6.2Acting
Sam Jaffe
- Born
- 1891-03-10
- Died
- 1984-03-24
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, U.S.
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
Filmography
69 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their Stories
2026 · Movie
self
On Location with Gunga Din
2004 · Movie
Gunga Din (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985 · Movie
(archive footage)
Nothing Lasts Forever
1984 · Movie
Father Knickerbocker
On the Line
1984 · Movie
El Gabacho
Foul Play
1981 · TV Show
Cast
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980 · Movie
Dr. Hephaestus
Gideon's Trumpet
1980 · Movie
1st Supreme Court Justice
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979 · TV Show
The Keeper
Flying High
1978 · TV Show
Cast
The Love Boat
1977 · TV Show
Professor Roscoe Weber
The Bionic Woman
1976 · TV Show
Cast
Medical Story
1975 · TV Show
Dr. Gershowitz
Harry O
1974 · TV Show
Cast
Kojak
1973 · TV Show
Papa
Saga of Sonora
1973 · Movie
Old Sam
The Snoop Sisters
1973 · TV Show
Issac Waldersack
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · TV Show
Cast
Alias Smith and Jones
1971 · TV Show
Cast
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971 · Movie
Bookman
Columbo
1971 · TV Show
Henry Willis
Enemies
1971 · Movie
Gittelman
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971 · Movie
Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
The Tell-Tale Heart
1971 · Movie
The Old Man
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1971 · Movie
Toby
Nanny and the Professor
1970 · TV Show
Cast
Quarantined
1970 · Movie
Mr. Berryman
The Dunwich Horror
1970 · Movie
Old Whateley
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970 · Movie
Abe Stillman
Night Gallery
1969 · Movie
Bleum
The Great Bank Robbery
1969 · Movie
Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
A Guide for the Married Man
1967 · Movie
Technical Adviser
Guns for San Sebastian
1967 · Movie
Père Joseph
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
1967 · Movie
Dr. Singleton
Batman
1966 · TV Show
Zoltan Zorba
Tarzan
1966 · TV Show
Dr. Singleton
Daniel Boone
1964 · TV Show
Jed Tolson
Damon and Pythias
1962 · Movie
Producer
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV Show
Self
Ben Casey
1961 · TV Show
David Zorba · Cast
Cain's Hundred
1961 · TV Show
Louis Speckter
The Defenders
1961 · TV Show
Dr. William Graham
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1960 · Movie
Emmanuel
The Islanders
1960 · TV Show
Papa Mathews
The Westerner
1960 · TV Show
Old Man McKeen
Ben-Hur
1959 · Movie
Simonides
Naked City
1958 · TV Show
Lazslo Lubasz
The Barbarian and the Geisha
1958 · Movie
Henry Heusken
The Donna Reed Show
1958 · TV Show
Cast
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · TV Show
Cast
The Spies
1957 · Movie
Sam Cooper
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · TV Show
The Abbot · Hal Ballew
Main Street to Broadway
1953 · Movie
Self (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
1st Supreme Court Justice
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
1951 · Movie
Sam Cooper
Tales of Tomorrow
1951 · TV Show
Cast
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951 · Movie
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Under the Gun
1951 · Movie
Samuel Gower
The Asphalt Jungle
1950 · Movie
Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
Rope of Sand
1949 · Movie
Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
The Accused
1949 · Movie
Dr. Romley
13 Rue Madeleine
1947 · Movie
Mayor Galimard
Gentleman's Agreement
1947 · Movie
Professor Fred Lieberman
Stage Door Canteen
1943 · Movie
Sam Jaffe
Gunga Din
1939 · Movie
Gunga Din
Lost Horizon
1937 · Movie
High Lama
The Scarlet Empress
1934 · Movie
Grand Duke Peter
We Live Again
1934 · Movie
Gregory Simonson
Emergency Call
1933 · Movie
Associate Producer