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.
★7.9
MOVIE1959
Ben-Hur
as Simonides
★7.5
MOVIE1951
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
★7.0
MOVIE1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Bookman
★7.5
MOVIE1950
The Asphalt Jungle
as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
★5.4
MOVIE1980
Battle Beyond the Stars
as Dr. Hephaestus
★5.3
MOVIE1970
The Dunwich Horror
as Old Whateley
★6.4
MOVIE1980
Gideon's Trumpet
as 1st Supreme Court Justice
★7.0
MOVIE1937
Lost Horizon
as High Lama
★7.0
MOVIE1947
Gentleman's Agreement
as Professor Fred Lieberman
★7.0
MOVIE1967
Guns for San Sebastian
as Père Joseph
★6.5
MOVIE1969
Night Gallery
as Bleum
★6.9
MOVIE1934
The Scarlet Empress
as Grand Duke Peter
★6.6
MOVIE1969
The Great Bank Robbery
as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
★6.0
MOVIE1958
The Barbarian and the Geisha
as Henry Heusken
★5.9
MOVIE1967
A Guide for the Married Man
as Technical Adviser
★6.5
MOVIE1939
Gunga Din
as Gunga Din
★6.1
MOVIE1947
13 Rue Madeleine
as Mayor Galimard
★6.3
MOVIE1984
Nothing Lasts Forever
as Father Knickerbocker
★5.8
MOVIE1949
Rope of Sand
as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
★6.1
MOVIE1949
The Accused
as Dr. Romley
MOVIE1960
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
as Emmanuel
★6.3
MOVIE1943
Stage Door Canteen
as Sam Jaffe
★6.0
MOVIE1951
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
as Sam Cooper
★7.3
MOVIE1953
Main Street to Broadway
as Self (uncredited)
★6.6
MOVIE1957
The Spies
as Sam Cooper
★4.8
MOVIE1984
On the Line
as El Gabacho
★6.8
MOVIE1934
We Live Again
as Gregory Simonson
★6.3
MOVIE1967
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
as Dr. Singleton
★6.8
MOVIE1970
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Abe Stillman
★4.8
MOVIE1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
★6.6
MOVIE1951
Under the Gun
as Samuel Gower
★6.0
MOVIE1970
Quarantined
as Mr. Berryman
★7.8
MOVIE1971
The Tell-Tale Heart
★9.0
MOVIE1971
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
as Toby
★9.0
MOVIE1973
Saga of Sonora
as Old Sam
★9.0
MOVIE1971
Enemies
as Gittelman
★10.0
MOVIE2004
On Location with Gunga Din
as Gunga Din (archive footage)