Sam Jaffe
Born
March 10, 1891
Died
March 24, 1984 (93 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, U.S.
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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).
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On Location with Gunga Din
Gunga Din (archive footage)
2004
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self (archive footage)
1985
On the Line
El Gabacho
1984
Nothing Lasts Forever
Father Knickerbocker
1984
Foul Play
(1 episode)
1981
Battle Beyond the Stars
Dr. Hephaestus
1980
Gideon's Trumpet
1st Supreme Court Justice
1980
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
The Keeper · (2 episodes)
1979
Flying High
(1 episode)
1978
The Bionic Woman
(1 episode)
1976
Medical Story
(1 episode)
1975
Harry O
(1 episode)
1974
The Snoop Sisters
Issac Waldersack · (1 episode)
1973
Kojak
Papa · (1 episode)
1973
Saga of Sonora
Old Sam
1973
The Streets of San Francisco
(1 episode)
1972
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
1971
Enemies
Gittelman
1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bookman
1971
Columbo
Henry Willis · (1 episode)
1971
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Toby
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
(3 episodes)
1971
The Tell-Tale Heart
1971
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Abe Stillman
1970
Quarantined
Mr. Berryman
1970
Nanny and the Professor
(1 episode)
1970
The Dunwich Horror
Old Whateley
1970
Night Gallery
Bleum
1969
The Great Bank Robbery
Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
1969
Guns for San Sebastian
Père Joseph
1968
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Dr. Singleton
1967
A Guide for the Married Man
Technical Adviser (Shrink)
1967
Tarzan
Dr. Singleton · (2 episodes)
1966
Batman
Zoltan Zorba · (1 episode)
1966
Daniel Boone
Jed Tolson · (1 episode)
1964
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (1 episode)
1962
Ben Casey
David Zorba · (122 episodes)
1961
Ben Casey
(1 episode)
1961
Cain's Hundred
Louis Speckter · (1 episode)
1961
The Defenders
Dr. William Graham · (1 episode)
1961
The Islanders
Papa Mathews · (1 episode)
1960
The Westerner
Old Man McKeen · (1 episode)
1960
Ben-Hur
Simonides
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
(1 episode)
1958
The Barbarian and the Geisha
Henry Heusken
1958
Naked City
Lazslo Lubasz · (1 episode)
1958
The Donna Reed Show
(1 episode)
1958
The Spies
Sam Cooper
1957
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Abbot · (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Hal Ballew · (1 episode)
1955
Main Street to Broadway
Self (uncredited)
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1st Supreme Court Justice · (1 episode)
1951
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
1951
Tales of Tomorrow
(1 episode)
1951
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Sam Cooper
1951
Under the Gun
Samuel Gower
1951
The Asphalt Jungle
Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
1950
Rope of Sand
Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
1949
The Accused
Dr. Romley
1949
Gentleman's Agreement
Professor Fred Lieberman
1947
13 Rue Madeleine
Mayor Galimard
1947
Stage Door Canteen
Sam Jaffe
1943
Gunga Din
Gunga Din
1939
Lost Horizon
High Lama
1937
We Live Again
Gregory Simonson
1934
The Scarlet Empress
Grand Duke Peter
1934