Sam Jaffe

Actor
BirthdayMar 10, 1891 (93 years old)
DeathdayMar 24, 1984
Place of birth New York City, New York, U.S.
GenderMale

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.

Known for

Simonides

Nov 18, 1959

Prof. Jacob Barnhardt

Sep 28, 1951

Bookman

Oct 7, 1971

Henry Willis

Sep 15, 1971

Zoltan Zorba

Jan 12, 1966

Doc Erwin Riedenschneider

May 12, 1950

Professor Fred Lieberman

Nov 11, 1947

Jan 14, 1976

High Lama

Mar 3, 1937

The Abbot, Hal Ballew

Oct 2, 1955

Dr. Hephaestus

Sep 8, 1980

Gunga Din

Jan 26, 1939

Grand Duke Peter

May 9, 1934

Papa

Oct 24, 1973

The Keeper

Sep 20, 1979

Old Whateley

Jan 14, 1970

Père Joseph

Mar 20, 1968

Henry Heusken

Sep 30, 1958

Mayor Galimard

Jan 15, 1947

Simonides

Nov 18, 1959

Prof. Jacob Barnhardt

Sep 28, 1951

Bookman

Oct 7, 1971

Henry Willis

Sep 15, 1971

Zoltan Zorba

Jan 12, 1966

Doc Erwin Riedenschneider

May 12, 1950

Acting


Participated in 39 movies, 27 TV series

2004

Gunga Din (archive footage)


1985

Self (archive footage)


1984

El Gabacho


1984

Father Knickerbocker



1980

Dr. Hephaestus


1980

1st Supreme Court Justice





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