Actor profile

Sam Jaffe

10th March 1891 New York City, New York, U.S. Acting

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.

37 Movies 29 TV Shows 1 In Production 68 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey poster

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey 3rd March 1985 as (archive footage)

On the Line poster

On the Line 7th November 1984 as El Gabacho

Nothing Lasts Forever poster

Nothing Lasts Forever 6th September 1984 as Father Knickerbocker

Battle Beyond the Stars poster

Battle Beyond the Stars 8th September 1980 as Dr. Hephaestus

Gideon's Trumpet poster

Gideon's Trumpet 30th April 1980 as 1st Supreme Court Justice

Saga of Sonora poster

Saga of Sonora 3rd May 1973 as Old Sam

Mooch Goes to Hollywood poster

Mooch Goes to Hollywood 31st December 1971 as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)

Enemies poster

Enemies 11th November 1971 as Gittelman

Bedknobs and Broomsticks poster

Bedknobs and Broomsticks 7th October 1971 as Bookman

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? poster

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? 1st February 1971 as Toby

The Tell-Tale Heart poster

The Tell-Tale Heart 1st January 1971

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf poster

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf 13th October 1970 as Abe Stillman

Quarantined poster

Quarantined 24th February 1970 as Mr. Berryman

The Dunwich Horror poster

The Dunwich Horror 14th January 1970 as Old Whateley

Night Gallery poster

Night Gallery 8th November 1969 as Bleum

The Great Bank Robbery poster

The Great Bank Robbery 24th June 1969 as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion poster

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion 6th September 1967 as Dr. Singleton

A Guide for the Married Man poster

A Guide for the Married Man 25th May 1967 as Technical Adviser

Guns for San Sebastian poster

Guns for San Sebastian 26th April 1967 as Père Joseph

In the Presence of Mine Enemies poster

In the Presence of Mine Enemies 18th May 1960 as Emmanuel

Ben-Hur poster

Ben-Hur 18th November 1959 as Simonides

The Barbarian and the Geisha poster

The Barbarian and the Geisha 30th September 1958 as Henry Heusken

The Spies poster

The Spies 10th October 1957 as Sam Cooper

Main Street to Broadway poster

Main Street to Broadway 12th October 1953 as Self (uncredited)

The Day the Earth Stood Still poster

The Day the Earth Stood Still 18th September 1951 as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt

I Can Get It for You Wholesale poster

I Can Get It for You Wholesale 5th April 1951 as Sam Cooper

Under the Gun poster

Under the Gun 22nd February 1951 as Samuel Gower

The Asphalt Jungle poster

The Asphalt Jungle 12th May 1950 as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider

Rope of Sand poster

Rope of Sand 3rd August 1949 as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter

The Accused poster

The Accused 12th January 1949 as Dr. Romley

Gentleman's Agreement poster

Gentleman's Agreement 11th November 1947 as Professor Fred Lieberman

13 Rue Madeleine poster

13 Rue Madeleine 15th January 1947 as Mayor Galimard

Stage Door Canteen poster

Stage Door Canteen 24th June 1943 as Sam Jaffe

Gunga Din poster

Gunga Din 26th January 1939 as Gunga Din

Lost Horizon poster

Lost Horizon 3rd March 1937 as High Lama

We Live Again poster

We Live Again 1st November 1934 as Gregory Simonson

The Scarlet Empress poster

The Scarlet Empress 9th May 1934 as Grand Duke Peter

Foul Play poster

Foul Play 26th January 1981

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century poster

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 20th September 1979 as The Keeper

Flying High poster

Flying High 29th September 1978

The Bionic Woman poster

The Bionic Woman 14th January 1976

Medical Story poster

Medical Story 4th September 1975 as Dr. Gershowitz

Harry O poster

Harry O 12th September 1974

The Snoop Sisters poster

The Snoop Sisters 19th December 1973 as Issac Waldersack

Kojak poster

Kojak 24th October 1973 as Papa

The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco 23rd September 1972

Columbo poster

Columbo 15th September 1971 as Henry Willis

Alias Smith and Jones poster

Alias Smith and Jones 5th January 1971

Nanny and the Professor poster

Nanny and the Professor 21st January 1970

Tarzan poster

Tarzan 8th September 1966 as Dr. Singleton

Batman poster

Batman 12th January 1966 as Zoltan Zorba

Daniel Boone poster

Daniel Boone 24th September 1964 as Jed Tolson

The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show 1st October 1962 as Self

Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey 2nd October 1961 as David Zorba

Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey 2nd October 1961

Cain's Hundred poster

Cain's Hundred 19th September 1961 as Louis Speckter

The Defenders poster

The Defenders 16th September 1961 as Dr. William Graham

The Islanders poster

The Islanders 2nd October 1960 as Papa Mathews

The Westerner poster

The Westerner 30th September 1960 as Old Man McKeen

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 6th October 1958

Naked City poster

Naked City 30th September 1958 as Lazslo Lubasz

The Donna Reed Show poster

The Donna Reed Show 24th September 1958

Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 2nd October 1955 as The Abbot

Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents 2nd October 1955 as Hal Ballew

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as 1st Supreme Court Justice

Tales of Tomorrow poster

Tales of Tomorrow 3rd August 1951

The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their Stories poster

Coming soon

The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their Stories 11th August 2026 as self