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Sam Jaffe

Actor / Teacher / Musician / Engineer | * 03/10/1891 († 93, 03/24/1984) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Shalom "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). He also appeared in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and Ben-Hur (1959), and is additionally known for his roles as the titular character in Gunga Din (1939) and as the "High Lama" in Lost Horizon (1937). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Action & Adventure

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In 25 AD,Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into sla ...

Ben-Hur

Certification unknown

1959 | 3.9/5 | 3h 42min
Action, Drama, History
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Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big ...

The Asphalt Jungle

NR

1950 | 3.8/5 | 1h 52min
Crime, Drama
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An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction. ...

The Day the Earth Stood Still

G

1951 | 3.8/5 | 1h 32min
Drama, Science Fiction
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Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch. ...

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

G

1971 | 3.5/5 | 1h 57min
Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Music
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Awards & Nominations for Sam Jaffe

Paul Robeson Award Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Movies with Sam Jaffe as Actor(36)

1985 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as El Gabacho1984 Downstream
as Father Knickerbocker1984 Nothing Lasts Forever
as 1st Supreme Court Justice1980 Gideon's Trumpet
as Dr. Hephaestus1980 Battle Beyond the Stars
as Old Sam1973 Saga of Sonora
as Bookman1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)1971 Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Toby1971 Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1971 The Tell-Tale Heart
as Old Whateley1970 The Dunwich Horror
as Abe Stillman1970 The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
as Mr. Berryman1970 Quarantined
as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)1969 The Great Bank Robbery
as Bleum1969 Night Gallery
as Père Joseph1968 Guns for San Sebastian
as Dr. Singleton1967 Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
as Technical Adviser (Shrink)1967 A Guide for the Married Man
as himself1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up
as Simonides1959 Ben-Hur
as Henry Heusken1958 The Barbarian and the Geisha
as Sam Cooper1957 The Spies
as Self (uncredited)1953 Main Street to Broadway
as Sam Cooper1951 I Can Get It for You Wholesale
as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt1951 The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Samuel Gower1951 Under the Gun
as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider1950 The Asphalt Jungle
as Dr. Romley1949 The Accused
as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter1949 Rope of Sand
as Mayor Galimard1947 13 Rue Madeleine
as Professor Fred Lieberman1947 Gentleman's Agreement
as himself1943 Stage Door Canteen
as Gunga Din1939 Gunga Din
as High Lama1937 Lost Horizon
as Grand Duke Peter1934 The Scarlet Empress
as Gregory Simonson1934 We Live Again

TV Shows/Series with Sam Jaffe as Actor(27)

as The Keeper1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1978 Flying High
1976 The Bionic Woman
1975 Medical Story
1975 S.W.A.T.
1974 Harry O
as Papa1973 Kojak
1972 The Streets of San Francisco
as Henry Willis1971 Columbo
1971 Alias Smith and Jones
1970 Nanny and the Professor
as Dr. Singleton1966 Tarzan
as Zoltan Zorba1966 Batman
as Jed Tolson1964 Daniel Boone
as himself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as Louis Speckter1961 Cain's Hundred
as Dr. William Graham1961 The Defenders
as David Zorba1961 Ben Casey
as Old Man McKeen1960 The Westerner
as Papa Mathews1960 The Islanders
as Lazslo Lubasz1958 Naked City
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 The Donna Reed Show
as The Abbot1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Hal Ballew1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as 1st Supreme Court Justice1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 Tales of Tomorrow

Movies with Sam Jaffe as Crew(2)

Production/Producer1962 Damon and Pythias
Production/Associate Producer1933 Emergency Call

Full Name: Sam Jaffe
Born: Tuesday, 03/10 1891 (March) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 03/24 1984 (March) in Beverly Hills (aged: 93)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: City College of New York, Townsend Harris High School
Spouses (current/former): Bettye Ackerman
Other names for Sam Jaffe (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Sam Jaffe (Schauspieler)"
Sam Jaffe frequently works together with these people:
Maurice Evans (16x, Actor)
John Larch (15x, Actor)
John Zaremba (15x, Actor)
Russell Collins (15x, Actor)
Martin Balsam (14x, Actor)
Nehemiah Persoff (14x, Actor)
Sorrell Booke (14x, Actor)
Leslie Nielsen (13x, Actor)
Robert Loggia (13x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (13x, Actor)
Julie Harris (13x, Actress)
John Huston (5x, Actor)

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