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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 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. He was awarded an honorary CBE for his work. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Wanamaker is the 3,074th most popular actor (up from 3,204th in 2024), the 5,196th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,850th in 2019) and the 1,465th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Sam Wanamaker ranks 3,074 out of 13,578. Before him are Brunhilde Pomsel, Ted Cassidy, Dagmara Domińczyk, John Kricfalusi, Jackie Earle Haley, and George Burns. After him are Edward Furlong, Chester Conklin, John Neville, Connie Britton, Angelo Beolco, and Madeline Kahn.

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Among people born in 1919, Sam Wanamaker ranks 180. Before him are Angelo Felici, Gene Barry, François Bordes, Pief Panofsky, Hans Hass, and Rocky Graziano. After him are Jack McGrath, Franco Rossi, Jüri Järvet, Nehemiah Persoff, Raúl Francisco Primatesta, and George Shearing. Among people deceased in 1993, Sam Wanamaker ranks 138. Before him are Hans Christian Blech, Steve James, Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, Valentina Grizodubova, Reuben Fine, and Melchior Ndadaye. After him are Mick Ronson, Bertus Aafjes, Thurgood Marshall, Edward Bernard Raczyński, David Koresh, and Giuseppe Occhialini.

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Among people born in United States, Sam Wanamaker ranks 5,196 out of 20,380. Before him are Philip Morrison (1915), Ted Cassidy (1932), Ken Walsh (1945), Jackie Earle Haley (1961), Thomas C. Kinkaid (1888), and George Burns (1896). After him are Brandon Sanderson (1975), Jordan Rudess (1956), Bobby Jindal (1971), Ralph Linton (1893), Kerry King (1964), and Rick Barry (1944).

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Among actors born in United States, Sam Wanamaker ranks 1,465. Before him are Emily Deschanel (1976), Rhonda Fleming (1923), Kate Walsh (1967), Ted Cassidy (1932), Jackie Earle Haley (1961), and George Burns (1896). After him are Edward Furlong (1977), Chester Conklin (1886), Connie Britton (1967), Madeline Kahn (1942), Estelle Harris (1928), and Tab Hunter (1931).

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