Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1891-03-10
- Day of Death1984-03-24 (93 years)
- Place of Birth New York City, New York, U.S.
- Also Known AsShalom "Sam" JaffeShalom Jaffe
Sam Jaffe
Biography
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1984
On the Line
As: El Gabacho
- 1984
Nothing Lasts Forever
As: Father Knickerbocker
- 1980
Battle Beyond the Stars
As: Dr. Hephaestus
- 1980
Gideon's Trumpet
As: 1st Supreme Court Justice
- 1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
As: The Keeper
- 1973
The Snoop Sisters
As: Issac Waldersack
- 1973
Kojak
As: Papa
- 1973
Saga of Sonora
As: Old Sam
1971Mooch Goes to Hollywood
As: Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
1971Enemies
As: Gittelman
- 1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
As: Bookman
1971Columbo
As: Henry Willis
1971Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
As: Toby
1970The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
As: Abe Stillman
1970Quarantined
As: Mr. Berryman
1970The Dunwich Horror
As: Old Whateley
1969Night Gallery
As: Bleum
1969The Great Bank Robbery
As: Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
1968Guns for San Sebastian
As: Père Joseph
1967Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
As: Dr. Singleton
1967A Guide for the Married Man
As: Technical Adviser (Shrink)
1966Tarzan
As: Dr. Singleton
1966Batman
As: Zoltan Zorba
1964Daniel Boone
As: Jed Tolson
1961Ben Casey
As: David Zorba
1961Cain's Hundred
As: Louis Speckter
1961The Defenders
As: Dr. William Graham
1960The Islanders
As: Papa Mathews
1960The Westerner
As: Old Man McKeen
- 1959
Ben-Hur
As: Simonides
1958The Barbarian and the Geisha
As: Henry Heusken
1958Naked City
As: Lazslo Lubasz
1957The Spies
As: Sam Cooper
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: The Abbot
- 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Hal Ballew
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: 1st Supreme Court Justice
- 1951
The Day the Earth Stood Still
As: Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
1951I Can Get It for You Wholesale
As: Sam Cooper
1951Under the Gun
As: Samuel Gower
- 1950
The Asphalt Jungle
As: Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
1949Rope of Sand
As: Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
1949The Accused
As: Dr. Romley
- 1947
Gentleman's Agreement
As: Professor Fred Lieberman
194713 Rue Madeleine
As: Mayor Galimard
1943Stage Door Canteen
As: Sam Jaffe
1939Gunga Din
As: Gunga Din
1937Lost Horizon
As: High Lama
1934We Live Again
As: Gregory Simonson
1934The Scarlet Empress
As: Grand Duke Peter