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Pure Luck (1991) -- A private investigator teams up with an accident-prone accountant to find a missing heiress.
"The Outer Limits" (1963): Season 1: Episode 29 -- Six city blocks are transported intact to an alien planet. With Sam Wanamaker, David Opatoshu.
Running Against Time (1990) -- US Home Video Trailer from MCA/Universal
Man in the Middle (1963) -- Set in India in 1944, this courtroom drama centers on Lieutenant Colonel Barney Adams, a war hero and career army man called to defend the mentally ill U.S. Army Lieutenant Winston, who is accused of killing a British staff sergeant in cold blood.
Pure Luck (1991) -- US Home Video Trailer from Universal

Overview

Date of Birth:
14 June 1919, Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Date of Death:
18 December 1993, London, England, UK more
Mini Biography:
Actor and director, born in Chicago, IL. He studied at Drake University... more
Trivia:
Had three daughters: Abby, Jessica and actress Zoë Wanamaker. more
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Up 30% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. more

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993) (TV) Gerald Woodman 1993 - 4.9 (67)
- 2. Killer Rules (1993) (TV) Gambon 1993 - 4.0 (27)
- 3. Wild Justice (1993) (TV)   Kingston Parker 1993 - 4.5 (28)
AKAs:
  • Covert Assassin (International: English title)
- 4. City of Joy (1992)   (uncredited) 1992 - 5.9 (2,199)
AKAs:
  • La cité de la joie (France)
- 5. Pure Luck (1991) Highsmith 1991 - 5.0 (2,455)
- 6. Guilty by Suspicion (1991)   Felix Graff 1991 - 6.4 (3,533)
AKAs:
  • La liste noire (France)
- 7. Always Remember I Love You (1990) (TV) Grandfather Mendham 1990 - 7.3 (344)
- 8. Running Against Time (1990) (TV) Hendryk Koopman, Ph.D. 1990 - 6.2 (162)
- 9. The Shell Seekers (1989) (TV) Richard 1989 - 6.1 (108)
- 10. "Baby Boom" (1988)   Fritz Curtis (13 episodes, 1988-1989) 1989 - 5.0 (13)
- 11. Tajna manastirske rakije (1988)   Ambassador Morley 1988 - 6.2 (87)
AKAs:
  • Cognac (International: English title)
  • Secret Ingredient
- 12. Judgment in Berlin (1988)   Bernard Hellring 1988 - 5.9 (275)
AKAs:
  • Ein Richter für Berlin (West Germany)
  • Escape to Freedom
- 13. Sadie and Son (1987) (TV)   Marty Goldstein 1987 - 5.7 (19)
AKAs:
  • Detective Sadie & Son (USA: video title)
- 14. Baby Boom (1987) Fritz Curtis 1987 - 5.7 (4,480)
- 15. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)   David Warfield 1987 - 3.4 (14,011)
AKAs:
  • Superman IV (Australia: TV title)
- 16. The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987) (TV) District Attorney 1987 - 7.7 (130)
- 17. Raw Deal (1986)   Luigi Patrovita 1986 - 4.9 (8,591)
AKAs:
  • Triple Identity
- 18. Deceptions (1985) (TV) Jim Nolan 1985 - 7.0 (179)
- 19. Embassy (1985) (TV) Ambassador Arthur Ingram 1985 - 5.1 (18)
- 20. "Berrenger's" (1985)   Simon Berrenger (11 episodes, 1985) 1985 - 7.8 (12)
- 21. The Aviator (1985) Bruno Hansen 1985 - 5.3 (424)
- 22. Heartsounds (1984) (TV) Moe Silverman 1984 - 6.8 (128)
- 23. Irreconcilable Differences (1984) David Kessler 1984 - 5.6 (1,267)
- 24. The Ghost Writer (1984) (TV) E.I. Lonoff 1984 - 4.8 (16)
- 25. I Was a Mail Order Bride (1982) (TV) Frank Tosconi 1982 - 5.8 (29)
- 26. Our Family Business (1981) (TV) Ralph 1981 - 5.3 (12)
- 27. "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years" (1981) Bernard Baruch 1981 - 8.7 (117)
- 28. The Competition (1980) Andrew Erskine 1980 - 6.6 (878)
- 29. Private Benjamin (1980) Teddy Benjamin 1980 - 5.9 (7,772)
- 30. Charlie Muffin (1979) (TV)   Ruttgers 1979 - 7.1 (98)
AKAs:
  • A Deadly Game (USA)
- 31. Contro 4 bandiere (1979)   Ray MacDonald 1979 - 5.2 (129)
AKAs:
  • De Dunkerke a la victoria (Spain)
  • De Dunquerque à la victoire (France)
  • De l'enfer à la victoire (France)
