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