Was 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.
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Known For
Raw Deal
(1986)
Luigi Patrovita
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
(1987)
David Warfield
Baby Boom
(1987)
Fritz Curtis
Death on the Nile
(1978)
Rockford
Private Benjamin
(1980)
Teddy Benjamin
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
(1965)
George Gruber
Guilty by Suspicion
(1991)
Felix Graff
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
(1965)
Peters
Pure Luck
(1991)
Highsmith
Taras Bulba
(1962)
Filipenko
Voyage of the Damned
(1976)
Carl Rosen
The Aviator
(1985)
Bruno Hansen
Man in the Middle
(1964)
Major Kaufman
Full Filmography
Acting
My Girl Tisa
(1948)
Mark Denek
Give Us This Day
(1949)
Geremio
Mr. Denning Drives North
(1951)
Chick Eddowes
The Secret
(1955)
Nick Delaney
The Criminal
(1960)
Mike Carter
The Battle of the Sexes
(1960)
Commentary spoken
Taras Bulba
(1962)
Filipenko
The Paradise Suite
(1963)
Frank Engel
Man in the Middle
(1964)
Major Kaufman
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
(1965)
George Gruber
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
(1965)
Peters
Danger Route
(1967)
Lucinda
Warning Shot
(1967)
Frank Sanderman
The Day the Fish Came Out
(1967)
Elias
The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
(1972)
O'Casey
The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House
(1973)
Narrator
Mousey
(1974)
Inspector
The Law
(1974)
Jules Benson
The Spiral Staircase
(1975)
Lieut. Fields
Voyage of the Damned
(1976)
Carl Rosen
The Sell Out
(1976)
Harry Sickles
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
(1977)
Bailey
Death on the Nile
(1978)
Rockford
The Billion Dollar Bubble
(1978)
Stanley Goldblum
From Hell to Victory
(1979)
Ray MacDonald
Charlie Muffin
(1979)
Ruttgers
The Competition
(1980)
Andrew Erskine
Private Benjamin
(1980)
Teddy Benjamin
Our Family Business
(1981)
Ralph
I Was a Mail Order Bride
(1982)
Frank Tosconi
The Ghost Writer
(1983)
E.I. Lonoff
Irreconcilable Differences
(1984)
David Kessler
Heartsounds
(1984)
Moe Silverman
Deceptions
(1985)
Jim Nolan
The Aviator
(1985)
Bruno Hansen
Embassy
(1985)
Ambassador Arthur Ingram
Raw Deal
(1986)
Luigi Patrovita
Baby Boom
(1987)
Fritz Curtis
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
(1987)
David Warfield
Sadie and Son
(1987)
Marty Goldstein
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
(1987)
Self
Judgment in Berlin
(1988)
Bernard Hellring
Cognac
(1988)
Ambassador Morley
The Shell Seekers
(1989)
Richard
Always Remember I Love You
(1990)
Grandfather Mendham
Pure Luck
(1991)
Highsmith
Running Against Time
(1991)
Doctor Koopman
Guilty by Suspicion
(1991)
Felix Graff
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
(1993)
Gerald Woodman
Killer Rules
(1993)
Joe Gambon
Wild Justice
(1994)
Kingston Parker
Directing
The Legend of Custer
(1968)
Director
The File of the Golden Goose
(1969)
Director
The Executioner
(1970)
Director
Catlow
(1971)
Director
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
(1977)
Director
My Kidnapper, My Love
(1980)
Director
The Killing of Randy Webster
(1981)
Director
Aida - San Francisco Opera
(1981)
Director
Crew