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4Samuel Wanamaker (born Wattenmacker; June 14, 1919 - December 18, 1993) was an American actor and director best known for ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'' (1987), ''Film/{{Raw Deal|1986}}'' (1986), and ''Series/{{Holocaust}}'' (1978).
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6He was married to Charlotte Holland and they had three children, including Creator/ZoeWanamaker. His nephew was Creator/MarcWanamaker.
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8Wanamaker died in 1993 at the age of 74 from prostate cancer.
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10In 2019, Wanamaker appeared as a character in Creator/QuentinTarantino's ''Film/OnceUponATimeInHollywood''. He was portrayed by Nicholas Hammond.
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15!Filmography
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17!!Film Roles
18* 1948: ''Film/MyGirlTisa'' as Mark Denek
19* 1949: ''Film/GiveUsThisDay'' as Geremio
20* 1951: ''Film/MrDenningDrivesNorth'' as Chick Eddowes
21* 1955: ''Film/TheSecret'' as Nick Delaney
22* 1957: ''Film/ThePowerAndTheGlory'' as Priest
23* 1959: ''Film/ClashByNight'' as Earl Pfeiffer
24* 1960: ''Film/TheBattleOfTheSexes'' as Commentary (voice)
25* 1960: ''Film/TheConcreteJungle'' as Mike Carter
26* 1962: ''Film/WinterJourney'' as Bernie Dodd
27* 1962: ''Film/TarasBulba'' as Filipenko
28* 1964: ''Film/TheWinstonAffair'' as Major Kaufman
29* 1965: ''Film/TheSpyWhoCameInFromTheCold'' as Peters
30* 1965: ''Film/ThoseMagnificentMenInTheirFlyingMachinesOrHowIFlewFromLondonToParisIn25Hours11Minutes'' as George Gruber
31* 1967: ''Film/WarningShot'' as Frank Sanderman
32* 1967: ''Film/TheDayTheFishCameOut'' as Elias
33* 1967: ''Film/DangerRoute'' as Lucinda
34* 1972: ''Film/TheGangsterShowTheResistibleRiseOfArturoUi'' as O'Casey
35* 1974: ''Film/{{Mousey}}'' as Inspector
36* 1974: ''Film/TheLaw'' as Jules Benson
37* 1975: ''Film/TheSpiralStaircase'' as Lt. Fields
38* 1976: ''Film/TheSellOut'' as Harry Sickles
39* 1976: ''Film/VoyageOfTheDamned'' as Carl Rosen
40* 1977: ''Film/BillyJackGoesToWashington'' as Bailey
41* 1978: ''Film/TheBillionDollarBubble'' as Stanley Goldblum
42* 1978: ''Film/{{Death on the Nile|1978}}'' as Rockford
43* 1979: ''Film/FromHellToVictory'' as Ray [=MacDonald=]
44* 1979: ''Film/ADeadlyGame'' as Ruttgers
45* 1980: ''Film/PrivateBenjamin'' as Teddy Benjamin
46* 1980: ''Film/TheCompetition'' as Andrew Erskine
47* 1981: ''Film/OurFamilyBusiness'' as Ralph
48* 1982: ''Film/IWasAMailOrderBride'' as Frank Tosconi
49* 1984: ''Film/IrreconcilableDifferences'' as David Kessler
50* 1984: ''Film/{{Heartsounds}}'' as Moe Silverman
51* 1984: ''Film/TheFerret'' as The President
52* 1985: ''Film/{{The Aviator|1985}}'' as Bruno Hansen
53* 1985: ''Film/{{Embassy}}'' as Ambassador Arthur Ingram
54* 1986: ''Film/{{Raw Deal|1986}}'' as Luigi Patrovita
55* 1987: ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'' as David Warfield
56* 1987: ''Film/{{Baby Boom|1987}}'' as Fritz Curtis
57* 1987: ''Film/SadieAndSon'' as Marty Goldstein
58* 1988: ''Film/JudgmentInBerlin'' as Bernard Hellring
59* 1988: ''Film/{{Cognac}}'' as Ambassador Morli
60* 1989: ''Film/TheShellSeekers'' as Richard
