About
Sam Jaffe
Overview
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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
Acting |
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| 2004 | On Location with Gunga Din | Actor | Gunga Din (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 1985 | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 58 Average |
| 1984 | On the Line | Actor | El Gabacho | 58 Average |
| 1984 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Actor | Father Knickerbocker | 59 Average |
| 1980 | Battle Beyond the Stars | Actor | Dr. Hephaestus | 57 Average |
| 1980 | Gideon's Trumpet | Actor | 1st Supreme Court Justice | 59 Average |
| 1973 | Saga of Sonora | Actor | Old Sam | N/A N/A |
| 1971 | Mooch Goes to Hollywood | Actor | Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1971 | Enemies | Actor | Gittelman | N/A N/A |
| 1971 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Actor | Bookman | 66 Fair |
| 1971 | Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? | Actor | Toby | 59 Average |
| 1971 | The Tell-Tale Heart | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1970 | The Old Man Who Cried Wolf | Actor | Abe Stillman | 58 Average |
| 1970 | Quarantined | Actor | Mr. Berryman | 58 Average |
| 1970 | The Dunwich Horror | Actor | Old Whateley | 58 Average |
| 1969 | Night Gallery | Actor | Bleum | 59 Average |
| 1969 | The Great Bank Robbery | Actor | Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger) | 59 Average |
| 1968 | Guns for San Sebastian | Actor | Père Joseph | 60 Fair |
| 1967 | Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion | Actor | Dr. Singleton | 59 Average |
| 1967 | A Guide for the Married Man | Actor | Technical Adviser (Shrink) | 59 Average |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | Actor | David Zorba | 67 Fair |
| 1959 | Ben-Hur | Actor | Simonides | 75 Good |
| 1958 | The Barbarian and the Geisha | Actor | Henry Heusken | 59 Average |
| 1957 | The Spies | Actor | Sam Cooper | 59 Average |
| 1953 | Main Street to Broadway | Actor | Self (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1951 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Actor | Prof. Jacob Barnhardt | 69 Fair |
| 1951 | I Can Get It for You Wholesale | Actor | Sam Cooper | 59 Average |
| 1951 | Under the Gun | Actor | Samuel Gower | 59 Average |
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | Actor | Doc Erwin Riedenschneider | 66 Fair |
| 1949 | Rope of Sand | Actor | Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter | 58 Average |
| 1949 | The Accused | Actor | Dr. Romley | 59 Average |
| 1947 | Gentleman's Agreement | Actor | Professor Fred Lieberman | 62 Fair |
| 1947 | 13 Rue Madeleine | Actor | Mayor Galimard | 59 Average |
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen | Actor | Sam Jaffe | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Gunga Din | Actor | Gunga Din | 60 Fair |
| 1937 | Lost Horizon | Actor | High Lama | 62 Fair |
| 1934 | We Live Again | Actor | Gregory Simonson | 59 Average |
| 1934 | The Scarlet Empress | Actor | Grand Duke Peter | 60 Fair |
Production |
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| 1962 | Damon and Pythias | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 1933 | Emergency Call | Production | Associate Producer | 59 Average |