Sam Jaffe
Known for: Acting
Born: March 9, 1891 in New York City, New York, U.S. - Died: March 23, 1984
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.
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Ben-Hur
Simonides
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Lost Horizon
High Lama
A Guide for the Married Man
Technical Adviser (Shrink)
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Dr. Singleton
The Scarlet Empress
Grand Duke Peter
Gunga Din
Gunga Din
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bookman
Gentleman's Agreement
Professor Fred Lieberman
Main Street to Broadway
Self (uncredited)
Under the Gun
Samuel Gower
Battle Beyond the Stars
Dr. Hephaestus
The Accused
Dr. Romley
Rope of Sand
Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
The Barbarian and the Geisha
Henry Heusken
13 Rue Madeleine
Mayor Galimard
Guns for San Sebastian
Père Joseph
The Spies
Sam Cooper
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Sam Cooper
The Great Bank Robbery
Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
Quarantined
Mr. Berryman
On the Line
El Gabacho
We Live Again
Gregory Simonson
Nothing Lasts Forever
Father Knickerbocker