Sam Jaffe
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-03-10
Day of Death
1984-03-24 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, U.S.
Sam Jaffe
Biography
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).
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Known For
Acting
(2004)
On Location with Gunga Din
as Gunga Din (archive footage)
(1985)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self (archive footage)
(1984)
On the Line
as El Gabacho
(1984)
Nothing Lasts Forever
as Father Knickerbocker
(1980)
Battle Beyond the Stars
as Dr. Hephaestus
(1980)
Gideon's Trumpet
as 1st Supreme Court Justice
(1973)
Saga of Sonora
as Old Sam
(1971)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Bookman
(1971)
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
(1971)
(1971)
Enemies
as Gittelman
(1971)
(1970)
The Dunwich Horror
as Old Whateley
(1970)
Quarantined
as Mr. Berryman
(1970)
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Abe Stillman
(1969)
Night Gallery
as Bleum
(1969)
The Great Bank Robbery
as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
(1968)
Guns for San Sebastian
as Père Joseph
(1967)
A Guide for the Married Man
as Technical Adviser (Shrink)
(1967)
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
as Dr. Singleton
(1959)
Ben-Hur
as Simonides
(1958)
The Barbarian and the Geisha
as Henry Heusken
(1957)
The Spies
as Sam Cooper
(1953)
Main Street to Broadway
as Self (uncredited)
(1951)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
(1951)
Under the Gun
as Samuel Gower
(1951)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
as Sam Cooper
(1950)
The Asphalt Jungle
as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
(1949)
The Accused
as Dr. Romley
(1949)
Rope of Sand
as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
(1947)
Gentleman's Agreement
as Professor Fred Lieberman
(1947)
13 Rue Madeleine
as Mayor Galimard
(1943)
Stage Door Canteen
as Sam Jaffe
(1939)
Gunga Din
as Gunga Din
(1937)
Lost Horizon
as High Lama
(1934)
The Scarlet Empress
as Grand Duke Peter
(1934)
We Live Again
as Gregory Simonson
Crew
(1962)
Damon and Pythias
Producer
(1933)
Emergency Call
Associate Producer