  • From Hell to Victory (USA)
- 32. "Return of the Saint" (1978)   Domenico (1 episode, 1979) 1979 - 6.9 (69)
AKAs:
  • The Son of the Saint
- 33. Death on the Nile (1978)   Sterndale Rockford 1978 - 7.1 (6,655)
AKAs:
  • Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile (UK: complete title)
- 34. "Holocaust" (1978)   Moses Weiss (2 episodes, 1978) 1978 - 8.4 (1,384)
AKAs:
  • Holocaust: The Story of the Family Weiss (USA: alternative title)
- 35. "Rafferty" (1977)   Hollander (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 6.7 (10)
1 TV episode:
- 36. "ITV Playhouse" (1967)   Armitage (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 6.3 (13)
1 TV episode:
- 37. Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977) Bailey 1977 - 4.4 (220)
- 38. Voyage of the Damned (1976) Carl Rosen 1976 - 6.3 (995)
- 39. The Sell Out (1976)   Harry Sickles 1976 - 4.5 (100)
AKAs:
  • La spia senza domani (Italy)
  • Melimot Be-Yerushalaim (Israel: Hebrew title)
  • The Sell-Out (USA)
  • The Set-Up
- 40. The Billion Dollar Bubble (1976) Stanley Goldblum 1976 - 7.9 (34)
- 41. The Spiral Staircase (1975) Lt. Fields 1975 - 4.8 (157)
- 42. The Law (1974) (TV) Jules Benson 1974 - 6.9 (43)
- 43. Mousey (1974) (TV)   Inspector 1974 - 6.4 (65)
AKAs:
  • Cat and Mouse (UK)
- 44. Arturo Ui (1972)   1972 - 3.0 (8)
AKAs:
  • Stage 2: The Resistable Rise of Arturo UI (UK: series title)
- 45. "Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1965)   (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 7.3 (9)
- 46. "Judd for the Defense" (1967)   Shelly Gould (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 8.6 (48)
- 47. Danger Route (1967) Lucinda 1967 - 4.9 (49)
- 48. The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)   Elias 1967 - 5.4 (169)
AKAs:
  • ...Otan ta psaria vgikan sti steria! (Greece)
- 49. "The Baron" (1966)   Sefton Folkard (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 7.3 (55)
1 TV episode:
- 50. Warning Shot (1967) Frank Sanderman 1967 - 6.8 (228)
- 51. "Run for Your Life" (1965)   Major Joe Rankin (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 7.8 (64)
- 52. "Gunsmoke" (1955)   Asa Longworth (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 8.0 (685)
AKAs:
  • Gun Law (UK)
  • Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 53. "The Wild Wild West" (1965)   Dr. Arcularis (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 8.3 (737)
- 54. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) Peters 1965 - 7.6 (3,376)
- 55. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (1965)   George Gruber 1965 - 6.9 (2,413)
AKAs:
  • Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
- 56. "The Defenders" (1961)   Dr. Ralph Ames / 4 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1961-1964) 1964 - 8.7 (86)
- 57. "Love Story" (1963)   (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.3 (5)
- 58. "The Outer Limits" (1963)   Dr. Simon Holm (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 8.4 (839)
- 59. "Espionage" (1963)   Colonel Sprague (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 6.9 (12)
1 TV episode:
- 60. Man in the Middle (1963)   Major Kaufman 1963 - 6.5 (174)
AKAs:
  • The Winston Affair (USA)
- 61. "Man of the World" (1962)   Nicko (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - -
- 62. "Armchair Theatre" (1956)   Frank Engel / Matt (4 episodes, 1956-1963) 1963 - 7.4 (22)
- 63. Taras Bulba (1962) Filipenko 1962 - 6.3 (1,221)
- 64. "Danger Man" (1960)   Patrick Laurence (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.9 (163)
1 TV episode:
- 65. "Armchair Mystery Theatre" (1960)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - -
- 66. The Criminal (1960)   Mike Carter 1960 - 7.0 (265)
AKAs:
  • Concrete Jungle (USA)
  • The Concrete Jungle (USA)
- 67. The Battle of the Sexes (1959) (voice) Commentary spoken by 1959 - 6.7 (419)
