Sam Wanamaker

Sam Wanamaker

American actor (1919–1993)

Samuel Wanamaker 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 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.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 14 films (1948–1970) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1948 My Girl Tisa. Elliott Nugent 95 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Give us this day Edward Dmytryk 120 min B&W
1949 Give Us This Day Edward Dmytryk 120 min 16mm B&W
1949 Give Us This Day Edward Dmytryk 120 min B&W
1955 The secret A Golden Era Film production; produced by S. Benjamin Fisz; based on a play by Robert Brenon; written and directed by C. Raker Endfield. 80 16mm Color sound
1958 The Criminal KQED-TV Bay Area Educational TV 95 min 16mm Color & B&W sound
1958 The criminal Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor | National Educational Television: Distributor 0:30:00 16mm B&W sound
1960 THE CRIMINAL Joseph Losey 95 min Color & B&W
1962 Taras Bulba. Hecht-Curtleigh Productions: 21Dec62 124 min 35mm Color sound
1965 The Spy Who Came In From The Cold. Salem Films Ltd. 112 min 35mm B&W sound
1966 Warning shot. Paramount Pictures Corp. & Bob Banner Associates Inc. 100 min 35mm Color sound
1967 The Day The Fish Came Out. Michael Cacoyannis Productions Ltd. 109 min 35mm Color sound
1969 The File of the Golden Goose Sam Wanamaker 109 min Color
1970 THE EXECUTIONER. Ameran Films Ltd. 107 35 mm Color sound