Sam Jaffe
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Columbo
Henry Willis
1971
Series
The Love Boat
Professor Roscoe Weber
1977
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Batman
Zoltan Zorba
1966
Series
Naked City
Lazslo Lubasz
1958
Series
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Series
Daniel Boone
Jed Tolson
1964
Series
Ben Casey
David Zorba
1961
Series
Ben Casey
1961
Series
The Defenders
Dr. William Graham
1961
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Abbot
1955
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Hal Ballew
1955
Series
Kojak
Papa
1973
Series
The Bionic Woman
1976
Series
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
The Keeper
1979
Series
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Series
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Series
Tarzan
Dr. Singleton
1966
Series
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Series
Harry O
1974
Series
Nanny and the Professor
1970
Series
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Film
Ben-Hur
Simonides
1959
Series
Cain's Hundred
Louis Speckter
1961
Series
The Islanders
Papa Mathews
1960
Series
Medical Story
Dr. Gershowitz
1975
Series
Flying High
1978
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1st Supreme Court Justice
1951
Film
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
1951
Series
The Westerner
Old Man McKeen
1960
Film
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bookman
1971
Series
The Snoop Sisters
Issac Waldersack
1973
Film
Battle Beyond the Stars
Dr. Hephaestus
1980
Film
The Asphalt Jungle
Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
1950
Series
Foul Play
1981
Film
Night Gallery
Bleum
1969
Film
Lost Horizon
High Lama
1937
Film
Gideon's Trumpet
1st Supreme Court Justice
1980
Film
Gentleman's Agreement
Professor Fred Lieberman
1947
Film
Guns for San Sebastian
Père Joseph
1967
Film
A Guide for the Married Man
Technical Adviser
1967
Film
Gunga Din
Gunga Din
1939
Film
The Dunwich Horror
Old Whateley
1970
Film
The Barbarian and the Geisha
Henry Heusken
1958
Film
Stage Door Canteen
Sam Jaffe
1943
Film
The Scarlet Empress
Grand Duke Peter
1934
Film
The Great Bank Robbery
Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
1969
Film
The Spies
Sam Cooper
1957
Film
Main Street to Broadway
Self (uncredited)
1953
Film
Rope of Sand
Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
1949
Film
The Accused
Dr. Romley
1949
Film
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Toby
1971
Film
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Dr. Singleton
1967
Film
The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their Stories
self
2026
Film
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
(archive footage)
1985
Film
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Abe Stillman
1970
Film
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Emmanuel
1960
Film
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
Sam Cooper
1951
Film
13 Rue Madeleine
Mayor Galimard
1947
Film
Nothing Lasts Forever
Father Knickerbocker
1984
Film
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
1971
Film
We Live Again
Gregory Simonson
1934
Film
Quarantined
Mr. Berryman
1970
Film
On the Line
El Gabacho
1984
Film
Under the Gun
Samuel Gower
1951
Film
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Old Man
1971
On Location with Gunga Din
Gunga Din (archive footage)
2004
Film
Saga of Sonora
Old Sam
1973
Film
Enemies
Gittelman
1971