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Portrait of Sam Wanamaker

Acting

Sam Wanamaker

Titles
59movies37TV shows
Career

Active from 1948 to 1994, busiest in 1967 with 6 main titles.

Directed
22
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Columbo
Columbo
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Sam Wanamaker Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 2.9
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Dark Humor
    1.7, average 2.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Classic Western 4
  • 1960s Television 4
  • Frontier Justice 3
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

12
TypeAllTV shows12Movies12
RoleAnyActing12
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s41960s121970s31980s6
GenreAnyDrama10Action & Adventure3Sci-Fi & Fantasy2Comedy1Western1Crime1Mystery1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1960s

12 titles · average score 73
Poster for ITV Playhouse

TV show · as Armitage

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Poster for Run for Your Life

TV show · as Major Joe Rankin

Poster for Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV show · as Solomon Ithimar, PhD

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Poster for The Outer Limits

TV show · as Dr. Simon Holm

Poster for Espionage

TV show · as Colonel Sprague

Poster for Man of the World

TV show · as Nicola

GoodWatch70
Poster for The Defenders

TV show · as Dr. Ralph Ames / James Henry David

GoodWatch76
Poster for Danger Man

TV show · as Patrick Laurence

Poster for Sunday-Night Play

TV show · as B.F. Halliran