Sam Jaffe
Acting
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Jaffe licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (37)
- On Location with Gunga Din2004Gunga Din (archive footage)
On the Line1984El Gabacho
Nothing Lasts Forever1984Father Knickerbocker
Battle Beyond the Stars1980Dr. Hephaestus
Gideon's Trumpet19801st Supreme Court Justice
Saga of Sonora1973Old Sam
Mooch Goes to Hollywood1971Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
Enemies1971Gittelman
Bedknobs and Broomsticks1971Bookman
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?1971Toby
The Tell-Tale Heart1971
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf1970Abe Stillman
Quarantined1970Mr. Berryman
The Dunwich Horror1970Old Whateley
Night Gallery1969Bleum
The Great Bank Robbery1969Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion1967Dr. Singleton
A Guide for the Married Man1967Technical Adviser
Guns for San Sebastian1967Père Joseph
In the Presence of Mine Enemies1960Emmanuel
Ben-Hur1959Simonides
The Barbarian and the Geisha1958Henry Heusken
The Spies1957Sam Cooper
Main Street to Broadway1953Self (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still1951Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
I Can Get It for You Wholesale1951Sam Cooper
Under the Gun1951Samuel Gower
The Asphalt Jungle1950Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
Rope of Sand1949Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
The Accused1949Dr. Romley
Shows (27)
Foul Play1981
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century1979The Keeper
Flying High1978
The Bionic Woman1976
Medical Story1975Dr. Gershowitz
Harry O1974
The Snoop Sisters1973Issac Waldersack
Kojak1973Papa
The Streets of San Francisco1972
Columbo1971Henry Willis
Alias Smith and Jones1971
Nanny and the Professor1970
Tarzan1966Dr. Singleton
Batman1966Zoltan Zorba
Daniel Boone1964Jed Tolson
The Merv Griffin Show1962Self
Ben Casey1961David Zorba
Cain's Hundred1961Louis Speckter
The Defenders1961Dr. William Graham
The Islanders1960Papa Mathews
The Westerner1960Old Man McKeen
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1958
Naked City1958Lazslo Lubasz
The Donna Reed Show1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955The Abbot
Hallmark Hall of Fame19511st Supreme Court Justice
Tales of Tomorrow1951