- 68. "Habatales" (1959)   Narrator (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - -
1 TV episode:
- 69. "Lilli Palmer Theatre" (1955)   Denis (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - -
AKAs:
  • Theatre Royal (UK)
- 70. The Secret (1955) Nick Delaney 1955 - 4.6 (14)
- 71. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (1950)   Pepe (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 7.7 (17)
- 72. Mr. Denning Drives North (1952) Chick Eddowes 1952 - 6.5 (72)
- 73. "Cameo Theatre" (1950)   (1 episode, 1950) 1950 - -
- 74. Give Us This Day (1949) Geremio 1949 - 7.3 (118)
- 75. My Girl Tisa (1948) Mark Denek 1948 - 6.6 (34)
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Columbo" (1971)   (2 episodes, 1977-1989) 1989 - 8.6 (311)
- 2. The Killing of Randy Webster (1981) (TV) 1981 - 6.1 (86)
- 3. My Kidnapper, My Love (1980) (TV)   1980 - 5.2 (22)
AKAs:
  • Dark Side of Love
- 4. "Mrs. Columbo" (1979)   (2 episodes, 1979) 1979 - 5.7 (71)
AKAs:
  • Kate Columbo (USA: alternative title)
  • Kate Loves a Mystery
  • Kate the Detective
- 5. "Hart to Hart" (1979)   (1 episode, 1979) 1979 - 6.4 (563)
- 6. "Return of the Saint" (1978)   (1 episode, 1979) 1979 - 6.9 (69)
AKAs:
  • The Son of the Saint
- 7. "David Cassidy - Man Undercover" (1978)   (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 6.6 (14)
- 8. Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)   1977 - 5.9 (1,855)
AKAs:
  • Sinbad at the World's End
- 9. Catlow (1971) 1971 - 5.5 (321)
- 10. The Executioner (1970) 1970 - 5.8 (122)
- 11. The File of the Golden Goose (1969) 1969 - 5.4 (128)
- 12. "The Champions" (1968)   (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 8.0 (171)
- 13. "Lancer" (1968)   (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 6.1 (46)
- 14. The Legend of Custer (1968) 1968 - 4.7 (32)
- 15. "Premiere" (1968)   (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - -
- 16. "Dundee and the Culhane" (1967)   (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 6.2 (8)
- 17. "Cimarron Strip" (1967)   (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 7.7 (78)
- 18. "Custer" (1967)   (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 7.1 (22)
AKAs:
  • The Legend of Custer (USA: theatrical title)
- 19. "Coronet Blue" (1967)   (4 episodes, 1967) 1967 - 8.3 (41)
- 20. "Hawk" (1966)   (3 episodes, 1966) 1966 - 7.4 (17)
- 21. "Court Martial" (1965)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 6.9 (7)
- 22. "For the People" (1965)   (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 8.0 (6)
- 23. "The Defenders" (1961)   (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 8.7 (86)
- 24. "Armchair Mystery Theatre" (1960)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - -
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Aida (1981/II) (TV) (opera director) 1981 - 7.2 (16)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "ITV Television Playhouse" (1955)   producer (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 4.5 (7)

Additional Details

Other Works:
He was the driving force behind the restoration of William Shakespeare's original Globe Theatre in London, England. This replica is almost exact in every detail (apart from adhering to modern fire/safety regulations) to the construction of the original.The audience watches and feels a play in the same way as they would have done in Shakespeare's time. The Globe was fully restored and opened in the late 1990s, too late sadly for Wanamaker to see the fruits of his long labor of love--he died of cancer in 1993. more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Crime | Thriller more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Based On Novel | Beautiful Woman | Murder more

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