Sam Jaffe

Actor

Born: March 10, 1891
Died: March 24, 1984 (age 93)
From: New York City, New York, U.S.

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…

Filmography (37)

On Location with Gunga Din
On Location with Gunga Din (2004)
Gunga Din (archive footage)
On the Line (1984)
El Gabacho
Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)
Father Knickerbocker
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
Dr. Hephaestus
Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
1st Supreme Court Justice
Saga of Sonora (1973)
Old Sam
Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971)
Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
Enemies (1971)
Gittelman
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Bookman
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (1971)
Toby
The Tell-Tale Heart (1971)
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970)
Abe Stillman
Quarantined (1970)
Mr. Berryman
The Dunwich Horror (1970)
Old Whateley
Night Gallery (1969)
Bleum
The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967)
Dr. Singleton
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
Technical Adviser
Guns for San Sebastian (1967)
Père Joseph
In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1960)
Emmanuel
Ben-Hur (1959)
Simonides
The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)
Henry Heusken
The Spies (1957)
Sam Cooper
Main Street to Broadway (1953)
Self (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
Sam Cooper
Under the Gun (1951)
Samuel Gower
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
Rope of Sand (1949)
Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
The Accused (1949)
Dr. Romley