Sam Jaffe
Age: 93 | From: New York City, New York, U.S.
Person Details
Birthday: 1891-03-10 00:27:39
Death: 1984-03-24 00:27:39
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 27
TV Involvements: 13
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Columbo
(1971) Henry Willis
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(1955) Hal Ballew
Ben-Hur
(1959) Simonides
Daniel Boone
(1964) Jed Tolson
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
(1979) The Keeper
The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951) Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
The Defenders
(1961) Dr. William Graham
Ben Casey
(1961) David ZorbaActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | N/A | |
| 1984 | El Gabacho | |
| Father Knickerbocker | ||
| 1981 | N/A | |
| 1980 | Dr. Hephaestus | |
| 1st Supreme Court Justice | ||
| 1979 | The Keeper | |
| 1978 | N/A | |
| 1976 | N/A | |
| 1975 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1974 | N/A | |
| 1973 | Papa | |
| Old Sam | ||
| 1972 | N/A | |
| 1971 | Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited) | |
| Bookman | ||
| Henry Willis | ||
| Toby | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1970 | Abe Stillman | |
| Mr. Berryman | ||
| N/A | ||
| Old Whateley | ||
| 1969 | Bleum | |
| Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger) | ||
| 1968 | Père Joseph | |
| 1967 | Dr. Singleton | |
| Technical Adviser (Shrink) | ||
| 1966 | Dr. Singleton | |
| N/A | ||
| 1964 | Jed Tolson | |
| 1963 | Himself | |
| 1962 | Self | |
| 1961 | David Zorba | |
| Louis Speckter | ||
| Dr. William Graham | ||
| 1960 | Papa Mathews | |
| 1959 | Simonides | |
| 1958 | N/A | |
| Henry Heusken | ||
| Lazslo Lubasz | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1957 | Sam Cooper | |
| 1955 | The Abbot | |
| Hal Ballew | ||
| 1953 | Self (uncredited) | |
| 1951 | 1st Supreme Court Justice | |
| Prof. Jacob Barnhardt | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sam Cooper | ||
| Samuel Gower | ||
| 1950 | Doc Erwin Riedenschneider | |
| 1949 | Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter | |
| Dr. Romley | ||
| 1947 | Professor Fred Lieberman | |
| Mayor Galimard | ||
| 1943 | Sam Jaffe | |
| 1939 | Gunga Din | |
| 1937 | High Lama | |
| 1934 | Gregory Simonson | |
| Grand Duke Peter | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Producer | |
| 1933 | Associate Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
