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Actor
Sam Jaffe
- Born March 10, 1891 in New York City, New York, USA
- Died March 24, 1984
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-Hur1959
The Day the Earth Stood Still1951
Bedknobs and Broomsticks1971
Columbo1971
Batman1966
The Asphalt Jungle1950
Gentleman's Agreement1947
The Bionic Woman1976
Filmography
- 2026The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their StoriesFilmself
- 2004On Location with Gunga DinFilmGunga Din (archive footage)
- 1985George Stevens: A Filmmaker's JourneyFilm(archive footage)
- 1984Nothing Lasts ForeverFilmFather Knickerbocker
- 1984On the LineFilmEl Gabacho
- 1981Foul PlaySeries
- 1980Battle Beyond the StarsFilmDr. Hephaestus
- 1980Gideon's TrumpetFilm1st Supreme Court Justice
- 1979Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturySeriesThe Keeper
- 1978Flying HighSeries
- 1977The Love BoatSeriesProfessor Roscoe Weber
- 1976The Bionic WomanSeries
- 1975Medical StorySeriesDr. Gershowitz
- 1974Harry OSeries
- 1973KojakSeriesPapa
- 1973The Snoop SistersSeriesIssac Waldersack
- 1973Saga of SonoraFilmOld Sam
- 1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeries
- 1971Bedknobs and BroomsticksFilmBookman
- 1971ColumboSeriesHenry Willis
- 1971Alias Smith and JonesSeries
- 1971Mooch Goes to HollywoodFilmSam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
- 1971The Tell-Tale HeartFilmThe Old Man
- 1971Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?FilmToby
- 1971EnemiesFilmGittelman
- 1970The Dunwich HorrorFilmOld Whateley
- 1970Nanny and the ProfessorSeries
- 1970The Old Man Who Cried WolfFilmAbe Stillman
- 1970QuarantinedFilmMr. Berryman
- 1969Night GalleryFilmBleum
- 1969The Great Bank RobberyFilmBrother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
- 1967Guns for San SebastianFilmPère Joseph
- 1967A Guide for the Married ManFilmTechnical Adviser
- 1967Tarzan's Jungle RebellionFilmDr. Singleton
- 1966BatmanSeriesZoltan Zorba
- 1966TarzanSeriesDr. Singleton
- 1964Daniel BooneSeriesJed Tolson
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf
- 1962Damon and PythiasFilmProducer
- 1961Ben CaseySeriesDavid Zorba
- 1961The DefendersSeriesDr. William Graham
- 1961Cain's HundredSeriesLouis Speckter
- 1960The WesternerSeriesOld Man McKeen
- 1960The IslandersSeriesPapa Mathews
- 1960In the Presence of Mine EnemiesFilmEmmanuel
- 1959Ben-HurFilmSimonides
- 1958The Barbarian and the GeishaFilmHenry Heusken
- 1958The Donna Reed ShowSeries
- 1958Naked CitySeriesLazslo Lubasz
- 1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries
- 1957The SpiesFilmSam Cooper
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesThe Abbot, Hal Ballew
- 1953Main Street to BroadwayFilmSelf (uncredited)
- 1951The Day the Earth Stood StillFilmProf. Jacob Barnhardt
- 1951I Can Get It for You WholesaleFilmSam Cooper
- 1951Under the GunFilmSamuel Gower
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries1st Supreme Court Justice
- 1951Tales of TomorrowSeries
- 1950The Asphalt JungleFilmDoc Erwin Riedenschneider
- 1949Rope of SandFilmDr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
- 1949The AccusedFilmDr. Romley
- 1947Gentleman's AgreementFilmProfessor Fred Lieberman
- 194713 Rue MadeleineFilmMayor Galimard
- 1943Stage Door CanteenFilmSam Jaffe
- 1939Gunga DinFilmGunga Din
- 1937Lost HorizonFilmHigh Lama
- 1934The Scarlet EmpressFilmGrand Duke Peter
- 1934We Live AgainFilmGregory Simonson
- 1933Emergency CallFilmAssociate Producer