Sam Jaffe
March 10, 1891 (133 years old) in New York City, New York, U.S.
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2004 ·On Location with Gunga Dinas Gunga Din (archive footage)
- 1985 ·George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journeyas Self (archive footage)
- 1984 ·On the Lineas El Gabacho
- 1984 ·Nothing Lasts Foreveras Father Knickerbocker
- 1981 ·Foul Playas
- 1980 ·Battle Beyond the Starsas Dr. Hephaestus
- 1980 ·Gideon's Trumpetas 1st Supreme Court Justice
- 1979 ·Buck Rogers in the 25th Centuryas The Keeper
- 1978 ·Flying Highas
- 1976 ·The Bionic Womanas
- 1975 ·Medical Storyas
- 1974 ·Harry Oas
- 1973 ·The Snoop Sistersas Issac Waldersack
- 1973 ·Kojakas Papa
- 1973 ·Saga of Sonoraas Old Sam
- 1972 ·The Streets of San Franciscoas
- 1971 ·Mooch Goes to Hollywoodas Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
- 1971 ·Enemiesas Gittelman
- 1971 ·Bedknobs and Broomsticksas Bookman
- 1971 ·Columboas Henry Willis
- 1971 ·Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?as Toby
- 1971 ·Alias Smith and Jonesas
- 1971 ·The Tell-Tale Heartas
- 1970 ·The Old Man Who Cried Wolfas Abe Stillman
- 1970 ·Quarantinedas Mr. Berryman
- 1970 ·Nanny and the Professoras
- 1970 ·The Dunwich Horroras Old Whateley
- 1969 ·Night Galleryas Bleum
- 1969 ·The Great Bank Robberyas Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
- 1968 ·Guns for San Sebastianas Père Joseph
- 1967 ·Tarzan's Jungle Rebellionas Dr. Singleton
- 1967 ·A Guide for the Married Manas Technical Adviser (Shrink)
- 1966 ·Tarzanas Dr. Singleton
- 1966 ·Batmanas Zoltan Zorba
- 1964 ·Daniel Booneas Jed Tolson
- 1962 ·The Merv Griffin Showas Self
- 1961 ·Ben Caseyas David Zorba
- 1961 ·Cain's Hundredas Louis Speckter
- 1961 ·The Defendersas Dr. William Graham
- 1960 ·The Islandersas Papa Mathews
- 1960 ·The Westerneras Old Man McKeen
- 1959 ·Ben-Huras Simonides
- 1958 ·Westinghouse Desilu Playhouseas
- 1958 ·Naked Cityas Lazslo Lubasz
- 1958 ·The Barbarian and the Geishaas Henry Heusken
- 1958 ·The Donna Reed Showas
- 1957 ·The Spiesas Sam Cooper
- 1955 ·Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas The Abbot
- 1955 ·Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Hal Ballew
- 1953 ·Main Street to Broadwayas Self (uncredited)
- 1951 ·Hallmark Hall of Fameas 1st Supreme Court Justice
- 1951 ·The Day the Earth Stood Stillas Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
- 1951 ·Tales of Tomorrowas
- 1951 ·I Can Get It for You Wholesaleas Sam Cooper
- 1951 ·Under the Gunas Samuel Gower
- 1950 ·The Asphalt Jungleas Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
- 1949 ·Rope of Sandas Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
- 1949 ·The Accusedas Dr. Romley
- 1947 ·Gentleman's Agreementas Professor Fred Lieberman
- 1947 ·13 Rue Madeleineas Mayor Galimard
- 1943 ·Stage Door Canteenas Sam Jaffe
- 1939 ·Gunga Dinas Gunga Din
- 1937 ·Lost Horizonas High Lama
- 1934 ·We Live Againas Gregory Simonson
- 1934 ·The Scarlet Empressas Grand Duke Peter