Sam Jaffe
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 10, 1891 (135 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, U.S.
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
| 2004 | On Location with Gunga DinGunga Din (archive footage) | |
| 1984 | On the LineEl Gabacho | |
| 1984 | Nothing Lasts ForeverFather Knickerbocker | |
| 1981 | Foul Play | |
| 1980 | Battle Beyond the StarsDr. Hephaestus | |
| 1980 | Gideon's Trumpet1st Supreme Court Justice | |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyThe Keeper | |
| 1978 | Flying High | |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman | |
| 1975 | Medical Story | |
| 1974 | Harry O | |
| 1973 | Saga of SonoraOld Sam | |
| 1973 | KojakPapa | |
| 1973 | The Snoop SistersIssac Waldersack | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | |
| 1971 | Bedknobs and BroomsticksBookman | |
| 1971 | EnemiesGittelman | |
| 1971 | Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?Toby | |
| 1971 | The Tell-Tale Heart | |
| 1971 | Mooch Goes to HollywoodSam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited) | |
| 1971 | ColumboHenry Willis | |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | |
| 1970 | QuarantinedMr. Berryman | |
| 1970 | The Old Man Who Cried WolfAbe Stillman | |
| 1970 | The Dunwich HorrorOld Whateley | |
| 1970 | Nanny and the Professor | |
| 1969 | The Great Bank RobberyBrother Lilac Bailey (art forger) | |
| 1969 | Night GalleryBleum | |
| 1967 | A Guide for the Married ManTechnical Adviser (Shrink) | |
| 1967 | Tarzan's Jungle RebellionDr. Singleton | |
| 1967 | Guns for San SebastianPère Joseph | |
| 1966 | BatmanZoltan Zorba | |
| 1966 | TarzanDr. Singleton | |
| 1964 | Daniel BooneJed Tolson | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSelf | |
| 1961 | Cain's HundredLouis Speckter | |
| 1961 | Ben CaseyDavid Zorba | |
| 1961 | The DefendersDr. William Graham | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1960 | In the Presence of Mine EnemiesEmmanuel | |
| 1960 | The IslandersPapa Mathews | |
| 1960 | The WesternerOld Man McKeen | |
| 1959 | Ben-HurSimonides | |
| 1958 | The Barbarian and the GeishaHenry Heusken | |
| 1958 | Naked CityLazslo Lubasz | |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show | |
| 1957 | The SpiesSam Cooper | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsThe Abbot | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsHal Ballew | |
| 1953 | Main Street to BroadwaySelf (uncredited) | |
| 1951 | The Day the Earth Stood StillProf. Jacob Barnhardt | |
| 1951 | Under the GunSamuel Gower | |
| 1951 | I Can Get It for You WholesaleSam Cooper | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame1st Supreme Court Justice | |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow | |
| 1950 | The Asphalt JungleDoc Erwin Riedenschneider | |
| 1949 | The AccusedDr. Romley | |
| 1949 | Rope of SandDr. Francis Kittridge Hunter | |
| 1947 | Gentleman's AgreementProfessor Fred Lieberman | |
| 1947 | 13 Rue MadeleineMayor Galimard | |
| 1943 | Stage Door CanteenSam Jaffe | |
| 1939 | Gunga DinGunga Din | |
| 1937 | Lost HorizonHigh Lama | |
| 1934 | The Scarlet EmpressGrand Duke Peter | |
| 1934 | We Live AgainGregory Simonson |
| 1962 | Damon and PythiasProducer | |
| 1933 | Emergency CallAssociate Producer |