appearances included Spiral Staircase (1974), Private Benjamin (1980), Superman IV (1986), and Baby Boom. Spouse Charlotte Holland (1940 - 18 December 1993) (his death) 3 children.

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993) , Killer Rules (1993) , "Wild Justice" (1993) , City of Joy (1992) , Pure Luck (1991), Guilty by Suspicion (1991) , Always Remember I Love You (1990) , Running Against Time (1990) , The Shell Seekers (1989) , "Baby Boom" (1988) , Tajna manastirske rakije (1988) , Judgment in Berlin (1988) , Sadie and Son (1987) , Baby Boom (1987) , Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) , The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987) , Raw Deal (1986) , "Berrenger's" (1985) , Embassy (1985) , The Aviator (1985) , Deceptions (1985) , Heartsounds (1984) , Irreconcilable Differences (1984) , The Ghost Writer (1984) , I Was a Mail Order Bride (1982) , Our Family Business (1981) , "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years" (1981) , The Competition (1980) , Private Benjamin (1980) , Charlie Muffin (1979) ,Contro 4 bandiere (1979) , "Return of the Saint" (1979) , Death on the Nile (1978) , "Holocaust" (1978) , "Rafferty" (1977) , Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977) , Voyage of the Damned (1976) , The Sell-Out (1976) , The Billion Dollar Bubble (1976) , The Spiral Staircase (1975) , The Law (1974) , Mousey (1974) , Arturo UI (1972) , "Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1971) ,"Judd for the Defense" (1968) , Danger Route (1967) , The Day the Fish Came Out (1967) , "The Baron" (1967) , Warning Shot (1967) , "Run for Your Life" (1967) , "Gunsmoke" (1966) , "The Wild Wild West" (1965) , 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) , "The Defenders" (1961) , "The Outer Limits" (1964) , Man in the Middle (1964) , "Espionage" (1963) , "Man of the World" (1963) , Taras Bulba (1962) , "Danger Man" (1960) ,"Armchair Theatre" (1960) , The Criminal (1960) , The Battle of the Sexes (1959) , "Habatales" (1959) , The Secret (1955) , Mr. Denning Drives North (1952) , "Cameo Theatre" (1950) ,Give Us This Day (1949) , My Girl Tisa (1948)