Sam Jaffe
Acting
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
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On Location with Gunga Din
2004
Gunga Din (archive footage)
movieOn the Line
1984
El Gabacho
movieNothing Lasts Forever
1984
Father Knickerbocker
movieBattle Beyond the Stars
1980
Dr. Hephaestus
movieGideon's Trumpet
1980
1st Supreme Court Justice
tvBuck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
The Keeper
tvMedical Story
1975
Dr. Gershowitz
tvThe Snoop Sisters
1973
Issac Waldersack
tvKojak
1973
Papa
movieSaga of Sonora
1973
Old Sam
movieMooch Goes to Hollywood
1971
Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
movieEnemies
1971
Gittelman
tvColumbo
1971
Henry Willis
movieThe Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970
Abe Stillman
movieQuarantined
1970
Mr. Berryman
movieThe Dunwich Horror
1970
Old Whateley
movieThe Great Bank Robbery
1969
Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
movieTarzan's Jungle Rebellion
1967
Dr. Singleton
movieA Guide for the Married Man
1967
Technical Adviser
movieGuns for San Sebastian
1967
Père Joseph
tvTarzan
1966
Dr. Singleton
tvBatman
1966
Zoltan Zorba
tvDaniel Boone
1964
Jed Tolson
tvBen Casey
1961
David Zorba
tvCain's Hundred
1961
Louis Speckter
tvThe Defenders
1961
Dr. William Graham
tvThe Islanders
1960
Papa Mathews
tvThe Westerner
1960
Old Man McKeen
movieBen-Hur
1959
Simonides
movieThe Barbarian and the Geisha
1958
Henry Heusken
tvNaked City
1958
Lazslo Lubasz
movieThe Spies
1957
Sam Cooper
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
The Abbot / Hal Ballew
movieMain Street to Broadway
1953
Self (uncredited)
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
1st Supreme Court Justice
movieThe Day the Earth Stood Still
1951
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
movieI Can Get It for You Wholesale
1951
Sam Cooper
movieUnder the Gun
1951
Samuel Gower
movieThe Asphalt Jungle
1950
Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
movieRope of Sand
1949
Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
movieThe Accused
1949
Dr. Romley
movieGentleman's Agreement
1947
Professor Fred Lieberman
movie13 Rue Madeleine
1947
Mayor Galimard
movieStage Door Canteen
1943
Sam Jaffe
movieGunga Din
1939
Gunga Din
movieLost Horizon
1937
High Lama
movieWe Live Again
1934
Gregory Simonson
movieThe Scarlet Empress
1934
Grand Duke Peter
Production2
movieDamon and Pythias
1962
Producer
movieEmergency Call
1933
Associate Producer