Sam Wanamaker: Sam Wanamaker. Actor: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. Actor and director Sam Wanamaker was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Ukrainian Jewish immigrants, Molly (Babell) and Maurice Wattenmaker, a tailor. He studied at Drake University, IA, then trained at Goodman Theatre, Chicago, worked with summer stock companies in Chicago as an actor and director, and made his London debut in 1952. In 1957, he was appointed director of the New...
Known For: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (David Warfield), Raw Deal (Luigi Patrovita), Holocaust (Moses Weiss), The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (Peters)