Sam Jaffe
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Ben-Hur
as Simonides
1959
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
1951
Lost Horizon
as High Lama
1937
A Guide for the Married Man
as Technical Adviser (Shrink)
1967
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
as Dr. Singleton
1967
The Scarlet Empress
as Grand Duke Peter
1934
Gunga Din
as Gunga Din
1939
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Bookman
1971
Gentleman's Agreement
as Professor Fred Lieberman
1947
Main Street to Broadway
as Self (uncredited)
1953
Under the Gun
as Samuel Gower
1951
Battle Beyond the Stars
as Dr. Hephaestus
1980
The Accused
as Dr. Romley
1949
Rope of Sand
as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
1949
The Asphalt Jungle
as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
1950
The Barbarian and the Geisha
as Henry Heusken
1958
13 Rue Madeleine
as Mayor Galimard
1947
Guns for San Sebastian
as Père Joseph
1967
The Spies
as Sam Cooper
1957
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
as Sam Cooper
1951
TV Appearances
Columbo
as Henry Willis
1971
Cain's Hundred
as Louis Speckter
1961
The Bionic Woman
1976
Batman
as Zoltan Zorba
1966
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as The Keeper
1979
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Naked City
as Lazslo Lubasz
1958
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
Kojak
as Papa
1973
The Islanders
as Papa Mathews
1960
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as 1st Supreme Court Justice
1951