Actor
Sam Jaffe
135 years · New York City, New York, USA · 39 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 39
The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their Stories
2026 · self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985 · (archive footage)
On HBO Max
On the Line
1984 · El Gabacho
Nothing Lasts Forever
1984 · Father Knickerbocker
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980 · Dr. Hephaestus
On Plex
Gideon's Trumpet
1980 · 1st Supreme Court Justice
On Hoopla
Saga of Sonora
1973 · Old Sam
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971 · Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
On Plex
Enemies
1971 · Gittelman
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971 · Bookman
On Disney Plus
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1971 · Toby
The Tell-Tale Heart
1971 · The Old Man
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970 · Abe Stillman
Quarantined
1970 · Mr. Berryman
The Dunwich Horror
1970 · Old Whateley
On Plex
Night Gallery
1969 · Bleum
The Great Bank Robbery
1969 · Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
On Plex
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
1967 · Dr. Singleton
A Guide for the Married Man
1967 · Technical Adviser
Guns for San Sebastian
1967 · Père Joseph
Damon and Pythias
1962 · Producer
On Plex
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1960 · Emmanuel
Ben-Hur
1959 · Simonides
On Tubi TV
The Barbarian and the Geisha
1958 · Henry Heusken