Sam Jaffe
Actor| Birthday | Mar 10, 1891 (93 years old) |
| Deathday | Mar 24, 1984 |
| Place of birth | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Gender | Male |
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
7.9
Simonides
Nov 18, 1959
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Sep 28, 1951
Bookman
Oct 7, 1971
8.1
Henry Willis
Sep 15, 1971
7.3
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
6.5
Gunga Din
Jan 26, 1939
Grand Duke Peter
May 9, 1934
6.9
Papa
Oct 24, 1973
The Keeper
Sep 20, 1979
Old Whateley
Jan 14, 1970
Sep 23, 1972
Père Joseph
Mar 20, 1968
Henry Heusken
Sep 30, 1958
Mayor Galimard
Jan 15, 1947
Acting
Participated in 40 movies, 27 TV series
