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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

67

Gender

Male

Birthday

1891-03-10

Day of Death

1984-03-24 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, U.S.

Also Known As

Shalom "Sam" Jaffe

Shalom Jaffe

Sam Jaffe

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Jaffe  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Ben-Hur

1959

Ben-Hur

as

Simonides

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951

The Day the Earth Stood Still

as

Prof. Jacob Barnhardt

Lost Horizon

1937

Lost Horizon

as

High Lama

A Guide for the Married Man

1967

A Guide for the Married Man

as

Technical Adviser (Shrink)

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

1967

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

as

Dr. Singleton

The Scarlet Empress

1934

The Scarlet Empress

as

Grand Duke Peter

Gunga Din

1939

Gunga Din

as

Gunga Din

Gentleman's Agreement

1947

Gentleman's Agreement

as

Professor Fred Lieberman

Main Street to Broadway

1953

Main Street to Broadway

as

Self (uncredited)

Under the Gun

1951

Under the Gun

as

Samuel Gower

Battle Beyond the Stars

1980

Battle Beyond the Stars

as

Dr. Hephaestus

The Accused

1949

The Accused

as

Dr. Romley

Rope of Sand

1949

Rope of Sand

as

Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

The Asphalt Jungle

as

Doc Erwin Riedenschneider

The Barbarian and the Geisha

1958

The Barbarian and the Geisha

as

Henry Heusken

13 Rue Madeleine

1947

13 Rue Madeleine

as

Mayor Galimard

Guns for San Sebastian

1968

Guns for San Sebastian

as

Père Joseph

The Spies

1957

The Spies

as

Sam Cooper

The Great Bank Robbery

1969

The Great Bank Robbery

as

Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)

Quarantined

1970

Quarantined

as

Mr. Berryman

On the Line

1984

On the Line

as

El Gabacho

We Live Again

1934

We Live Again

as

Gregory Simonson

Nothing Lasts Forever

1984

Nothing Lasts Forever

as

Father Knickerbocker

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

1970

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

as

Abe Stillman

On Location with Gunga Din

2004

On Location with Gunga Din

as

Gunga Din (archive footage)

Enemies

1971

Enemies

as

Gittelman

Stage Door Canteen

1943

Stage Door Canteen

as

Sam Jaffe

Night Gallery

1969

Night Gallery

as

Bleum

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

1985

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

as

Self (archive footage)

Saga of Sonora

1973

Saga of Sonora

as

Old Sam

Gideon's Trumpet

1980

Gideon's Trumpet

as

1st Supreme Court Justice

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

as

Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)

The Dunwich Horror

1970

The Dunwich Horror

as

Old Whateley

Columbo

Columbo

as

Henry Willis

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

as

Louis Speckter

Batman

Batman

as

Zoltan Zorba

Naked City

Naked City

as

Lazslo Lubasz

Kojak

Kojak

as

Papa

The Islanders

The Islanders

as

Papa Mathews

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

1st Supreme Court Justice

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Jed Tolson

Tarzan

Tarzan

as

Dr. Singleton

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as

David Zorba

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Dr. William Graham

The Westerner

The Westerner

as

Old Man McKeen

The Snoop Sisters

The Snoop Sisters

as

Issac Waldersack

Production

Crew

Directing