Sam Jaffe

Personal Info

Birthday

March 10, 1891

Day of Death

1984-03-24

(93 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, U.S.

Also Known As

Shalom "Sam" Jaffe

Shalom Jaffe

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Jaffe licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Columbo

Batman

Ben Casey

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Daniel Boone

The Defenders

Kojak

Naked City

Filmography

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
Nothing Lasts Forever
as Father Knickerbocker
1980
Battle Beyond the Stars
as Dr. Hephaestus
Gideon's Trumpet
as 1st Supreme Court Justice
1973
Saga of Sonora
as Old Sam
1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
Enemies
as Gittelman
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Bookman
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
as Toby
1970
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Abe Stillman
Quarantined
as Mr. Berryman
The Dunwich Horror
as Old Whateley
1969
Night Gallery
as Bleum
The Great Bank Robbery
as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
1968
Guns for San Sebastian
as Père Joseph
1967
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
as Dr. Singleton
A Guide for the Married Man
as Technical Adviser (Shrink)
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
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
as Sam Cooper
Under the Gun
as Samuel Gower
1950
The Asphalt Jungle
as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
1949
Rope of Sand
as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
The Accused
as Dr. Romley
1947
Gentleman's Agreement
as Professor Fred Lieberman
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
We Live Again
as Gregory Simonson
The Scarlet Empress
as Grand Duke Peter