Portrait of Sam Wanamaker

Acting

Sam Wanamaker

Titles
59movies36TV shows
Career

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

Directed
22
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Columbo
Columbo
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Sam Wanamaker Catalog average

Rarely in their work

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

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Character Study 4
  • 1960s Television 4
  • Classic Western 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Murder Mystery 3
  • Frontier Justice 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Courtroom Drama 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

24
TypeAllMovies59TV shows24
RoleAnyActing24
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s31960s121970s31980s6
GenreAnyDrama19Action & Adventure5Comedy3Sci-Fi & Fantasy2Western2War & Politics1Documentary1Soap1Mystery1Crime1
Group by
DecadesScores
Highest firstLowest first

Great

Score 80 to 89

1 title
GoodWatch85
Poster for Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV show · as Richard

Good

Score 70 to 79

7 titles
GoodWatch77
Poster for The Outer Limits

TV show · as Dr. Simon Holm

GoodWatch76
Poster for Gunsmoke

TV show · as Asa Longworth

GoodWatch76
Poster for Holocaust

TV show · as Moses Weiss

GoodWatch76
Poster for Danger Man

TV show · as Patrick Laurence

GoodWatch73
Poster for Run for Your Life

TV show · as Major Joe Rankin

GoodWatch70
Poster for The Defenders

TV show · as James Henry David / United States Attorney Brooker

Decent

Score 60 to 69

5 titles
GoodWatch69
Poster for American Playhouse

TV show · as E.I. Lonoff

GoodWatch68
Poster for Return of the Saint

TV show · as Domenico

GoodWatch65
Poster for Deceptions

TV show · as Jim Nolan

Bad to mediocre

Score 30 to 59

2 titles
GoodWatch59
Poster for The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

TV show · as District Attorney

GoodWatch51
Poster for Sunday Night Theatre

TV show · as Ernie Pandish / Pepe

Not rated yet

9 titles
Poster for Baby Boom

TV show · as Fritz Curtis

Poster for ITV Playhouse

TV show · as Armitage

Poster for Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV show · as Solomon Ithimar, PhD

Poster for Espionage

TV show · as Colonel Sprague

Poster for Man of the World

TV show · as Nicola

Poster for Sunday-Night Play

TV show · as B.F. Halliran

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