Director · Actor

Sam Wanamaker

41 credited titles on WatchWise

Sam Wanamaker (June 14, 1919 – December 18, 1993 an American film director and actor, and is credited as the person most responsible for the modern recreation of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London. He is father to actress Zoë Wanamaker. He is known for his roles in the films Death on the Nile (1978), Private Benjamin (1989), and Baby Boom (1987). Description above from the Wikipedia article Samuel Wanamaker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Sam Wanamaker in one minute

Strongest genre

Comedy

$104M · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

Legal Eagles

$93M

Standout efficiency

2.3x

Legal Eagles · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$166M

Combined reported budget

$146M

Gross / budget

1.1x

Bankability Index

20 / 100

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