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Sam Jaffe

Sam Jaffe

Actor · 1891–1984 · New York City, New York, USA

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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Jaffe  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acted in 62

1970s

  1. 1979
  2. 1978
  3. 1977
  4. 1976
  5. 1975
  6. 1974
  7. 1973

    The Snoop Sisters

    Issac Waldersack · 1 episode

  8. Saga of Sonora

    Old Sam

  9. 1972
  10. 1971

    Mooch Goes to Hollywood

    Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)

  11. Enemies

    Gittelman

  12. Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

    Toby

  13. The Tell-Tale Heart

    The Old Man

  14. 1970

    The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

    Abe Stillman

  15. Quarantined

    Mr. Berryman

Produced 2

1930s

  1. 1933

    Emergency Call

    Associate Producer

Appearances3

2020s

  1. 2026

    The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their Stories

    self

1950s

  1. 1953

    Main Street to Broadway

    Self (uncredited)