Sam Jaffe
Actor
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 Day the Earth Stood Still
as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt 1951
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Bookman 1971
The Asphalt Jungle
as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider 1950
Gentleman's Agreement
as Professor Fred Lieberman 1947
Lost Horizon
as High Lama 1937
Battle Beyond the Stars
as Dr. Hephaestus 1980
Gunga Din
as Gunga Din 1939
The Scarlet Empress
as Grand Duke Peter 1934
The Dunwich Horror
as Old Whateley 1970
Guns for San Sebastian
as Père Joseph 1967
The Barbarian and the Geisha
as Henry Heusken 1958
A Guide for the Married Man
as Technical Adviser (Shrink) 1967
13 Rue Madeleine
as Mayor Galimard 1947
The Spies
as Sam Cooper 1957
Rope of Sand
as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter 1949
Nothing Lasts Forever
as Father Knickerbocker 1984