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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
67
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-03-10 (134 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, U.S.
Acting
2004
On Location with Gunga Din as Gunga Din (archive footage)1985
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as Self (archive footage)1984
Nothing Lasts Forever as Father Knickerbocker1984
On the Line as El Gabacho1981
Foul Play as Not available1980
Battle Beyond the Stars as Dr. Hephaestus1980
Gideon's Trumpet as 1st Supreme Court Justice1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as The Keeper1978
Flying High as Not available1976
The Bionic Woman as Not available1975
Medical Story as Not available1974
Harry O as Not available1973
Kojak as Papa1973
The Snoop Sisters as Issac Waldersack1973
Saga of Sonora as Old Sam1972
The Streets of San Francisco as Not available1971
Columbo as Henry Willis1971
Alias Smith and Jones as Not available1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks as Bookman1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)1971
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? as Toby1971
The Tell-Tale Heart as Not available1971
Enemies as Gittelman1970
Nanny and the Professor as Not available1970
The Dunwich Horror as Old Whateley1970
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf as Abe Stillman1970
Quarantined as Mr. Berryman1969
Night Gallery as Bleum1969
The Great Bank Robbery as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)1968
Guns for San Sebastian as Père Joseph1967
A Guide for the Married Man as Technical Adviser (Shrink)1967
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion as Dr. Singleton1966
Batman as Zoltan Zorba1966
Tarzan as Dr. Singleton1964
Daniel Boone as Jed Tolson1962
The Merv Griffin Show as Self1961
Ben Casey as David Zorba1961
The Defenders as Dr. William Graham1961
Cain's Hundred as Louis Speckter1960
The Westerner as Old Man McKeen1960
The Islanders as Papa Mathews1959
Ben-Hur as Simonides1958
The Donna Reed Show as Not available1958
Naked City as Lazslo Lubasz1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as Not available1958
The Barbarian and the Geisha as Henry Heusken1957
The Spies as Sam Cooper1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as The Abbot1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Hal Ballew1953
Main Street to Broadway as Self (uncredited)1951
Tales of Tomorrow as Not available1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as 1st Supreme Court Justice1951
The Day the Earth Stood Still as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt1951
Under the Gun as Samuel Gower1951
I Can Get It for You Wholesale as Sam Cooper1950
The Asphalt Jungle as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider1949
The Accused as Dr. Romley1949
Rope of Sand as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter1947
Gentleman's Agreement as Professor Fred Lieberman1947
13 Rue Madeleine as Mayor Galimard1943
Stage Door Canteen as Sam Jaffe1939
Gunga Din as Gunga Din1937
Lost Horizon as High Lama1934
The Scarlet Empress as Grand Duke Peter1934
We Live Again as Gregory Simonson