61* 1990: ''Film/RunningAgainstTime'' as Hendryk Koopman [=PhD=]
62* 1990: ''Film/AlwaysRememberILoveYou'' as Grandfather Mendham
63* 1991: ''Film/GuiltyBySuspicion'' as Felix Graff
64* 1991: ''Film/PureLuck'' as Highsmith
65* 1993: ''Film/KillerRules'' as Gambon
66* 1993: ''Film/BloodlinesMurderInTheFamily'' as Gerald Woodman
67* 1994: ''Film/WildJustice'' as Kingston Parker
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69!!Television Roles
70* 1955: ''Series/LilliPalmerTheatre'' as Denis
71* 1955-1959: ''Series/BBCSundayNightTheatre'' as Ernie Pandish/Pepe (2 episodes)
72* 1956-1963: ''Series/ArmchairTheatre'' as Frank Engel/Matty/Copeland (4 episodes)
73* 1959: ''Series/{{Habatales}}'' as Narrator
74* 1960: ''Series/DangerMan'' as Patrick Laurence
75* 1961-1964: ''Series/{{The Defenders|1961}}'' as U.S. Atty. Brooker/Edward Banter/James Henry David/Dr. Ralph Ames (4 episodes)
76* 1963: ''Series/ManOfTheWorld'' as Nicola
77* 1963: ''Series/BBCSundayNightPlay'' as B.F. Halliran
78* 1963: ''Series/{{Espionage}}'' as Col. Sprague
79* 1964: ''Series/{{The Outer Limits|1963}}'' as Dr. Simon Holm
80* 1964: ''Series/LoveStory'' as Maxie
81* 1965: ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' as Dr. Arcularis
82* 1966: ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}'' as Asa Longworth
83* 1966: ''Series/TheBaron'' as Sefton Folkard
84* 1967: ''Series/RunForYourLife'' as Major Joe Rankin
85* 1968: ''Series/JuddForTheDefense'' as Shelly Gould
86* 1971: ''Series/ThirtyMinuteTheatre'' as Solomon Ithimar [=PhD=]
87* 1976: ''Series/{{Horizon}}'' as Stanley Goldblum
88* 1977: ''Series/ITVPlayhouse'' as Armitage
89* 1977: ''Series/{{Rafferty}}'' as Hollander
90* 1978: ''Series/{{Holocaust}}'' as Moses Weiss
91* 1978: ''Series/ReturnOfTheSaint'' as Domenico
92* 1981: ''Series/WinstonChurchillTheWildernessYears'' as Bernard Baruch
93* 1984: ''Series/AmericanPlayhouse'' as E.I. Lonoff
94* 1985: ''Series/{{Deceptions}}'' as Jim Nolan
95* 1985: ''Series/{{Berrengers}}'' as Simon Berrenger
96* 1987: ''Series/TheTwoMrsGrenvilles'' as District Attorney
97* 1988-1989: ''Series/{{Baby Boom|1988}}'' as Fritz Curtis
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99!Director
100* 1965: ''Series/{{The Defenders|1961}}''
101* 1965: ''Series/{{For the People|1965}}''
102* 1966: ''Series/CourtMartial''
103* 1966: ''Series/{{Hawk}}''
104* 1967: ''Series/{{Custer}}''
105* 1967: ''Series/CimarronStrip''
106* 1967: ''Series/DundeeAndTheCulhane''
107* 1967: ''Series/CoronetBlue''
108* 1968: ''Series/TheChampions''
109* 1968: ''Series/{{Premiere}}''
110* 1968: ''Film/TheLegendOfCuster''
111* 1968: ''Series/{{Lancer}}''
112* 1969: ''Film/TheFileOfTheGoldenGoose''
113* 1970: ''Film/TheExecutioner''
114* 1971: ''Film/{{Catlow}}''
115* 1977: ''Series/{{Columbo}}''
116* 1977: ''Film/SinbadAndTheEyeOfTheTiger''
117* 1978: ''Series/DavidCassidyManUndercover''
118* 1979: ''Series/ReturnOfTheSaint''
119* 1979: ''Series/HartToHart''
120* 1979: ''Series/MrsColumbo''
121* 1980: ''Film/MyKidnapperMyLove''
122* 1981: ''Film/TheKillingOfRandyWebster''
123* 1989: ''Film/GrandDeceptions''
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125!Producer
126* 1960: ''Series/ITVTelevisionPlayhouse''
127
128!Self

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