Acting
Sam Jaffe
FR, EN cinema · 41 credits
Born
10 March 1891
Died
24 March 1984 (aged 93)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Shalom "Sam" Jaffe · Shalom Jaffe
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
Filmography
On Location with Gunga Din
2004
On Location with Gunga Din
as Gunga Din (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as (archive footage)
On the Line
as El Gabacho
Nothing Lasts Forever
as Father Knickerbocker
Battle Beyond the Stars
as Dr. Hephaestus
Gideon's Trumpet
as 1st Supreme Court Justice
Saga of Sonora
as Old Sam
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Bookman
Enemies
as Gittelman
The Tell-Tale Heart
as The Old Man
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
Quarantined
as Mr. Berryman
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Abe Stillman
The Dunwich Horror
as Old Whateley
The Great Bank Robbery
as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
Night Gallery
as Bleum
A Guide for the Married Man
as Technical Adviser
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
as Dr. Singleton
Guns for San Sebastian
as Père Joseph
Damon and Pythias
Producer
Ben-Hur
as Simonides
The Barbarian and the Geisha
as Henry Heusken
The Spies
as Sam Cooper
Main Street to Broadway
as Self (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Under the Gun
as Samuel Gower
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
as Sam Cooper
The Asphalt Jungle
as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
The Accused
as Dr. Romley
Rope of Sand
as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
Gentleman's Agreement
as Professor Fred Lieberman
13 Rue Madeleine
as Mayor Galimard
Stage Door Canteen
as Sam Jaffe
Gunga Din
as Gunga Din
Lost Horizon
as High Lama
The Scarlet Empress
as Grand Duke Peter
We Live Again
as Gregory Simonson
Emergency Call
Associate Producer