Sam Jaffe
Biography
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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).
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Filmography
The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their Stories
2026
as self
- No poster
On Location with Gunga Din
2004
as Gunga Din (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
as (archive footage)
On the Line
1984
as El Gabacho
Nothing Lasts Forever
1984
as Father Knickerbocker
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980
as Dr. Hephaestus
Gideon's Trumpet
1980
as 1st Supreme Court Justice
Saga of Sonora
1973
as Old Sam
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971
as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
Enemies
1971
as Gittelman
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
as Bookman
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1971
as Toby
The Tell-Tale Heart
1971
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970
as Abe Stillman
Quarantined
1970
as Mr. Berryman
The Dunwich Horror
1970
as Old Whateley
Night Gallery
1969
as Bleum
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
1967
as Dr. Singleton
A Guide for the Married Man
1967
as Technical Adviser
Guns for San Sebastian
1967
as Père Joseph
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1960
as Emmanuel
Ben-Hur
1959
as Simonides
The Barbarian and the Geisha
1958
as Henry Heusken