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Sam Jaffe

Sam Jaffe

Acting March 10, 1891 (93 years old) March 24, 1984 New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movies 39

Ben-Hur 7.9

Ben-Hur

as Simonides

1959
The Day the Earth Stood Still 7.4

The Day the Earth Stood Still

as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt

1951
Bedknobs and Broomsticks 7.0

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

as Bookman

1971
Battle Beyond the Stars 5.3

Battle Beyond the Stars

as Dr. Hephaestus

1980
The Asphalt Jungle 7.5

The Asphalt Jungle

as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider

1950
Gentleman's Agreement 7.0

Gentleman's Agreement

as Professor Fred Lieberman

1947
Lost Horizon 7.0

Lost Horizon

as High Lama

1937
Guns for San Sebastian 7.1

Guns for San Sebastian

as Père Joseph

1967
Gunga Din 6.5

Gunga Din

as Gunga Din

1939
A Guide for the Married Man 6.0

A Guide for the Married Man

as Technical Adviser

1967
Stage Door Canteen 6.3

Stage Door Canteen

as Sam Jaffe

1943
The Dunwich Horror 5.3

The Dunwich Horror

as Old Whateley

1970
Night Gallery 6.7

Night Gallery

as Bleum

1969
The Barbarian and the Geisha 6.1

The Barbarian and the Geisha

as Henry Heusken

1958
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion 6.3

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

as Dr. Singleton

1967
The Great Bank Robbery 6.6

The Great Bank Robbery

as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)

1969
The Scarlet Empress 6.9

The Scarlet Empress

as Grand Duke Peter

1934
13 Rue Madeleine 6.2

13 Rue Madeleine

as Mayor Galimard

1947
Gideon's Trumpet 6.5

Gideon's Trumpet

as 1st Supreme Court Justice

1980
The Accused 6.2

The Accused

as Dr. Romley

1949
The Spies 6.6

The Spies

as Sam Cooper

1957
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey 5.8

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

as (archive footage)

1985
I Can Get It for You Wholesale 6.0

I Can Get It for You Wholesale

as Sam Cooper

1951
Main Street to Broadway 7.3

Main Street to Broadway

as Self (uncredited)

1953
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf 6.3

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

as Abe Stillman

1970
Mooch Goes to Hollywood 4.8

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)

1971
We Live Again 6.8

We Live Again

as Gregory Simonson

1934
Rope of Sand 5.9

Rope of Sand

as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter

1949
On the Line 4.8

On the Line

as El Gabacho

1984
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? 9.0

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

as Toby

1971
In the Presence of Mine Enemies

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

as Emmanuel

1960
Nothing Lasts Forever 6.3

Nothing Lasts Forever

as Father Knickerbocker

1984
The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their Stories

The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their Stories

as self

2026
The Tell-Tale Heart 7.2

The Tell-Tale Heart

as The Old Man

1971
Quarantined 6.0

Quarantined

as Mr. Berryman

1970
Under the Gun 6.6

Under the Gun

as Samuel Gower

1951
On Location with Gunga Din 10.0

On Location with Gunga Din

as Gunga Din (archive footage)

2004
Saga of Sonora 9.0

Saga of Sonora

as Old Sam

1973
Enemies 9.0

Enemies

as Gittelman

1971

TV Shows 30

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