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Sam Jaffe

Sam Jaffe

Actor

Born March 10, 1891 in New York City, New York, U.S.

Died March 24, 1984

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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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Eclipse Protocol Poster

Eclipse Protocol Feature Film2026Professor Jacob Barnhardt

La Liste Noire d'Hollywood: Par ceux qui l'ont vécue Poster

La Liste Noire d'Hollywood: Par ceux qui l'ont vécue TV Movie2026Interview

The Making of 'the Day the Earth Stood Still' Poster

The Making of 'the Day the Earth Stood Still' Documentary2008

Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us Poster

Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us Documentary2005Professor Jacob Barnhardt

The Making of 'Lost Horizon' Documentary1999High Lama

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Poster

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Documentary1984Self

Nothing Lasts Forever Poster

Nothing Lasts Forever Feature Film1984Father Knickerbocker

On the Line Poster

On the Line Feature Film1984El Gabacho

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business Poster

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business TV Special1983Self

Foul Play Poster

Foul Play TV Series1981Barbary Bob Norwood

Battle Beyond the Stars Poster

Battle Beyond the Stars Feature Film1980Dr. Hephaestus

Gideon's Trumpet Poster

Gideon's Trumpet TV Movie19801st Supreme Court Justice

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Poster

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century TV Series1979The Keeper

The Horror Show Poster

The Horror Show Documentary1979

Flying High Poster

Flying High TV Series1978Dr. Alsdorf

Hollywood Greats Poster

Hollywood Greats TV Series1977Self

The Love Boat Poster

The Love Boat TV Series1977Professor Roscoe Weber

The Bionic Woman Poster

The Bionic Woman TV Series1976Admiral Richter

The Sad and Lonely Sundays TV Movie1976Dr. Sweeny

Medical Story Poster

Medical Story TV Series1975Dr. Gershowitz

S.W.A.T. Poster

S.W.A.T. TV Series1975Dr. Brunner

Bicentennial Minutes Poster

Bicentennial Minutes TV Series1974Self - Narrator

Mooch TV Movie1974Sam Jaffe - Party Guest

QB VII Mini-Series1974Dr. Tessler

The Best of Times TV Movie1974

AFI Life Achievement Award Poster

AFI Life Achievement Award TV Series1973Self

Harry O TV Series1973Dr. Howard Cambridge

Kojak TV Series1973Papa

Saga of Sonora Poster

Saga of Sonora TV Movie1973Old Sam

The 45th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 45th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1973Self - Audience Member

The Snoop Sisters Poster

The Snoop Sisters TV Series1973Issac Waldersack

Circle of Fear Poster

Circle of Fear TV Series1972De Witt

The Streets of San Francisco Poster

The Streets of San Francisco TV Series1972Alex Zubatuk

Alias Smith and Jones Poster

Alias Smith and Jones TV Series1971Soapy Saunders

Bedknobs and Broomsticks Poster

Bedknobs and Broomsticks Feature Film1971Bookman

Columbo TV Series1971Dr. Henry Willis

Enemies TV Movie1971Gittelman

Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law Poster

Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law TV Series1971Henry Noll

The Tell-Tale Heart Poster

The Tell-Tale Heart Short Film1971The old man

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? Poster

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? TV Movie1971Toby

Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon TV Movie1970Self

Nanny and the Professor Poster

Nanny and the Professor TV Series1970Dr. Lazko

Quarantined Poster

Quarantined TV Movie1970Mr. Berryman

The Dunwich Horror Poster

The Dunwich Horror Feature Film1970Old Whateley

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf Poster

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf TV Movie1970Abe Stillman

Love, American Style Poster

Love, American Style TV Series1969Mr. Palvecko

Night Gallery Poster

Night Gallery TV Series1969Bleum

The Andy Williams Show Poster

The Andy Williams Show TV Series1969Self

The Great Bank Robbery Poster

The Great Bank Robbery Feature Film1969Brother Lilac

Guns for San Sebastian Poster

Guns for San Sebastian Feature Film1968Father Joseph

A Guide for the Married Man Poster

A Guide for the Married Man Feature Film1967Technical Adviser

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion Poster

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion Feature Film1967Singleton

The Joey Bishop Show Poster

The Joey Bishop Show TV Series1967Self

Batman TV Series1966Zoltan Zorba

Tarzan TV Series1966Dr. Singleton

Gypsy TV Series1965Self

Daniel Boone Poster

Daniel Boone TV Series1964Jed Tolson

Hollywood Without Make-Up Poster

Hollywood Without Make-Up Documentary1963Self

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962Self

Ben Casey Poster

Ben Casey TV Series1961Dr. David Zorba

Cain's Hundred Poster

Cain's Hundred TV Series1961Louis Speckter

The Defenders Poster

The Defenders TV Series1961Dr. William Graham

The Mike Douglas Show Poster

The Mike Douglas Show TV Series1961Self - Actor

Here's Hollywood Poster

Here's Hollywood TV Series1960Self

The Islanders Poster

The Islanders TV Series1960Papa Mathews

The Law and Mr. Jones Poster

The Law and Mr. Jones TV Series1960Martin Berger

The Robert Herridge Theater Poster

The Robert Herridge Theater TV Series1960Mr. Bates

The Westerner Poster

The Westerner TV Series1960Old Man McKeen

Ben-Hur Feature Film1959Simonides

Bonanza TV Series1959Joshua Norton

Play of the Week Poster

Play of the Week TV Series19591 episode, 1960

The Untouchables Poster

The Untouchables TV Series1959Luigi Valcone

Naked City Poster

Naked City TV Series1958Lazslo Lubasz

Shirley Temple's Storybook Poster

Shirley Temple's Storybook TV Series1958Zacharias

The Barbarian and the Geisha Poster

The Barbarian and the Geisha Feature Film1958Henry Heusken

The Donna Reed Show Poster

The Donna Reed Show TV Series19581 episode, 1964

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV Series1958Younkers

The Spies Poster

The Spies Feature Film1957Sam Cooper

Playhouse 90 Poster

Playhouse 90 TV Series1956Emmanuel

Alfred Hitchcock Presents Poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Series1955Hal Ballew

Main Street to Broadway Poster

Main Street to Broadway Feature Film1953Sam Jaffe- First Nighter

I Can Get It for You Wholesale Poster

I Can Get It for You Wholesale Feature Film1951Sam Cooper

The Day the Earth Stood Still Poster

The Day the Earth Stood Still Feature Film1951Professor Jacob Barnhardt

Under the Gun Poster

Under the Gun Feature Film1951Samuel Gower

Life with Linkletter TV Series1950Self

The Asphalt Jungle Poster

The Asphalt Jungle Feature Film1950Doc Erwin Riedenschneider

Rope of Sand Poster

Rope of Sand Feature Film1949Dr. Francis Hunter

The Accused Poster

The Accused Feature Film1949Dr. Romley

The Big Story Poster

The Big Story TV Series1949Hal Studer

Gentleman's Agreement Poster

Gentleman's Agreement Feature Film1947Prof. Fred Lieberman

13 Rue Madeleine Poster

13 Rue Madeleine Feature Film1946Mayor Galimard

Stage Door Canteen Poster

Stage Door Canteen Feature Film1943Sam Jaffe

Gunga Din Poster

Gunga Din Feature Film1939Gunga Din

Lost Horizon Poster

Lost Horizon Feature Film1937High Lama

The Scarlet Empress Poster

The Scarlet Empress Feature Film1934Grand Duke Peter

We Live Again Poster

We Live Again Feature Film1934Gregory Simonson

A Cheap Vacation Short Film1916

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