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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 ing 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 ed for playing the title role in Gunga Din (1939), and the High Lama in Lost Horizon (1937).
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Filmography
all 67
Movies 40
TV Shows 27
self 5
Producer 2
Gunga Din (archive footage)
On Location with Gunga Din (2004)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
Movie
El Gabacho
On the Line (1984)
Movie
Father Knickerbocker
Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)
Movie
9
Dr. Hephaestus
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
Movie
4
1st Supreme Court Justice
Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
Movie
The Keeper
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
TV
6
Issac Waldersack
The Snoop Sisters (1973)
TV
Papa
Kojak (1973)
TV
6
Old Sam
Saga of Sonora (1973)
Movie
Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971)
Movie
Gittelman
Enemies (1971)
Movie
Henry Willis
Columbo (1971)
TV
5.78
The Old Man
The Tell-Tale Heart (1971)
Movie
Abe Stillman
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970)
Movie
Mr. Berryman
Quarantined (1970)
Movie
Old Whateley
The Dunwich Horror (1970)
Movie
Brother Lilac
The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
Movie
Father Joseph
Guns for San Sebastian (1968)
Movie
Singleton
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967)
Movie
Technical Adviser (Shrink)
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
Movie
3.5
Dr. Singleton
Tarzan (1966)
TV
6
Zoltan Zorba
Batman (1966)
TV
5
Jed Tolson
Daniel Boone (1964)
TV
5.75
Producer
Damon and Pythias (1962)
Movie
Dr. David Zorba
Ben Casey (1961)
TV
4.75
Louis Speckter
Cain's Hundred (1961)
TV
Dr. William Graham
The Defenders (1961)
TV
Papa Mathews
The Islanders (1960)
TV
Old Man McKeen
The Westerner (1960)
TV
Simonides
Ben-Hur (1959)
Movie
5.95
Lazslo Lubasz
Naked City (1958)
TV
Henry Heusken
The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)
Movie
Sam Cooper
The Spies (1957)
Movie
The Abbot / Hal Ballew
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Self (uncredited)
Main Street to Broadway (1953)
Movie
1st Supreme Court Justice
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Professor Jacob Barnhardt
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Movie
6.1
Sam Cooper
I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
Movie
Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Movie
3.71
Dr. Francis Hunter
Rope of Sand (1949)
Movie
Dr. Romley
The Accused (1949)
Movie
Professor Fred Lieberman
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
Movie
Mayor Galimard
13 Rue Madeleine (1947)
Movie
Sam Jaffe
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Movie
Gunga Din
Gunga Din (1939)
Movie
3.5
High Lama
Lost Horizon (1937)
Movie
Gregory Simonson
We Live Again (1934)
Movie
Grand Duke Peter
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Movie
1
Associate Producer
Emergency Call (1933)
Movie
Information
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-03-10
Deathday
1984-03-24 (93 years old)
Birth Place
New York City, United States
Relationships
Bettye Ackerman (1956 - 1984)
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
Shalom "Sam" Jaffe, Shalom Jaffe
Awards
Paul Robeson Award
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