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Home/People/Sam Jaffe
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Born
Mar 10, 1891Died: Mar 24, 1984
Lived 93 years
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, U.S.
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

37
Movies
29
TV Shows
Also Known As
Shalom "Sam" Jaffe
Shalom Jaffe
IMDb Profile

Sam Jaffe

Acting

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.
On Location with Gunga Din poster

On Location with Gunga Din

as Gunga Din (archive footage)
2004
On the Line poster

On the Line

as El Gabacho
1984
Nothing Lasts Forever poster

Nothing Lasts Forever

as Father Knickerbocker
1984
Battle Beyond the Stars poster

Battle Beyond the Stars

as Dr. Hephaestus
1980
Gideon's Trumpet poster

Gideon's Trumpet

as 1st Supreme Court Justice
1980
Saga of Sonora poster

Saga of Sonora

as Old Sam
1973
Mooch Goes to Hollywood poster

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
1971
Enemies poster

Enemies

as Gittelman
1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks poster

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

as Bookman
1971
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? poster

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

as Toby
1971
The Tell-Tale Heart poster

The Tell-Tale Heart

Cast
1971
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf poster

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

as Abe Stillman
1970
Quarantined poster

Quarantined

as Mr. Berryman
1970
The Dunwich Horror poster

The Dunwich Horror

as Old Whateley
1970
Night Gallery poster

Night Gallery

as Bleum
1969
The Great Bank Robbery poster

The Great Bank Robbery

as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
1969
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion poster

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

as Dr. Singleton
1967
A Guide for the Married Man poster

A Guide for the Married Man

as Technical Adviser (Shrink)
1967
Guns for San Sebastian poster

Guns for San Sebastian

as Père Joseph
1967
In the Presence of Mine Enemies poster

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

as Emmanuel
1960