Sam Jaffe
Acting
Born: 1891-03-10 in New York City, New York, U.S.
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.
Known For
Ben-Hur
Simonides
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bookman
Columbo
Henry Willis
Batman
Zoltan Zorba
The Asphalt Jungle
Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
Gentleman's Agreement
Professor Fred Lieberman
The Bionic Woman
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Abbot
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Hal Ballew
Lost Horizon
High Lama
Battle Beyond the Stars
Dr. Hephaestus
The Love Boat
Professor Roscoe Weber
Gunga Din
Gunga Din
Kojak
Papa
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
The Keeper
The Scarlet Empress
Grand Duke Peter
The Dunwich Horror
Old Whateley
Guns for San Sebastian
Père Joseph
The Streets of San Francisco
The Barbarian and the Geisha
Henry Heusken
A Guide for the Married Man
Technical Adviser
The Spies
Sam Cooper
13 Rue Madeleine
Mayor Galimard
Rope of Sand
Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
Daniel Boone
Jed Tolson
Alias Smith and Jones
Nothing Lasts Forever
Father Knickerbocker
Night Gallery
Bleum
The Accused
Dr. Romley
Tarzan
Dr. Singleton
Stage Door Canteen
Sam Jaffe
The Donna Reed Show
Ben Casey
David Zorba
Ben Casey
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
(archive footage)
Gideon's Trumpet
1st Supreme Court Justice
Naked City
Lazslo Lubasz
The Great Bank Robbery
Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
The Merv Griffin Show
Self