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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1891-03-10

Deathday

1984-03-24 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, U.S.

Also Known As

Shalom "Sam" Jaffe
Shalom Jaffe

Sam Jaffe

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).

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Acting

2004

On Location with Gunga Din as Gunga Din (archive footage)

1985

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as Self (archive footage)

1984		On the Line as El Gabacho
1984		Nothing Lasts Forever as Father Knickerbocker

1981

Foul Play

1980		Battle Beyond the Stars as Dr. Hephaestus
1980		Gideon's Trumpet as 1st Supreme Court Justice

1979

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as The Keeper

1978

1976

1975

1974

1973		The Snoop Sisters as Issac Waldersack
1973		Kojak as Papa
1973		Saga of Sonora as Old Sam

1972

The Streets of San Francisco

1971		Mooch Goes to Hollywood as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
1971		Enemies as Gittelman
1971		Bedknobs and Broomsticks as Bookman
1971		Columbo as Henry Willis
1971		Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? as Toby
1971		Alias Smith and Jones
1971		The Tell-Tale Heart

1970		The Old Man Who Cried Wolf as Abe Stillman
1970		Quarantined as Mr. Berryman
1970		Nanny and the Professor
1970		The Dunwich Horror as Old Whateley

1969		Night Gallery as Bleum
1969		The Great Bank Robbery as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)

1968

Guns for San Sebastian as Père Joseph

1967		Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion as Dr. Singleton
1967		A Guide for the Married Man as Technical Adviser (Shrink)

1966		Tarzan as Dr. Singleton
1966		Batman as Zoltan Zorba

1964

Daniel Boone as Jed Tolson

1962

The Merv Griffin Show as Self

1961		Ben Casey as David Zorba
1961		Cain's Hundred as Louis Speckter
1961		The Defenders as Dr. William Graham

1960		The Islanders as Papa Mathews
1960		The Westerner as Old Man McKeen

1959

Ben-Hur as Simonides

1958		Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958		The Barbarian and the Geisha as Henry Heusken
1958		Naked City as Lazslo Lubasz
1958		The Donna Reed Show

1957

The Spies as Sam Cooper

1955		Alfred Hitchcock Presents as The Abbot
1955		Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Hal Ballew

1953

Main Street to Broadway as Self (uncredited)

1951		Hallmark Hall of Fame as 1st Supreme Court Justice
1951		The Day the Earth Stood Still as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
1951		Tales of Tomorrow
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

Production

1962

Damon and Pythias as Producer

1933

Emergency Call as Associate Producer