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
| Birth Location | New York City, New York, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Born | 1891-03-10 |
| Died | 1984-03-24 |
Movies
On Location with Gunga Din
as Gunga Din (archive footage)
2004
On the Line
as El Gabacho
1984
Nothing Lasts Forever
as Father Knickerbocker
1984
Battle Beyond the Stars
as Dr. Hephaestus
1980
Gideon's Trumpet
as 1st Supreme Court Justice
1980
Saga of Sonora
as Old Sam
1973
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
1971
Enemies
as Gittelman
1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Bookman
1971
1971
1971
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Abe Stillman
1970
Quarantined
as Mr. Berryman
1970
The Dunwich Horror
as Old Whateley
1970
Night Gallery
as Bleum
1969
The Great Bank Robbery
as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
1969
Guns for San Sebastian
as Père Joseph
1968
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
as Dr. Singleton
1967
A Guide for the Married Man
as Technical Adviser (Shrink)
1967
Ben-Hur
as Simonides
1959
The Barbarian and the Geisha
as Henry Heusken
1958
The Spies
as Sam Cooper
1957
Main Street to Broadway
as Self (uncredited)
1953
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
1951
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
as Sam Cooper
1951
Under the Gun
as Samuel Gower
1951
The Asphalt Jungle
as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
1950
Rope of Sand
as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
1949
The Accused
as Dr. Romley
1949
Gentleman's Agreement
as Professor Fred Lieberman
1947
13 Rue Madeleine
as Mayor Galimard
1947
Stage Door Canteen
as Sam Jaffe
1943
Gunga Din
as Gunga Din
1939
Lost Horizon
as High Lama
1937
We Live Again
as Gregory Simonson
1934
The Scarlet Empress
as Grand Duke Peter
1934