Acting
Sam Jaffe
Born 1891-03-10
New York City, New York, U.S.
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
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Ben-Hur
1959
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Columbo
1971
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
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Batman
1966
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The Asphalt Jungle
1950
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The Merv Griffin Show
1962
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The Bionic Woman
1976
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The Donna Reed Show
1958
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (70 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their Stories | self | Movie | 2026 |
| On Location with Gunga Din | Gunga Din (archive footage) | Movie | 2004 | |
 | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | (archive footage) | Movie | 1985 |
 | On the Line | El Gabacho | Movie | 1984 |
 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Father Knickerbocker | Movie | 1984 |
 | Foul Play | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Battle Beyond the Stars | Dr. Hephaestus | Movie | 1980 |
 | Gideon's Trumpet | 1st Supreme Court Justice | Movie | 1980 |
 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | The Keeper | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Flying High | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1978 |
 | The Bionic Woman | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Medical Story | Dr. Gershowitz | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Harry O | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1974 |
 | The Snoop Sisters | Issac Waldersack | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Kojak | Papa | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Saga of Sonora | Old Sam | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Streets of San Francisco | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Mooch Goes to Hollywood | Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited) | Movie | 1971 |
 | Enemies | Gittelman | Movie | 1971 |
 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Bookman | Movie | 1971 |
 | Columbo | Henry Willis | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? | Toby | Movie | 1971 |
 | Alias Smith and Jones | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1971 |
 | The Tell-Tale Heart | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Old Man Who Cried Wolf | Abe Stillman | Movie | 1970 |
 | Quarantined | Mr. Berryman | Movie | 1970 |
 | Nanny and the Professor | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1970 |
 | The Dunwich Horror | Old Whateley | Movie | 1970 |
 | Night Gallery | Bleum | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Great Bank Robbery | Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger) | Movie | 1969 |
 | Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion | Dr. Singleton | Movie | 1967 |
 | A Guide for the Married Man | Technical Adviser | Movie | 1967 |
 | Guns for San Sebastian | Père Joseph | Movie | 1967 |
 | Tarzan | Dr. Singleton | TV Series | 1966 |
 | Batman | Zoltan Zorba | TV Series | 1966 |
 | Daniel Boone | Jed Tolson | TV Series | 1964 |
 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Damon and Pythias | Producer | Movie | 1962 |
 | Ben Casey | David Zorba | TV Series | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Cain's Hundred | Louis Speckter | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Defenders | Dr. William Graham | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Islanders | Papa Mathews | TV Series | 1960 |
 | The Westerner | Old Man McKeen | TV Series | 1960 |
 | In the Presence of Mine Enemies | Emmanuel | Movie | 1960 |
 | Ben-Hur | Simonides | Movie | 1959 |
 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1958 |
 | The Barbarian and the Geisha | Henry Heusken | Movie | 1958 |
 | Naked City | Lazslo Lubasz | TV Series | 1958 |
 | The Donna Reed Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1958 |
 | The Spies | Sam Cooper | Movie | 1957 |
 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | The Abbot | TV Series | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Hal Ballew | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Main Street to Broadway | Self (uncredited) | Movie | 1953 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | 1st Supreme Court Justice | TV Series | 1951 |
 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Prof. Jacob Barnhardt | Movie | 1951 |
 | Tales of Tomorrow | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
 | I Can Get It for You Wholesale | Sam Cooper | Movie | 1951 |
 | Under the Gun | Samuel Gower | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Asphalt Jungle | Doc Erwin Riedenschneider | Movie | 1950 |
 | Rope of Sand | Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Accused | Dr. Romley | Movie | 1949 |
 | Gentleman's Agreement | Professor Fred Lieberman | Movie | 1947 |
 | 13 Rue Madeleine | Mayor Galimard | Movie | 1947 |
 | Stage Door Canteen | Sam Jaffe | Movie | 1943 |
 | Gunga Din | Gunga Din | Movie | 1939 |
 | Lost Horizon | High Lama | Movie | 1937 |
 | We Live Again | Gregory Simonson | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Scarlet Empress | Grand Duke Peter | Movie | 1934 |
 | Emergency Call | Associate Producer | Movie | 1933 |