Sam Jaffe
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 10, 1891
- Died
- March 24, 1984
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their Stories 2026
as self
- On Location with Gunga Din
On Location with Gunga Din 2004
as Gunga Din (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey 1985
as (archive footage)
On the Line 1984
as El Gabacho
Nothing Lasts Forever 1984
as Father Knickerbocker
Battle Beyond the Stars 1980
as Dr. Hephaestus
Gideon's Trumpet 1980
as 1st Supreme Court Justice
Saga of Sonora 1973
as Old Sam
Mooch Goes to Hollywood 1971
as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
Enemies 1971
as Gittelman
Bedknobs and Broomsticks 1971
as Bookman
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? 1971
as Toby
The Tell-Tale Heart 1971
as The Old Man
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf 1970
as Abe Stillman
Quarantined 1970
as Mr. Berryman
The Dunwich Horror 1970
as Old Whateley
Night Gallery 1969
as Bleum
The Great Bank Robbery 1969
as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion 1967
as Dr. Singleton
A Guide for the Married Man 1967
as Technical Adviser
Guns for San Sebastian 1967
as Père Joseph
Damon and Pythias 1962
Producer
In the Presence of Mine Enemies 1960
as Emmanuel
Ben-Hur 1959
as Simonides
The Barbarian and the Geisha 1958
as Henry Heusken
The Spies 1957
as Sam Cooper
Main Street to Broadway 1953
as Self (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951
as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
I Can Get It for You Wholesale 1951
as Sam Cooper
Under the Gun 1951
as Samuel Gower
The Asphalt Jungle 1950
as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
Rope of Sand 1949
as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
The Accused 1949
as Dr. Romley
Gentleman's Agreement 1947
as Professor Fred Lieberman
13 Rue Madeleine 1947
as Mayor Galimard
Stage Door Canteen 1943
as Sam Jaffe
Gunga Din 1939
as Gunga Din
Lost Horizon 1937
as High Lama
We Live Again 1934
as Gregory Simonson
The Scarlet Empress 1934
as Grand Duke Peter
Emergency Call 1933
Associate Producer
Credits from TMDB.