Sam Jaffe

Acting

Born:March 10, 1891
Died:March 24, 1984(aged 93)
Birthplace:New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality:United States
Education:City College of New York, Townsend Harris High School
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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Jaffe  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (34 movies)

The Tell-Tale Heart movie poster
8.5
8.5

The Tell-Tale Heart

1971

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? movie poster
8.0
8.0

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

1971

as Toby

Ben-Hur movie poster
7.9
7.9

Ben-Hur

1959

as Simonides

The Asphalt Jungle movie poster
7.5
7.5

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider

The Day the Earth Stood Still movie poster
7.5
7.5

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951

as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt

Bedknobs and Broomsticks movie poster
7.0
7.0

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971

as Bookman

Guns for San Sebastian movie poster
7.0
7.0

Guns for San Sebastian

1968

as Père Joseph

Lost Horizon movie poster
7.0
7.0

Lost Horizon

1937

as High Lama

Gentleman's Agreement movie poster
7.0
7.0

Gentleman's Agreement

1947

as Professor Fred Lieberman

The Scarlet Empress movie poster
6.8
6.8

The Scarlet Empress

1934

as Grand Duke Peter

We Live Again movie poster
6.6
6.6

We Live Again

1934

as Gregory Simonson

Night Gallery movie poster
6.6
6.6

Night Gallery

1969

as Bleum

The Spies movie poster
6.5
6.5

The Spies

1957

as Sam Cooper

Gunga Din movie poster
6.5
6.5

Gunga Din

1939

as Gunga Din

The Great Bank Robbery movie poster
6.3
6.3

The Great Bank Robbery

1969

as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)

Nothing Lasts Forever movie poster
6.3
6.3

Nothing Lasts Forever

1984

as Father Knickerbocker

Under the Gun movie poster
6.1
6.1

Under the Gun

1951

as Samuel Gower

The Accused movie poster
6.1
6.1

The Accused

1949

as Dr. Romley

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf movie poster
6.0
6.0

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

1970

as Abe Stillman

13 Rue Madeleine movie poster
6.0
6.0

13 Rue Madeleine

1947

as Mayor Galimard

Gideon's Trumpet movie poster
6.0
6.0

Gideon's Trumpet

1980

as 1st Supreme Court Justice

The Barbarian and the Geisha movie poster
5.9
5.9

The Barbarian and the Geisha

1958

as Henry Heusken

I Can Get It for You Wholesale movie poster
5.8
5.8

I Can Get It for You Wholesale

1951

as Sam Cooper

Rope of Sand movie poster
5.6
5.6

Rope of Sand

1949

as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter

The Dunwich Horror movie poster
5.3
5.3

The Dunwich Horror

1970

as Old Whateley

Battle Beyond the Stars movie poster
5.3
5.3

Battle Beyond the Stars

1980

as Dr. Hephaestus

Quarantined movie poster
5.0
5.0

Quarantined

1970

as Mr. Berryman

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion movie poster
5.0
5.0

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

1967

as Dr. Singleton

On the Line movie poster
4.1
4.1

On the Line

1984

as El Gabacho

Damon and Pythias movie poster
4.0
4.0

Damon and Pythias

1962

Producer

In the Presence of Mine Enemies movie poster

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

1960

as Emmanuel

Enemies movie poster

Enemies

1971

as Gittelman

Saga of Sonora movie poster

Saga of Sonora

1973

as Old Sam

On Location with Gunga Din movie poster

On Location with Gunga Din

2004

as Gunga Din (archive footage)

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