Birthday:
Mar 10, 1891
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Sam Jaffe
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sam Jaffe (March 10, 1891 – March 24, 1984) was an American actor, teacher, musician and engineer. In 1951, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and appeared in other classic films such as Ben-Hur (1959) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). He may be best remembered for playing the title role in Gunga Din (1939), and the High Lama in Lost Horizon (1937). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Jaffe licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ben-Hur | Simonides | 1959 |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | Prof. Jacob Barnhardt | 1951 |
| Lost Horizon | High Lama | 1937 |
| A Guide for the Married Man | Technical Adviser (Shrink) | 1967 |
| Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion | Dr. Singleton | 1967 |
| The Scarlet Empress | Grand Duke Peter | 1934 |
| Gunga Din | Gunga Din | 1939 |
| Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Bookman | 1971 |
| Gentleman's Agreement | Professor Fred Lieberman | 1947 |
| Main Street to Broadway | Self (uncredited) | 1953 |
| Under the Gun | Samuel Gower | 1951 |
| Battle Beyond the Stars | Dr. Hephaestus | 1980 |
| The Accused | Dr. Romley | 1949 |
| Rope of Sand | Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter | 1949 |
| The Asphalt Jungle | Doc Erwin Riedenschneider | 1950 |
| The Barbarian and the Geisha | Henry Heusken | 1958 |
| 13 Rue Madeleine | Mayor Galimard | 1947 |
| Guns for San Sebastian | Père Joseph | 1968 |
| The Spies | Sam Cooper | 1957 |
| I Can Get It for You Wholesale | Sam Cooper | 1951 |
| The Great Bank Robbery | Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger) | 1969 |
| Quarantined | Mr. Berryman | 1970 |
| On the Line | El Gabacho | 1984 |
| We Live Again | Gregory Simonson | 1934 |
| Nothing Lasts Forever | Father Knickerbocker | 1984 |
| The Old Man Who Cried Wolf | Abe Stillman | 1970 |
| On Location with Gunga Din | Gunga Din (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Enemies | Gittelman | 1971 |
| Stage Door Canteen | Sam Jaffe | 1943 |
| Night Gallery | Bleum | 1969 |
| George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self (archive footage) | 1985 |
| Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? | Toby | 1971 |
| Saga of Sonora | Old Sam | 1973 |
| Gideon's Trumpet | 1st Supreme Court Justice | 1980 |
| The Tell-Tale Heart | 1971 | |
| Mooch Goes to Hollywood | Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited) | 1971 |
| The Dunwich Horror | Old Whateley | 1970 |
| The day the earth stood still | 1951 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Columbo | Henry Willis | 1971 |
| Cain's Hundred | Louis Speckter | 1961 |
| The Bionic Woman | 1976 | |
| Batman | Zoltan Zorba | 1966 |
| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | The Keeper | 1979 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | 1972 | |
| Alias Smith and Jones | 1971 | |
| Naked City | Lazslo Lubasz | 1958 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Self | 1962 |
| Kojak | Papa | 1973 |
| The Islanders | Papa Mathews | 1960 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | 1st Supreme Court Justice | 1951 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | The Abbot | 1955 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | 1958 | |
| Harry O | 1974 | |
| Nanny and the Professor | 1970 | |
| Daniel Boone | Jed Tolson | 1964 |
| The Donna Reed Show | 1958 | |
| Tarzan | Dr. Singleton | 1966 |
| Ben Casey | David Zorba | 1961 |
| Foul Play | 1981 | |
| Tales of Tomorrow | 1951 | |
| Medical Story | 1975 | |
| Flying High | 1978 | |
| The Defenders | Dr. William Graham | 1961 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Hal Ballew | 1955 |
| The Westerner | Old Man McKeen | 1960 |
| The Snoop Sisters | Issac Waldersack | 1973 |
