Sam Jaffe
Acting Born Mar 10, 1891 New York City, New York, U.S. 24 credits
Biography
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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).
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Full filmography
- Columbo (1971) as Henry Willis
- The Donna Reed Show (1958)
- Batman (1966) as Zoltan Zorba
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Jed Tolson
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- Naked City (1958) as Lazslo Lubasz
- Ben Casey (1961) as David Zorba
- Ben Casey (1961)
- The Bionic Woman (1976)
- Kojak (1973) as Papa
- Tarzan (1966) as Dr. Singleton
- The Defenders (1961) as Dr. William Graham
- Tales of Tomorrow (1951)
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) as The Keeper
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as The Abbot
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Hal Ballew
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
- Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
- Harry O (1974)
- Ben-Hur (1959) as Simonides
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
- Cain's Hundred (1961) as Louis Speckter
- Nanny and the Professor (1970)
- Medical Story (1975) as Dr. Gershowitz