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Sam Jaffe

Actor

Sam Jaffe

Born March 10, 1891 in New York City, New York, U.S.Died March 24, 198435 films

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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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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Day the Earth Stood Still poster7.5The Day the Earth Stood Still1951Bedknobs and Broomsticks poster7.0Bedknobs and Broomsticks1971The Asphalt Jungle poster7.5The Asphalt Jungle1950Gentleman's Agreement poster7.0Gentleman's Agreement1947Lost Horizon poster6.9Lost Horizon1937The Scarlet Empress poster6.9The Scarlet Empress1934Gunga Din poster6.5Gunga Din1939Guns for San Sebastian poster7.0Guns for San Sebastian1967

Filmography

35 films as actor
  1. 1984On the LineEl Gabacho
  2. 1984Nothing Lasts ForeverFather Knickerbocker
  3. 1980Battle Beyond the StarsDr. Hephaestus
  4. 1980Gideon's Trumpet1st Supreme Court Justice
  5. 1973Saga of SonoraOld Sam
  6. 1971Mooch Goes to HollywoodSam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
  7. 1971EnemiesGittelman
  8. 1971Bedknobs and BroomsticksBookman
  9. 1971Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?Toby
  10. 1971The Tell-Tale Heart
  11. 1970The Old Man Who Cried WolfAbe Stillman
  12. 1970QuarantinedMr. Berryman
  13. 1970The Dunwich HorrorOld Whateley
  14. 1969Night GalleryBleum
  15. 1969The Great Bank RobberyBrother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
  16. 1967Tarzan's Jungle RebellionDr. Singleton
  17. 1967A Guide for the Married ManTechnical Adviser
  18. 1967Guns for San SebastianPère Joseph
  19. 1960In the Presence of Mine EnemiesEmmanuel
  20. 1959Ben-HurSimonides
  21. 1958The Barbarian and the GeishaHenry Heusken
  22. 1957The SpiesSam Cooper
  23. 1951The Day the Earth Stood StillProf. Jacob Barnhardt
  24. 1951I Can Get It for You WholesaleSam Cooper
  25. 1951Under the GunSamuel Gower
  26. 1950The Asphalt JungleDoc Erwin Riedenschneider
  27. 1949Rope of SandDr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
  28. 1949The AccusedDr. Romley
  29. 1947Gentleman's AgreementProfessor Fred Lieberman
  30. 194713 Rue MadeleineMayor Galimard
  31. 1943Stage Door CanteenSam Jaffe
  32. 1939Gunga DinGunga Din
  33. 1937Lost HorizonHigh Lama
  34. 1934We Live AgainGregory Simonson
  35. 1934The Scarlet EmpressGrand Duke Peter