Sam Jaffe
Born in New York City, New York, U.S. — Mar 10 1891• Died Mar 24 1984
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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-S…
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Sam Jaffe's Credits
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Columbo
Henry Willis
Batman
Zoltan Zorba
Naked City
Lazslo Lubasz
The Defenders
Dr. William Graham
Ben Casey
David Zorba
The Donna Reed Show
Daniel Boone
Jed Tolson
Kojak
Papa
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Abbot
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
The Keeper
Harry O
The Streets of San Francisco
The Bionic Woman
Tarzan
Dr. Singleton
Alias Smith and Jones
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Ben-Hur
Simonides
Cain's Hundred
Louis Speckter
Tales of Tomorrow
Nanny and the Professor
The Westerner
Old Man McKeen
Flying High
The Islanders
Papa Mathews
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1st Supreme Court Justice
Medical Story
The Snoop Sisters
Issac Waldersack
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bookman
Battle Beyond the Stars
Dr. Hephaestus
The Asphalt Jungle
Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
Lost Horizon
High Lama
Foul Play
The Accused
Dr. Romley
Gentleman's Agreement
Professor Fred Lieberman
Gunga Din
Gunga Din
Guns for San Sebastian
Père Joseph
The Dunwich Horror
Old Whateley
The Scarlet Empress
Grand Duke Peter
Rope of Sand
Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
Stage Door Canteen
Sam Jaffe
The Barbarian and the Geisha
Henry Heusken
Emergency Call
Production
The Spies
Sam Cooper
Main Street to Broadway
Self (uncredited)
Nothing Lasts Forever
Father Knickerbocker
A Guide for the Married Man
Technical Adviser (Shrink)
Night Gallery
Bleum
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Abe Stillman
Gideon's Trumpet
1st Supreme Court Justice
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Toby
Saga of Sonora
Old Sam
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Sam Cooper
On the Line
El Gabacho
Damon and Pythias
Production
The Great Bank Robbery
Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
Under the Gun
Samuel Gower
We Live Again
Gregory Simonson
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
Quarantined
Mr. Berryman
13 Rue Madeleine
Mayor Galimard
Enemies
Gittelman
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Dr. Singleton
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Emmanuel
The Tell-Tale Heart
On Location with Gunga Din
Gunga Din (archive footage)