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Sam Jaffe

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMar 10, 1891 (Died at 93)
Zodiac Sign♓Pisces
Place of Birth New York City, New York, U.S.
Career Span1933 – 1984
Known Credits68 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.4

Sam Jaffe

Also known as:Shalom "Sam" JaffeShalom Jaffe
Total Works

68

40 movies • 28 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Ben-Hur
7.9
Ben-Hur
1959•movie
as Simonides
The Day the Earth Stood Still
7.4
as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
7.0
as Bookman
Columbo
8.1
Columbo
1971•series
as Henry Willis

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 68 titles featuring Sam Jaffe

Ben-Hur
7.9
Ben-Hur
1959•movie

as Simonides

The Day the Earth Stood Still
7.4

as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
7.0

as Bookman

Columbo
8.1
1 eps
Columbo
1971•series

as Henry Willis

Batman
7.3
1 eps
Batman
1966•series

as Zoltan Zorba

The Asphalt Jungle
7.5
The Asphalt Jungle
1950•movie

as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider

Gentleman's Agreement
7.0

as Professor Fred Lieberman

The Bionic Woman
7.0
1 eps
The Bionic Woman
1976•series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
1 eps

as The Abbot

Lost Horizon
6.9
Lost Horizon
1937•movie

as High Lama

Battle Beyond the Stars
5.4

as Dr. Hephaestus

The Love Boat
6.2
1 eps
The Love Boat
1977•series

as Professor Roscoe Weber

Gunga Din
6.5
Gunga Din
1939•movie

as Gunga Din

Kojak
7.3
1 eps
Kojak
1973•series

as Papa

The Scarlet Empress
6.9

as Grand Duke Peter

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
7.1
2 eps

as The Keeper

The Dunwich Horror
5.3
The Dunwich Horror
1970•movie

as Old Whateley

Guns for San Sebastian
7.0

as Père Joseph

The Streets of San Francisco
7.1
1 eps
The Barbarian and the Geisha
6.1

as Henry Heusken

A Guide for the Married Man
6.0

as Technical Adviser

13 Rue Madeleine
6.2
13 Rue Madeleine
1947•movie

as Mayor Galimard

The Spies
6.6
The Spies
1957•movie

as Sam Cooper

Rope of Sand
5.9
Rope of Sand
1949•movie

as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter

Daniel Boone
7.0
1 eps
Daniel Boone
1964•series

as Jed Tolson

Alias Smith and Jones
7.0
3 eps
Nothing Lasts Forever
6.3

as Father Knickerbocker

Night Gallery
6.7
Night Gallery
1969•movie

as Bleum

The Accused
6.1
The Accused
1949•movie

as Dr. Romley

Tarzan
6.9
2 eps
Tarzan
1966•series

as Dr. Singleton

Stage Door Canteen
6.3
Stage Door Canteen
1943•movie

as Sam Jaffe

The Donna Reed Show
6.5
1 eps
The Donna Reed Show
1958•series
Ben Casey
5.9
122 eps
Ben Casey
1961•series

as David Zorba

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
5.8

as (archive footage)

Gideon's Trumpet
6.5
Gideon's Trumpet
1980•movie

as 1st Supreme Court Justice

Naked City
5.7
1 eps
Naked City
1958•series

as Lazslo Lubasz

The Great Bank Robbery
6.6

as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)

The Merv Griffin Show
6.8
1 eps

as Self

Harry O
5.2
1 eps
Harry O
1974•series
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
6.0

as Sam Cooper

Mooch Goes to Hollywood
4.8

as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)

Nanny and the Professor
6.7
1 eps
The Defenders
6.3
1 eps
The Defenders
1961•series

as Dr. William Graham

The Westerner
7.0
1 eps
The Westerner
1960•series

as Old Man McKeen

On the Line
4.8
On the Line
1984•movie

as El Gabacho

Damon and Pythias
4.7
Damon and Pythias
1962•movie

Role: Producer

Under the Gun
6.6
Under the Gun
1951•movie

as Samuel Gower

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
1 eps

as 1st Supreme Court Justice

Tales of Tomorrow
6.4
1 eps
Tales of Tomorrow
1951•series
We Live Again
6.8
We Live Again
1934•movie

as Gregory Simonson

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
6.3
1 eps
The Snoop Sisters
7.5
1 eps
The Snoop Sisters
1973•series

as Issac Waldersack

Emergency Call
6.3
Emergency Call
1933•movie

Role: Associate Producer

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
6.8

as Abe Stillman

Cain's Hundred
5.2
1 eps
Cain's Hundred
1961•series

as Louis Speckter

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
6.3

as Dr. Singleton

Main Street to Broadway
7.3

as Self (uncredited)

The Tell-Tale Heart
7.2

as The Old Man

Flying High
6.3
1 eps
Flying High
1978•series
Medical Story
5.0
1 eps
Medical Story
1975•series

as Dr. Gershowitz

Quarantined
6.0
Quarantined
1970•movie

as Mr. Berryman

The Islanders
8.0
1 eps
The Islanders
1960•series

as Papa Mathews

Enemies
9.0
Enemies
1971•movie

as Gittelman

Saga of Sonora
9.0
Saga of Sonora
1973•movie

as Old Sam

Foul Play
5.0
1 eps
Foul Play
1981•series
In the Presence of Mine Enemies

as Emmanuel