People
Sam Jaffe
- Name: Sam Jaffe
- Birthday: 1891-03-10
- Also known as: Shalom "Sam" Jaffe,Shalom Jaffe
- Place of birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
- Popularity: 5.483
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).
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| On Location with Gunga Din as Gunga Din (archive footage) | 2004-12-07 |
| George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as Self (archive footage) | 1985-03-03 |
| On the Line as El Gabacho | 1984-11-07 |
| Nothing Lasts Forever as Father Knickerbocker | 1984-09-06 |
| Battle Beyond the Stars as Dr. Hephaestus | 1980-09-08 |
| Gideon's Trumpet as 1st Supreme Court Justice | 1980-04-30 |
| Saga of Sonora as Old Sam | 1973-05-03 |
| Mooch Goes to Hollywood as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited) | 1971-12-31 |
| Enemies as Gittelman | 1971-11-11 |
| Bedknobs and Broomsticks as Bookman | 1971-10-07 |
| Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? as Toby | 1971-02-01 |
| The Tell-Tale Heart | 1971-01-01 |
| The Old Man Who Cried Wolf as Abe Stillman | 1970-10-13 |
| Quarantined as Mr. Berryman | 1970-02-24 |
| The Dunwich Horror as Old Whateley | 1970-01-14 |
| Night Gallery as Bleum | 1969-11-08 |
| The Great Bank Robbery as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger) | 1969-06-24 |
| Guns for San Sebastian as Père Joseph | 1968-03-20 |
| Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion as Dr. Singleton | 1967-09-06 |
| A Guide for the Married Man as Technical Adviser (Shrink) | 1967-05-25 |
| Ben-Hur as Simonides | 1959-11-18 |
| The Barbarian and the Geisha as Henry Heusken | 1958-09-30 |
| The Spies as Sam Cooper | 1957-10-10 |
| Main Street to Broadway as Self (uncredited) | 1953-10-12 |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt | 1951-09-28 |
| I Can Get It for You Wholesale as Sam Cooper | 1951-04-05 |
| Under the Gun as Samuel Gower | 1951-02-22 |
| The Asphalt Jungle as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider | 1950-05-12 |
| Rope of Sand as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter | 1949-08-03 |
| The Accused as Dr. Romley | 1949-01-12 |
| Gentleman's Agreement as Professor Fred Lieberman | 1947-11-11 |
| 13 Rue Madeleine as Mayor Galimard | 1947-01-15 |
| Stage Door Canteen as Sam Jaffe | 1943-06-24 |
| Gunga Din as Gunga Din | 1939-01-26 |
| Lost Horizon as High Lama | 1937-03-03 |
| We Live Again as Gregory Simonson | 1934-11-01 |
| The Scarlet Empress as Grand Duke Peter | 1934-05-09 |
