Cast
Sam Jaffe
Acting
Cast
Sam Jaffe
Known for
Acting
Born
1891-03-10
From
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died
1984-03-24
Also known as Shalom "Sam" Jaffe, Shalom 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 from the Wikipedia article Sam Jaffe licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Ben-Hur
as Simonides
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Night Gallery
as Bleum
Battle Beyond the Stars
as Dr. Hephaestus
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Bookman
Lost Horizon
as High Lama
The Dunwich Horror
as Old Whateley
The Asphalt Jungle
as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
A Guide for the Married Man
as Technical Adviser (Shrink)
Gentleman's Agreement
as Professor Fred Lieberman
Gunga Din
as Gunga Din
The Accused
as Dr. Romley
The Barbarian and the Geisha
as Henry Heusken
Guns for San Sebastian
as Père Joseph
Gideon's Trumpet
as 1st Supreme Court Justice
The Scarlet Empress
as Grand Duke Peter
Stage Door Canteen
as Sam Jaffe
The Great Bank Robbery
as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
The Spies
as Sam Cooper
On the Line
as El Gabacho
Main Street to Broadway
as Self (uncredited)
On Location with Gunga Din
as Gunga Din (archive footage)
Rope of Sand
as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
Nothing Lasts Forever
as Father Knickerbocker
13 Rue Madeleine
as Mayor Galimard
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
as Toby
Saga of Sonora
as Old Sam
Enemies
as Gittelman
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
as Dr. Singleton
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Abe Stillman
Under the Gun
as Samuel Gower
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
as Emmanuel
Quarantined
as Mr. Berryman
We Live Again
as Gregory Simonson
The Tell-Tale Heart
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
as Sam Cooper