Sam Jaffe

Acting

Sam Jaffe

Born March 10, 1891 New York City, New York, U.S.64 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

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2004On Location with Gunga Din
as Gunga Din (archive footage)Movie
On the Line
1984On the Line
as El GabachoMovie
Nothing Lasts Forever
1984Nothing Lasts Forever
as Father KnickerbockerMovie
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980Battle Beyond the Stars
as Dr. HephaestusMovie
Gideon's Trumpet
1980Gideon's Trumpet
as 1st Supreme Court JusticeMovie
The Snoop Sisters
1973The Snoop Sisters
as Issac WaldersackTV
Kojak
1973Kojak
as PapaTV
Saga of Sonora
1973Saga of Sonora
as Old SamMovie
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)Movie
Enemies
1971Enemies
as GittelmanMovie
Columbo
1971Columbo
as Henry WillisTV
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Abe StillmanMovie
Quarantined
1970Quarantined
as Mr. BerrymanMovie
The Dunwich Horror
1970The Dunwich Horror
as Old WhateleyMovie
Night Gallery
1969Night Gallery
as BleumMovie
The Great Bank Robbery
1969The Great Bank Robbery
as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)Movie
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
1967Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
as Dr. SingletonMovie
A Guide for the Married Man
1967A Guide for the Married Man
as Technical Adviser (Shrink)Movie
Guns for San Sebastian
1967Guns for San Sebastian
as Père JosephMovie
Tarzan
1966Tarzan
as Dr. SingletonTV
Batman
1966Batman
as Zoltan ZorbaTV
Daniel Boone
1964Daniel Boone
as Jed TolsonTV
Ben Casey
1961Ben Casey
as David ZorbaTV
Cain's Hundred
1961Cain's Hundred
as Louis SpeckterTV
The Defenders
1961The Defenders
as Dr. William GrahamTV
The Islanders
1960The Islanders
as Papa MathewsTV
The Westerner
1960The Westerner
as Old Man McKeenTV
Ben-Hur
1959Ben-Hur
as SimonidesMovie
Naked City
1958Naked City
as Lazslo LubaszTV
The Spies
1957The Spies
as Sam CooperMovie
Main Street to Broadway
1953Main Street to Broadway
as Self (uncredited)Movie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
as 1st Supreme Court JusticeTV
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Prof. Jacob BarnhardtMovie
Under the Gun
1951Under the Gun
as Samuel GowerMovie
The Asphalt Jungle
1950The Asphalt Jungle
as Doc Erwin RiedenschneiderMovie
Rope of Sand
1949Rope of Sand
as Dr. Francis Kittridge HunterMovie
The Accused
1949The Accused
as Dr. RomleyMovie
Gentleman's Agreement
1947Gentleman's Agreement
as Professor Fred LiebermanMovie
13 Rue Madeleine
194713 Rue Madeleine
as Mayor GalimardMovie
Stage Door Canteen
1943Stage Door Canteen
as Sam JaffeMovie
Gunga Din
1939Gunga Din
as Gunga DinMovie
Lost Horizon
1937Lost Horizon
as High LamaMovie
We Live Again
1934We Live Again
as Gregory SimonsonMovie
The Scarlet Empress
1934The Scarlet Empress
as Grand Duke PeterMovie