Sam Jaffe
- Born
- March 10, 1891 · New York City, New York, U.S.
- Died
- March 24, 1984
- Actor
- Archive footage
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.
Filmography · 20 credits
- 1984Nothing Lasts Forever · Actor (Father Knickerbocker)
- 1983West of Hester Street · Self (Self)
- 1980Battle Beyond the Stars · Actor (Dr. Hephaestus)
- 1971Bedknobs and Broomsticks · Actor (Bookman)
- 1970The Dunwich Horror · Actor (Old Whateley)
- 1969The Great Bank Robbery · Actor (Brother Lilac)
- 1967Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion · Archive footage (Singleton)
- 1959Ben-Hur · Actor (Simonides)
- 1958The Barbarian and the Geisha · Actor (Henry Heusken)
- 1951The Day the Earth Stood Still · Actor (Professor Jacob Barnhardt)
- 1951I Can Get It for You Wholesale · Actor (Sam Cooper)
- 1951Under the Gun · Actor (Gower)
- 1950The Asphalt Jungle · Actor (Doc Erwin Riedenschneider)
- 1949Rope of Sand · Actor (Dr. Francis Hunter)
- 1949The Accused · Actor (Dr. Romley)
- 194713 Rue Madeleine · Actor (Mayor Galimard)
- 1939Gunga Din · Actor (Gunga Din)
- 1937Lost Horizon · Actor (High Lama)
- 1934The Scarlet Empress · Actor (Grand Duke Peter)
- 1934We Live Again · Actor (Gregory Simonson)