Sam Jaffe

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.
Cast

Ben-Hur
Simonides

The Day the Earth Stood Still
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt

Lost Horizon
High Lama

A Guide for the Married Man
Technical Adviser (Shrink)

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Dr. Singleton

The Scarlet Empress
Grand Duke Peter

Gunga Din
Gunga Din

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bookman

Gentleman's Agreement
Professor Fred Lieberman

Main Street to Broadway
Self (uncredited)

Under the Gun
Samuel Gower

Battle Beyond the Stars
Dr. Hephaestus

The Accused
Dr. Romley

Rope of Sand
Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter

The Asphalt Jungle
Doc Erwin Riedenschneider

The Barbarian and the Geisha
Henry Heusken

13 Rue Madeleine
Mayor Galimard

Guns for San Sebastian
Père Joseph

The Spies
Sam Cooper

I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Sam Cooper

The Great Bank Robbery
Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)

Quarantined
Mr. Berryman

On the Line
El Gabacho

We Live Again
Gregory Simonson

Nothing Lasts Forever
Father Knickerbocker

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Abe Stillman
On Location with Gunga Din
Gunga Din (archive footage)

Enemies
Gittelman

Stage Door Canteen
Sam Jaffe

Night Gallery
Bleum

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Toby

Saga of Sonora
Old Sam

Gideon's Trumpet
1st Supreme Court Justice

The Tell-Tale Heart
Unknown

Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)

The Dunwich Horror
Old Whateley

In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Emmanuel

