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:
- 60
- 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 | Gideon's Trumpet | 1st Supreme Court Justice | 1980-04-30 |
| Movie | Battle Beyond the Stars | Dr. Hephaestus | 1980-09-08 |
| Series | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Unknown | 1979-09-20 |
| Series | Flying High | Unknown | 1978-09-29 |
| Series | The Bionic Woman | Unknown | 1976-01-14 |
| Series | Medical Story | Unknown | 1975-09-04 |
| Series | S.W.A.T. | Unknown | 1975-02-24 |
| Series | Harry O | Unknown | 1974-09-12 |
| Movie | Saga of Sonora | Old Sam | 1973-05-03 |
| 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 | Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? | Toby | 1971-02-01 |
| Movie | The Tell-Tale Heart | 1971-01-01 | |
| Series | Columbo | Henry Willis | 1971-09-15 |
| Movie | Mooch Goes to Hollywood | Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited) | 1971-12-31 |
| Movie | Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Bookman | 1971-10-07 |
| Movie | The Dunwich Horror | Old Whateley | 1970-01-14 |
| Series | Nanny and the Professor | Unknown | 1970-01-21 |
| Movie | Quarantined | Mr. Berryman | 1970-02-24 |
| Movie | The Old Man Who Cried Wolf | Abe Stillman | 1970-10-13 |
| 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 | 1963-07-01 | |
| Series | Cain's Hundred | Unknown | 1961-09-19 |
| Series | Ben Casey | David Zorba | 1961-10-02 |
| Series | The Islanders | Unknown | 1960-10-02 |
| 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 | Naked City | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
| Series | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Unknown | 1958-10-06 |
| 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 | Under the Gun | Samuel Gower | 1951-02-22 |
| Movie | I Can Get It for You Wholesale | Sam Cooper | 1951-04-05 |
| Series | Tales of Tomorrow | Unknown | 1951-08-03 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
| Movie | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Prof. Jacob Barnhardt | 1951-09-28 |
| Movie | The Asphalt Jungle | Doc Erwin Riedenschneider | 1950-05-12 |
| Movie | The Accused | Dr. Romley | 1949-01-12 |
| Movie | Rope of Sand | Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter | 1949-08-03 |
| 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 |