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