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Sam Wanamaker
Catalogued films 44Director 7Actor 37
Samuel Wanamaker, CBE (born Wattenmacker; June 14, 1919 – December 18, 1993) was an American actor and director who moved to the United Kingdom after becoming fearful of being blacklisted in Hollywood due to his communist views. He is 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.
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Running Against Time
Pure Luck
Guilty by Suspicion
Always Remember I Love You
Cognac
Judgment in Berlin
Baby Boom
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Raw Deal
Deceptions
Embassy
The Aviator
Heartsounds
Irreconcilable Differences
I Was a Mail Order Bride
Our Family Business
Private Benjamin
The Competition
Charlie Muffin
The Billion Dollar Bubble
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
Voyage of the Damned
The Sell Out
The Spiral Staircase
The Law
Mousey
Danger Route
The Day the Fish Came Out
Warning Shot
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Winston Affair
Taras Bulba
The Criminal
The Secret
Mr. Denning Drives North
Give Us This Day
My Girl Tisa