Sam Jaffe
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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
Ben-Hur (1959)
as Simonides
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
as Bookman
The Dunwich Horror (1970)
as Old Whateley
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
as Dr. Hephaestus
Night Gallery (1969)
as Bleum
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
as Professor Fred Lieberman
Guns for San Sebastian (1967)
as Père Joseph
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
as Technical Adviser
Lost Horizon (1937)
as High Lama
Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
as 1st Supreme Court Justice
Gunga Din (1939)
as Gunga Din
The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their Stories (2026)
as self
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
as Grand Duke Peter
The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)
as Henry Heusken
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
as Sam Jaffe
In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1960)
as Emmanuel
The Spies (1957)
as Sam Cooper
Main Street to Broadway (1953)
as Self (uncredited)
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970)
as Abe Stillman
The Accused (1949)
as Dr. Romley
The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
as Sam Cooper
Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971)
as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
On the Line (1984)
as El Gabacho
13 Rue Madeleine (1947)
as Mayor Galimard
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967)
as Dr. Singleton
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (1971)
as Toby
Rope of Sand (1949)
as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
as (archive footage)
Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)
as Father Knickerbocker
We Live Again (1934)
as Gregory Simonson
Under the Gun (1951)
as Samuel Gower
The Tell-Tale Heart (1971)
as The Old Man
On Location with Gunga Din (2004)
as Gunga Din (archive footage)
Quarantined (1970)
as Mr. Berryman
Enemies (1971)
as Gittelman
Saga of Sonora (1973)
as Old Sam