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Sam Jaffe

Known for acting · Born 10 March 1891 · Died 24 March 1984 · aged 93 · New York City, New York, U.S.

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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.

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Known for

Ben Casey

1961

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

The Scarlet Empress

1934

Ben-Hur

1959

Gunga Din

1939

The Barbarian and the Geisha

1958

The Dunwich Horror

1970

Guns for San Sebastian

1967

The Spies

1957

Lost Horizon

1937

Acting (67)

2026The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their StoriesselfFilm
2004On Location with Gunga DinGunga Din (archive footage)Film
1985George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey(archive footage)Film
1984Nothing Lasts ForeverFather KnickerbockerFilm
1984On the LineEl GabachoFilm
1981Foul PlaySeries
1980Battle Beyond the StarsDr. HephaestusFilm
1980Gideon's Trumpet1st Supreme Court JusticeFilm
1979Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyThe Keeper · 2 episodesSeries
1978Flying HighSeries
1977The Love BoatProfessor Roscoe WeberSeries
1976The Bionic WomanSeries
1975Medical StoryDr. GershowitzSeries
1974Harry OSeries
1973KojakPapaSeries
1973The Snoop SistersIssac WaldersackSeries
1973Saga of SonoraOld SamFilm
1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeries
1971Bedknobs and BroomsticksBookmanFilm
1971ColumboHenry WillisSeries
1971Alias Smith and Jones · 3 episodesSeries
1971Mooch Goes to HollywoodSam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)Film
1971The Tell-Tale HeartFilm
1971Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?TobyFilm
1971EnemiesGittelmanFilm
1970The Dunwich HorrorOld WhateleyFilm
1970Nanny and the ProfessorSeries
1970The Old Man Who Cried WolfAbe StillmanFilm
1970QuarantinedMr. BerrymanFilm
1969Night GalleryBleumFilm
1969The Great Bank RobberyBrother Lilac Bailey (art forger)Film
1967Guns for San SebastianPère JosephFilm
1967A Guide for the Married ManTechnical AdviserFilm
1967Tarzan's Jungle RebellionDr. SingletonFilm
1966BatmanZoltan ZorbaSeries
1966TarzanDr. Singleton · 2 episodesSeries
1964Daniel BooneJed TolsonSeries
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfSeries
1961Ben CaseyDavid Zorba · 122 episodesSeries
1961The DefendersDr. William GrahamSeries
1961Cain's HundredLouis SpeckterSeries
1960The WesternerOld Man McKeenSeries
1960The IslandersPapa MathewsSeries
1960In the Presence of Mine EnemiesEmmanuelFilm
1959Ben-HurSimonidesFilm
1958The Barbarian and the GeishaHenry HeuskenFilm
1958The Donna Reed ShowSeries
1958Naked CityLazslo LubaszSeries
1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries
1957The SpiesSam CooperFilm
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsThe Abbot, Hal BallewSeries
1953Main Street to BroadwaySelf (uncredited)Film
1951The Day the Earth Stood StillProf. Jacob BarnhardtFilm
1951I Can Get It for You WholesaleSam CooperFilm
1951Under the GunSamuel GowerFilm
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame1st Supreme Court JusticeSeries
1951Tales of TomorrowSeries
1950The Asphalt JungleDoc Erwin RiedenschneiderFilm
1949Rope of SandDr. Francis Kittridge HunterFilm
1949The AccusedDr. RomleyFilm
1947Gentleman's AgreementProfessor Fred LiebermanFilm
194713 Rue MadeleineMayor GalimardFilm
1943Stage Door CanteenSam JaffeFilm
1939Gunga DinGunga DinFilm
1937Lost HorizonHigh LamaFilm
1934The Scarlet EmpressGrand Duke PeterFilm
1934We Live AgainGregory SimonsonFilm

Production (2)

1962Damon and PythiasProducerFilm
1933Emergency CallAssociate ProducerFilm