Personal Info
Known Credits
37
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1891-03-10 (134 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, U.S.
Also Known For
Shalom "Sam" JaffeShalom 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 ...
Known For
Acting
2004 --
On Location with Gunga Din
| Gunga Din (archive footage)
1985 --
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
| Self (archive footage)
1984 --
On the Line
| El Gabacho
1984 --
Nothing Lasts Forever
| Father Knickerbocker
1980 --
Battle Beyond the Stars
| Dr. Hephaestus
1980 --
Gideon's Trumpet
| 1st Supreme Court Justice
1973 --
Saga of Sonora
| Old Sam
1971 --
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
| Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
1971 --
Enemies
| Gittelman
1971 --
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
| Bookman
1971 --
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
| Toby
1971 --
The Tell-Tale Heart
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1970 --
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
| Abe Stillman
1970 --
Quarantined
| Mr. Berryman
1970 --
The Dunwich Horror
| Old Whateley
1969 --
Night Gallery
| Bleum
1969 --
The Great Bank Robbery
| Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
1968 --
Guns for San Sebastian
| Père Joseph
1967 --
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
| Dr. Singleton
1967 --
A Guide for the Married Man
| Technical Adviser (Shrink)
1959 --
Ben-Hur
| Simonides
1958 --
The Barbarian and the Geisha
| Henry Heusken
1957 --
The Spies
| Sam Cooper
1953 --
Main Street to Broadway
| Self (uncredited)
1951 --
The Day the Earth Stood Still
| Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
1951 --
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
| Sam Cooper
1951 --
Under the Gun
| Samuel Gower
1950 --
The Asphalt Jungle
| Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
1949 --
Rope of Sand
| Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
1949 --
The Accused
| Dr. Romley
1947 --
Gentleman's Agreement
| Professor Fred Lieberman
1947 --
13 Rue Madeleine
| Mayor Galimard
1943 --
Stage Door Canteen
| Sam Jaffe
1939 --
Gunga Din
| Gunga Din
1937 --
Lost Horizon
| High Lama
1934 --
We Live Again
| Gregory Simonson
1934 --
The Scarlet Empress
| Grand Duke Peter