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Sam Jaffe

Sam Jaffe

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

10/03/1891

Day of Death

24/03/1984
(93) years old

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, U.S.

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 ... Read More

Known For

On the Line

On the Line

Nothing Lasts Forever

Nothing Lasts Forever

Battle Beyond the Stars

Battle Beyond the Stars

Gideon's Trumpet

Gideon's Trumpet

Saga of Sonora

Saga of Sonora

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

Enemies

Enemies

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

Filmography

Cast

2004

On Location with Gunga Din

as Gunga Din (archive footage)

1984

On the Line

as El Gabacho

1984

Nothing Lasts Forever

as Father Knickerbocker

1980

Battle Beyond the Stars

as Dr. Hephaestus

1980

Gideon's Trumpet

as 1st Supreme Court Justice

1973

Saga of Sonora

as Old Sam

1971

Mooch Goes to Hollywood

as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)

1971

Enemies

as Gittelman

1971

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

as Bookman

1971

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

as Toby

1971

The Tell-Tale Heart

1970

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

as Abe Stillman

1970

Quarantined

as Mr. Berryman

1970

The Dunwich Horror

as Old Whateley

1969

Night Gallery

as Bleum

1969

The Great Bank Robbery

as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)

1967

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

as Dr. Singleton

1967

A Guide for the Married Man

as Technical Adviser (Shrink)

1967

Guns for San Sebastian

as Père Joseph

1960

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

as Emmanuel

1959

Ben-Hur

as Simonides

1958

The Barbarian and the Geisha

as Henry Heusken

1957

The Spies

as Sam Cooper

1953

Main Street to Broadway

as Self (uncredited)

1951

The Day the Earth Stood Still

as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt

1951

I Can Get It for You Wholesale

as Sam Cooper

1951

Under the Gun

as Samuel Gower

1950

The Asphalt Jungle

as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider

1949

Rope of Sand

as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter

1949

The Accused

as Dr. Romley

1947

Gentleman's Agreement

as Professor Fred Lieberman

1947

13 Rue Madeleine

as Mayor Galimard

1943

Stage Door Canteen

as Sam Jaffe

1939

Gunga Din

as Gunga Din

1937

Lost Horizon

as High Lama

1934

We Live Again

as Gregory Simonson

1934

The Scarlet Empress

as Grand Duke Peter

Crew

1962

Damon and Pythias

as Producer

1933

Emergency Call

as Associate Producer