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