ACTOR

Sam Wanamaker

1919 - 1993

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Samuel Wanamaker, , (born Samuel Wattenmacker; June 14, 1919 – December 18, 1993) was an American actor and director, whose career on stage and in film and television spanned five decades. He began his career on Broadway, but spent most of his professional life in the United Kingdom, where he emigrated after becoming fearful of being blacklisted in Hollywood due to his communist views in the 1950s. Wanamaker became extensively involved in British theater, while continuing film and television work, eventually returning to some Hollywood productions while remaining based in the UK. There, he is also credited as the person most responsible for saving The Rose theatre, which led to the modern recreation of Shakespeare's Globe theatre in London, where he is commemorated in the name of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, the site's second theatre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Wanamaker has received more than 1,958,228 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Sam Wanamaker is the 3,208th most popular actor (down from 3,164th in 2019), the 4,850th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,932nd in 2019) and the 1,443rd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sam Wanamaker ranks 3,208 out of 13,578. Before him are Mark Addy, Josephine Hull, Tōru Furuya, Friedrich Ludwig Schröder, Rachel Ward, and Justin Theroux. After him are Giovanna Antonelli, Jennifer O'Neill, Catherine Frot, Ken Ogata, Michael Weatherly, and Linda Thorson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Sam Wanamaker ranks 185. Before him are Gilles Andriamahazo, Ivan Sidorenko, Benny Moré, Mustai Karim, Trần Văn Trà, and Anita O'Day. After him are Héctor Germán Oesterheld, Carole Landis, Hans Klenk, Lennie Tristano, Michèle Arnaud, and Karl H. Pribram. Among people deceased in 1993, Sam Wanamaker ranks 151. Before him are Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, Hédi Amara Nouira, Oliver Tambo, Guido del Mestri, Alexandre Trauner, and John Frost. After him are Roy Raymond, Paul Mebus, Eleanor Hibbert, Reuben Fine, Gordon Douglas, and Albert Collins.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Wanamaker ranks 4,850 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Grandison Finney (1792), Theodore Maiman (1927), John G. Trump (1907), Johnny Nash (1940), Levon Helm (1940), and Justin Theroux (1971). After him are Chester Thompson (1948), MC Hammer (1962), Haddon Sundblom (1899), Helen Stephens (1918), Michael Weatherly (1968), and Alexander H. Stephens (1812).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Sam Wanamaker ranks 1,443. Before him are William Sanderson (1944), Stephen Collins (1947), Ed Begley (1901), William Zabka (1965), Josephine Hull (1877), and Justin Theroux (1971). After him are Michael Weatherly (1968), Richard Lynch (1940), Fay Bainter (1893), Gregory Itzin (1948), John Stamos (1963), and Frank Gorshin (1933).

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Television and Movie Roles

Raw Deal
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Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobster named Patrovina, enlists Kaminsky in a personal vendetta with a promise of reinstatement into the FBI if Patrovina is taken down. To accomplish this, he must go undercover and join Patrovina's gang.
Jun 6th 19865.811 / 10
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
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With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, recently sprung from jail, is declaring war on the Man of Steel and his quest to save the planet. Using a strand of Superman's hair, Luthor synthesizes a powerful ally known as Nuclear Man and ignites an epic battle spanning Earth and space.
Jul 24th 19874.569 / 10
Private Benjamin
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A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.
Oct 6th 19805.9 / 10