Sam Jaffe
Acting·March 10, 1891·† March 24, 1984 — 93 years old· 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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2004On Location with Gunga DinGunga Din (archive footage)1984On the LineEl Gabacho1984Nothing Lasts ForeverFather Knickerbocker1981Foul PlayTV1980Battle Beyond the StarsDr. Hephaestus1980Gideon's Trumpet1st Supreme Court Justice1979Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyTVThe Keeper1978Flying HighTV1976The Bionic WomanTV1975Medical StoryTVDr. Gershowitz1974Harry OTV1973The Snoop SistersTVIssac Waldersack1973KojakTVPapa1973Saga of SonoraOld Sam1972The Streets of San FranciscoTV1971Mooch Goes to HollywoodSam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)1971EnemiesGittelman1971Bedknobs and BroomsticksBookman1971ColumboTVHenry Willis1971Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?Toby1971Alias Smith and JonesTV1971The Tell-Tale Heart1970The Old Man Who Cried WolfAbe Stillman1970QuarantinedMr. Berryman1970Nanny and the ProfessorTV1970The Dunwich HorrorOld Whateley1969Night GalleryBleum1969The Great Bank RobberyBrother Lilac Bailey (art forger)1967Tarzan's Jungle RebellionDr. Singleton1967A Guide for the Married ManTechnical Adviser1967Guns for San SebastianPère Joseph1966TarzanTVDr. Singleton1966BatmanTVZoltan Zorba1964Daniel BooneTVJed Tolson1962The Merv Griffin ShowTVSelf1962Damon and PythiasProducer1961Ben CaseyTVDavid Zorba1961Cain's HundredTVLouis Speckter1961The DefendersTVDr. William Graham1960The IslandersTVPapa Mathews1960The WesternerTVOld Man McKeen1960In the Presence of Mine EnemiesEmmanuel1959Ben-HurSimonides1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseTV1958The Barbarian and the GeishaHenry Heusken1958Naked CityTVLazslo Lubasz1958The Donna Reed ShowTV1957The SpiesSam Cooper1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTVThe Abbot · Hal Ballew1953Main Street to BroadwaySelf (uncredited)1951Hallmark Hall of FameTV1st Supreme Court Justice1951The Day the Earth Stood StillProf. Jacob Barnhardt1951Tales of TomorrowTV1951I Can Get It for You WholesaleSam Cooper1951Under the GunSamuel Gower1950The Asphalt JungleDoc Erwin Riedenschneider1949Rope of SandDr. Francis Kittridge Hunter1949The AccusedDr. Romley1947Gentleman's AgreementProfessor Fred Lieberman194713 Rue MadeleineMayor Galimard1943Stage Door CanteenSam Jaffe1939Gunga DinGunga Din1937Lost HorizonHigh Lama1934We Live AgainGregory Simonson1934The Scarlet EmpressGrand Duke Peter1933Emergency CallAssociate Producer