Sam Jaffe

Deceased · Born: Mar 10, 1891 · Died: Mar 24, 1984

Personal Details

Born Mar 10, 1891 New York City, New York, U.S.

Spouse

Bettye Ackerman
( Jun 7, 1956 to Mar 24, 1984 )
Lillian Taiz (actress and singer)
( Oct 16, 1925 to Feb 28, 1941 )

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.

Career

acting

1984

On the Line as El Gabacho

Nothing Lasts Forever

Nothing Lasts Forever as Father Knickerbocker

1980

Battle Beyond the Stars

Battle Beyond the Stars as Dr. Hephaestus

Gideon's Trumpet

Gideon's Trumpet as 1st Supreme Court Justice

1977

Kojak as Papa

1976

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

1975

Columbo as Henry Willis

1974

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1971

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks as Bookman

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

1970

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf as Abe Stillman

Quarantined as Mr. Berryman

The Dunwich Horror

The Dunwich Horror as Old Whateley

1969

The Great Bank Robbery

The Great Bank Robbery as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)

Night Gallery as Bleum

1968

Guns for San Sebastian

Guns for San Sebastian as Père Joseph

1967

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion as Dr. Singleton

Tarzan as Dr. Singleton

1965

Daniel Boone as Jed Tolson

1961

Ben Casey as David Zorba

1959

Ben-Hur as Simonides

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents as The Abbot

1958

The Barbarian and the Geisha

The Barbarian and the Geisha as Henry Heusken

1951

The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt

Under the Gun as Samuel Gower

I Can Get It for You Wholesale

I Can Get It for You Wholesale as Sam Cooper

1950

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider

1949

Rope of Sand as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter

The Accused as Dr. Romley

1947

13 Rue Madeleine

13 Rue Madeleine as Mayor Galimard

1939

Gunga Din as Gunga Din

1937

Lost Horizon as High Lama

1934

We Live Again as Gregory Simonson

The Scarlet Empress

The Scarlet Empress as Grand Duke Peter