Ben-Hur1959
As Simonides
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Sam Jaffe
Born
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.
Filmography (39)
The Day the Earth Stood Still1951
As Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Bedknobs and Broomsticks1971
As Bookman
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Asphalt Jungle1950
As Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Dunwich Horror1970
As Old Whateley
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Battle Beyond the Stars1980
As Dr. Hephaestus
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Lost Horizon1937
As High Lama
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Gentleman's Agreement1947
As Professor Fred Lieberman
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Gunga Din1939
As Gunga Din
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Scarlet Empress1934
As Grand Duke Peter
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Guns for San Sebastian1967
As Père Joseph
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Night Gallery1969
As Bleum
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Gideon's Trumpet1980
As 1st Supreme Court Justice
TMDb 6.5 / 10
A Guide for the Married Man1967
As Technical Adviser
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Mooch Goes to Hollywood1971
As Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
TMDb 4.8 / 10
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf1970
As Abe Stillman
TMDb 6.8 / 10
13 Rue Madeleine1947
As Mayor Galimard
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Great Bank Robbery1969
As Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Nothing Lasts Forever1984
As Father Knickerbocker
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Rope of Sand1949
As Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Accused1949
As Dr. Romley
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Barbarian and the Geisha1958
As Henry Heusken
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Under the Gun1951
As Samuel Gower
TMDb 6.6 / 10
We Live Again1934
As Gregory Simonson
TMDb 6.8 / 10
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey1985
As (archive footage)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
On the Line1984
As El Gabacho
TMDb 4.8 / 10
In the Presence of Mine Enemies1960
As Emmanuel
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?1971
As Toby
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Stage Door Canteen1943
As Sam Jaffe
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Spies1957
As Sam Cooper
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their Stories2026
As self
Main Street to Broadway1953
As Self (uncredited)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion1967
As Dr. Singleton
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Tell-Tale Heart1971
TMDb 7.2 / 10
I Can Get It for You Wholesale1951
As Sam Cooper
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Saga of Sonora1973
As Old Sam
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Quarantined1970
As Mr. Berryman
TMDb 6.0 / 10
On Location with Gunga Din
On Location with Gunga Din2004
As Gunga Din (archive footage)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Enemies1971
As Gittelman
TMDb 9.0 / 10
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