Sam Jaffe
Known for
Acting
Life
1891 – 1984 (aged 93)
Born in
New York City, New York, U.S.
Credits
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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
Ben-Hur
18 Nov 1959
The Day the Earth Stood Still
18 Sep 1951
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
07 Oct 1971
Columbo
15 Sep 1971
Batman
12 Jan 1966
The Asphalt Jungle
12 May 1950
Gentleman's Agreement
11 Nov 1947
The Bionic Woman
14 Jan 1976
Filmography
2004
- On Location with Gunga Dinas Gunga Din (archive footage)
1985
- George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journeyas (archive footage)
1984
- On the Lineas El Gabacho
- Nothing Lasts Foreveras Father Knickerbocker
1981
- Foul Play1 episode
1980
- Battle Beyond the Starsas Dr. Hephaestus
- Gideon's Trumpetas 1st Supreme Court Justice
1979
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Centuryas The Keeper2 episodes
1978
- Flying High1 episode
1976
- The Bionic Woman1 episode
1975
- Medical Storyas Dr. Gershowitz1 episode
1974
- Harry O1 episode
1973
- The Snoop Sistersas Issac Waldersack1 episode
- Kojakas Papa1 episode
- Saga of Sonoraas Old Sam
1972
- The Streets of San Francisco1 episode
1971
- Mooch Goes to Hollywoodas Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
- Enemiesas Gittelman
- Bedknobs and Broomsticksas Bookman
- Columboas Henry Willis1 episode
- Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?as Toby
- Alias Smith and Jones3 episodes
- The Tell-Tale Heart
1970
- The Old Man Who Cried Wolfas Abe Stillman
- Quarantinedas Mr. Berryman
- Nanny and the Professor1 episode
- The Dunwich Horroras Old Whateley
1969
- Night Galleryas Bleum
- The Great Bank Robberyas Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
1967
- Tarzan's Jungle Rebellionas Dr. Singleton
- A Guide for the Married Manas Technical Adviser
- Guns for San Sebastianas Père Joseph
1964
- Daniel Booneas Jed Tolson1 episode
1961
- Ben Casey1 episode
- Cain's Hundredas Louis Speckter1 episode
- The Defendersas Dr. William Graham1 episode
1960
- The Islandersas Papa Mathews1 episode
- The Westerneras Old Man McKeen1 episode
- In the Presence of Mine Enemiesas Emmanuel
1959
- Ben-Huras Simonides
1958
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1 episode
- The Barbarian and the Geishaas Henry Heusken
- Naked Cityas Lazslo Lubasz1 episode
- The Donna Reed Show1 episode
1957
- The Spiesas Sam Cooper
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Hal Ballew1 episode
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas 1st Supreme Court Justice1 episode
- The Day the Earth Stood Stillas Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
- Tales of Tomorrow1 episode
- I Can Get It for You Wholesaleas Sam Cooper
- Under the Gunas Samuel Gower
1950
- The Asphalt Jungleas Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
1949
- Rope of Sandas Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
- The Accusedas Dr. Romley
1947
- Gentleman's Agreementas Professor Fred Lieberman
- 13 Rue Madeleineas Mayor Galimard
1943
- Stage Door Canteenas Sam Jaffe
1939
- Gunga Dinas Gunga Din
1937
- Lost Horizonas High Lama
1934
- We Live Againas Gregory Simonson
- The Scarlet Empressas Grand Duke Peter