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.
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- Born:
- Mar 10, 1891 In New York City, New York, U.S.
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 55
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Scarlet Empress 1934-05-09
- Latest Project:
- Movie George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey 1985-03-03
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self (archive footage) | 1985-03-03 |
| Movie | Nothing Lasts Forever | Father Knickerbocker | 1984-09-06 |
| Movie | On the Line | El Gabacho | 1984-11-07 |
| Series | Foul Play | Unknown | 1981-01-26 |
| Movie | Battle Beyond the Stars | Dr. Hephaestus | 1980-09-08 |
| Movie | Gideon's Trumpet | 1st Supreme Court Justice | 1980-04-30 |
| Series | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Unknown | 1979-09-20 |
| Series | The Bionic Woman | Unknown | 1976-01-14 |
| Series | S.W.A.T. | Unknown | 1975-02-24 |
| Series | Harry O | Unknown | 1974-09-12 |
| Series | Kojak | Unknown | 1973-10-24 |
| Series | The Streets of San Francisco | Unknown | 1972-09-23 |
| Series | Alias Smith and Jones | Unknown | 1971-01-05 |
| Movie | The Tell-Tale Heart | 1971-01-01 | |
| Movie | Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? | Toby | 1971-02-01 |
| Movie | Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Bookman | 1971-10-07 |
| Series | Columbo | Dr. Henry Willis | 1971-09-15 |
| Movie | Mooch Goes to Hollywood | Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited) | 1971-12-31 |
| Series | Nanny and the Professor | Unknown | 1970-01-21 |
| Movie | The Dunwich Horror | Old Whateley | 1970-01-14 |
| Movie | The Old Man Who Cried Wolf | Abe Stillman | 1970-10-13 |
| Movie | Quarantined | Mr. Berryman | 1970-02-24 |
| Movie | The Great Bank Robbery | Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger) | 1969-06-24 |
| Movie | Night Gallery | Bleum | 1969-11-08 |
| Movie | Guns for San Sebastian | Père Joseph | 1968-03-20 |
| Movie | A Guide for the Married Man | Technical Adviser (Shrink) | 1967-05-25 |
| Movie | Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion | Dr. Singleton | 1967-09-06 |
| Series | Batman | Unknown | 1966-01-12 |
| Series | Tarzan | Unknown | 1966-09-08 |
| Series | Daniel Boone | Unknown | 1964-09-24 |
| Movie | Hollywood Without Make-Up | Self (archive footage) | 1963-07-01 |
| Series | Ben Casey | David Zorba | 1961-10-02 |
| Movie | Ben-Hur | Simonides | 1959-11-18 |
| Series | The Donna Reed Show | Unknown | 1958-09-24 |
| Movie | The Barbarian and the Geisha | Henry Heusken | 1958-09-30 |
| Series | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Unknown | 1958-10-06 |
| Series | Naked City | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
| Movie | The Spies | Sam Cooper | 1957-10-10 |
| Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
| Movie | Main Street to Broadway | Self (uncredited) | 1953-10-12 |
| Movie | I Can Get It for You Wholesale | Sam Cooper | 1951-04-05 |
| Movie | Under the Gun | Samuel Gower | 1951-02-22 |
| Movie | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Prof. Jacob Barnhardt | 1951-09-28 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
| Series | Tales of Tomorrow | Unknown | 1951-08-03 |
| Movie | The Asphalt Jungle | Doc Erwin Riedenschneider | 1950-05-12 |
| Movie | Rope of Sand | Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter | 1949-08-03 |
| Movie | The Accused | Dr. Romley | 1949-01-12 |
| Movie | 13 Rue Madeleine | Mayor Galimard | 1947-01-15 |
| Movie | Gentleman's Agreement | Professor Fred Lieberman | 1947-11-11 |
| Movie | Stage Door Canteen | Sam Jaffe | 1943-06-24 |
| Movie | Gunga Din | Gunga Din | 1939-01-26 |
| Movie | Lost Horizon | High Lama | 1937-03-03 |
| Movie | The Scarlet Empress | Grand Duke Peter | 1934-05-09 |
| Movie | We Live Again | Gregory Simonson | 1934-11-01 |