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