Sam Jaffe
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 10, 1891
- Died
- Mar 24, 1984 (aged 93)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, U.S.
- Credits
- 67
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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
Ben-Hur
1959Movie
Simonides
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951Movie
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971Movie
Bookman
Columbo
1971TV
Henry Willis
Batman
1966TV
Zoltan Zorba
The Asphalt Jungle
1950Movie
Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
Filmography
The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their Stories
2026Movie
self
On Location with Gunga Din
2004Movie
Gunga Din (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985Movie
(archive footage)
On the Line
1984Movie
El Gabacho
Nothing Lasts Forever
1984Movie
Father Knickerbocker
Foul Play
1981TV
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980Movie
Dr. Hephaestus
Gideon's Trumpet
1980Movie
1st Supreme Court Justice
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979TV
The Keeper
Flying High
1978TV
The Love Boat
1977TV
Professor Roscoe Weber
The Bionic Woman
1976TV
Medical Story
1975TV
Dr. Gershowitz
Harry O
1974TV
The Snoop Sisters
1973TV
Issac Waldersack
Kojak
1973TV
Papa
Saga of Sonora
1973Movie
Old Sam
The Streets of San Francisco
1972TV
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971Movie
Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
Enemies
1971Movie
Gittelman
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971Movie
Bookman
Columbo
1971TV
Henry Willis
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1971Movie
Toby
Alias Smith and Jones
1971TV
The Tell-Tale Heart
1971Movie
The Old Man
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970Movie
Abe Stillman
Quarantined
1970Movie
Mr. Berryman
Nanny and the Professor
1970TV
The Dunwich Horror
1970Movie
Old Whateley
Night Gallery
1969Movie
Bleum
The Great Bank Robbery
1969Movie
Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
1967Movie
Dr. Singleton
A Guide for the Married Man
1967Movie
Technical Adviser
Guns for San Sebastian
1967Movie
Père Joseph
Tarzan
1966TV
Dr. Singleton
Batman
1966TV
Zoltan Zorba
Daniel Boone
1964TV
Jed Tolson
The Merv Griffin Show
1962TV
Self
Ben Casey
1961TV
David Zorba
Cain's Hundred
1961TV
Louis Speckter
The Defenders
1961TV
Dr. William Graham
The Islanders
1960TV
Papa Mathews
The Westerner
1960TV
Old Man McKeen
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1960Movie
Emmanuel
Ben-Hur
1959Movie
Simonides
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958TV
The Barbarian and the Geisha
1958Movie
Henry Heusken
Naked City
1958TV
Lazslo Lubasz
The Donna Reed Show
1958TV
The Spies
1957Movie
Sam Cooper
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955TV
The Abbot, Hal Ballew
Main Street to Broadway
1953Movie
Self (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951TV
1st Supreme Court Justice
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951Movie
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Tales of Tomorrow
1951TV
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
1951Movie
Sam Cooper
Under the Gun
1951Movie
Samuel Gower
The Asphalt Jungle
1950Movie
Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
Rope of Sand
1949Movie
Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
The Accused
1949Movie
Dr. Romley
Gentleman's Agreement
1947Movie
Professor Fred Lieberman
13 Rue Madeleine
1947Movie
Mayor Galimard
Stage Door Canteen
1943Movie
Sam Jaffe
Gunga Din
1939Movie
Gunga Din
Lost Horizon
1937Movie
High Lama
We Live Again
1934Movie
Gregory Simonson
The Scarlet Empress
1934Movie
Grand Duke Peter