Sam Jaffe1891 - 1984

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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.

Credits

On Location with Gunga Din
On Location with Gunga Din

2004

Documentary

as Gunga Din (archive footage)

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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

1985

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

5.6
0.4
On the Line
On the Line

1984

Drama

as El Gabacho

4.5
0.3
Nothing Lasts Forever
Nothing Lasts Forever

1984

Comedy • Fantasy • Romance • Science Fiction

as Father Knickerbocker

6.3
0.3
Battle Beyond the Stars
Battle Beyond the Stars

1980

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction

as Dr. Hephaestus

5.4
1.7
Gideon's Trumpet
Gideon's Trumpet

1980

Crime • Drama • History • TV Movie

as 1st Supreme Court Justice

6.2
0.5
Saga of Sonora
Saga of Sonora

1973

Comedy • Music • TV Movie • Western

as Old Sam

0.3
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Mooch Goes to Hollywood

1971

Comedy • Family

as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)

4.7
1
Enemies
Enemies

1971

Comedy

as Gittelman

0.1
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971

Adventure • Animation • Comedy • Family • Fantasy • Music

as Bookman

7
2.8
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

1971

TV Movie • Western

as Toby

8
0.3
The Tell-Tale Heart
8.5
0.1
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

1970

Drama • TV Movie

as Abe Stillman

6
0.3
Quarantined
Quarantined

1970

Drama • TV Movie

as Mr. Berryman

5
0.2
The Dunwich Horror
The Dunwich Horror

1970

Horror

as Old Whateley

5.4
0.9
Night Gallery
Night Gallery

1969

Horror • TV Movie • Thriller

as Bleum

7.1
0.8
The Great Bank Robbery
The Great Bank Robbery

1969

Comedy • Western

as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)

6.3
0.6
Guns for San Sebastian
Guns for San Sebastian

1968

Western

as Père Joseph

7
0.8
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

1967

Adventure

as Dr. Singleton

5
0.3
A Guide for the Married Man
A Guide for the Married Man

1967

Comedy • Romance

as Technical Adviser (Shrink)

5.9
0.6
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur

1959

Action • Adventure • Drama • History

as Simonides

7.9
7.3
The Barbarian and the Geisha
The Barbarian and the Geisha

1958

Drama • Romance

as Henry Heusken

5.9
1
The Spies
The Spies

1957

Thriller

as Sam Cooper

6.5
0.6
Main Street to Broadway
Main Street to Broadway

1953

Music • Romance

as Self (uncredited)

6.5
0.3
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951

Drama • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt

7.4
2.9
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
I Can Get It for You Wholesale

1951

Drama

as Sam Cooper

5.8
0.5
Under the Gun
Under the Gun

1951

Crime

as Samuel Gower

6.1
0.2
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle

1950

Crime • Drama

as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider

7.5
1.8
Rope of Sand
Rope of Sand

1949

Adventure • Drama • Thriller

as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter

5.7
0.6
The Accused
The Accused

1949

Drama • Thriller

as Dr. Romley

6.1
0.7
Gentleman's Agreement
Gentleman's Agreement

1947

Drama

as Professor Fred Lieberman

7
1.2
13 Rue Madeleine
13 Rue Madeleine

1947

Thriller • War

as Mayor Galimard

6
0.7
Stage Door Canteen
Stage Door Canteen

1943

Comedy • Music • Romance • War

as Sam Jaffe

5.8
0.7
Gunga Din
Gunga Din

1939

Action • Adventure • Comedy • War

as Gunga Din

6.5
1.3
Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon

1937

Adventure • Drama • Fantasy • Romance

as High Lama

7
1.2
We Live Again
We Live Again

1934

Drama

as Gregory Simonson

6.6
0.5
The Scarlet Empress
The Scarlet Empress

1934

Drama • History • Romance

as Grand Duke Peter

6.9
0.6

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