Sam Jaffe
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 10 March 1891 · New York City, New York, U.S.
- Died
- 24 March 1984
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 39
- 2026The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their Stories as self
- 2004On Location with Gunga Din as Gunga Din (archive footage)
- 1985George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as (archive footage)
- 1984On the Line as El Gabacho
- 1984Nothing Lasts Forever as Father Knickerbocker
- 1980Battle Beyond the Stars as Dr. Hephaestus
- 1980Gideon's Trumpet as 1st Supreme Court Justice
- 1973Saga of Sonora as Old Sam
- 1971Mooch Goes to Hollywood as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
- 1971Enemies as Gittelman
- 1971Bedknobs and Broomsticks as Bookman
- 1971Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? as Toby
- 1971The Tell-Tale Heart
- 1970The Old Man Who Cried Wolf as Abe Stillman
- 1970Quarantined as Mr. Berryman
- 1970The Dunwich Horror as Old Whateley
- 1969Night Gallery as Bleum
- 1969The Great Bank Robbery as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
- 1967Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion as Dr. Singleton
- 1967A Guide for the Married Man as Technical Adviser
- 1967Guns for San Sebastian as Père Joseph
- 1960In the Presence of Mine Enemies as Emmanuel
- 1959Ben-Hur as Simonides
- 1958The Barbarian and the Geisha as Henry Heusken
- 1957The Spies as Sam Cooper
- 1953Main Street to Broadway as Self (uncredited)
- 1951The Day the Earth Stood Still as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
- 1951I Can Get It for You Wholesale as Sam Cooper
- 1951Under the Gun as Samuel Gower
- 1950The Asphalt Jungle as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
- 1949Rope of Sand as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
- 1949The Accused as Dr. Romley
- 1947Gentleman's Agreement as Professor Fred Lieberman
- 194713 Rue Madeleine as Mayor Galimard
- 1943Stage Door Canteen as Sam Jaffe
- 1939Gunga Din as Gunga Din
- 1937Lost Horizon as High Lama
- 1934We Live Again as Gregory Simonson
- 1934The Scarlet Empress as Grand Duke Peter
Production 2
- 1962Damon and Pythias · producer
- 1933Emergency Call · associate producer