Sam Jaffe
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 10, 1891
- Died
- March 24, 1984 (aged 93)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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
The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their Stories
Movie · as self
On Location with Gunga Din
Movie · as Gunga Din (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Movie · as (archive footage)
On the Line
Movie · as El Gabacho
Nothing Lasts Forever
Movie · as Father Knickerbocker
Foul Play
TV · 1 ep
Battle Beyond the Stars
Movie · as Dr. Hephaestus
Gideon's Trumpet
Movie · as 1st Supreme Court Justice
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
TV · as The Keeper · 2 eps
Flying High
TV · 1 ep
The Love Boat
TV · as Professor Roscoe Weber · 1 ep
The Bionic Woman
TV · 1 ep
Medical Story
TV · as Dr. Gershowitz · 1 ep
Harry O
TV · 1 ep
Saga of Sonora
Movie · as Old Sam
Kojak
TV · as Papa · 1 ep
The Snoop Sisters
TV · as Issac Waldersack · 1 ep
The Streets of San Francisco
TV · 1 ep
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Movie · as Bookman
Enemies
Movie · as Gittelman
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Movie · as Toby
The Tell-Tale Heart
Movie · as The Old Man
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Movie · as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
Columbo
TV · as Henry Willis · 1 ep
Alias Smith and Jones
TV · 3 eps
Quarantined
Movie · as Mr. Berryman
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Movie · as Abe Stillman
The Dunwich Horror
Movie · as Old Whateley
Nanny and the Professor
TV · 1 ep
The Great Bank Robbery
Movie · as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
Night Gallery
Movie · as Bleum
A Guide for the Married Man
Movie · as Technical Adviser
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Movie · as Dr. Singleton
Guns for San Sebastian
Movie · as Père Joseph
Batman
TV · as Zoltan Zorba · 1 ep
Tarzan
TV · as Dr. Singleton · 2 eps
Daniel Boone
TV · as Jed Tolson · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cain's Hundred
TV · as Louis Speckter · 1 ep
Ben Casey
TV · as David Zorba · 122 eps
The Defenders
TV · as Dr. William Graham · 1 ep
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Movie · as Emmanuel
The Islanders
TV · as Papa Mathews · 1 ep
The Westerner
TV · as Old Man McKeen · 1 ep
Ben-Hur
Movie · as Simonides
The Barbarian and the Geisha
Movie · as Henry Heusken
Naked City
TV · as Lazslo Lubasz · 1 ep
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
The Donna Reed Show
TV · 1 ep
The Spies
Movie · as Sam Cooper
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as The Abbot, Hal Ballew · 1 ep
Main Street to Broadway
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Movie · as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Under the Gun
Movie · as Samuel Gower
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Movie · as Sam Cooper
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as 1st Supreme Court Justice · 1 ep
Tales of Tomorrow
TV · 1 ep
The Asphalt Jungle
Movie · as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
The Accused
Movie · as Dr. Romley
Rope of Sand
Movie · as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
Gentleman's Agreement
Movie · as Professor Fred Lieberman
13 Rue Madeleine
Movie · as Mayor Galimard
Stage Door Canteen
Movie · as Sam Jaffe
Gunga Din
Movie · as Gunga Din
Lost Horizon
Movie · as High Lama
The Scarlet Empress
Movie · as Grand Duke Peter
We Live Again
Movie · as Gregory Simonson