Sam Jaffe: movies and TV shows
Sam Jaffe has 69 credits in the archive: 40 films and 29 TV series, from 1933 to 2026. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1933 – 2026 · busiest year: 1971 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their Stories | self | Film | — | 135 |
| 2004 | On Location with Gunga Din | Gunga Din (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 113 |
| 1984 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Father Knickerbocker | Film | 6.3 | 93 |
| 1984 | On the Line | El Gabacho | Film | 4.8 | 93 |
| 1981 | Foul Play | TV | 5.0 | 90 | |
| 1980 | Battle Beyond the Stars | Dr. Hephaestus | Film | 5.4 | 89 |
| 1980 | Gideon's Trumpet | 1st Supreme Court Justice | Film | 6.4 | 89 |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | The Keeper | TV | 7.0 | 88 |
| 1978 | Flying High | TV | 6.3 | 87 | |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman | TV | 7.0 | 85 | |
| 1975 | Medical Story | Dr. Gershowitz | TV | 5.0 | 84 |
| 1974 | Harry O | TV | 5.2 | 83 | |
| 1973 | Kojak | Papa | TV | 7.2 | 82 |
| 1973 | The Snoop Sisters | Issac Waldersack | TV | 7.5 | 82 |
| 1973 | Saga of Sonora | Old Sam | Film | 9.0 | 82 |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | TV | 7.0 | 81 | |
| 1971 | Columbo | Henry Willis | TV | 8.1 | 80 |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | TV | 7.0 | 80 | |
| 1971 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Bookman | Film | 7.0 | 80 |
| 1971 | Mooch Goes to Hollywood | Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited) | Film | 4.8 | 80 |
| 1971 | Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? | Toby | Film | 9.0 | 80 |
| 1971 | The Tell-Tale Heart | Film | 7.8 | 80 | |
| 1971 | Enemies | Gittelman | Film | 9.0 | 80 |
| 1970 | Nanny and the Professor | TV | 6.7 | 79 | |
| 1970 | The Dunwich Horror | Old Whateley | Film | 5.3 | 79 |
| 1970 | The Old Man Who Cried Wolf | Abe Stillman | Film | 6.8 | 79 |
| 1970 | Quarantined | Mr. Berryman | Film | 6.0 | 79 |
| 1969 | The Great Bank Robbery | Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger) | Film | 6.6 | 78 |
| 1969 | Night Gallery | Bleum | Film | 6.5 | 78 |
| 1967 | Guns for San Sebastian | Père Joseph | Film | 7.0 | 76 |
| 1967 | A Guide for the Married Man | Technical Adviser | Film | 5.9 | 76 |
| 1967 | Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion | Dr. Singleton | Film | 6.3 | 76 |
| 1966 | Batman | Zoltan Zorba | TV | 7.3 | 75 |
| 1966 | Tarzan | Dr. Singleton | TV | 6.9 | 75 |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone | Jed Tolson | TV | 7.0 | 73 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 71 |
| 1962 | Damon and Pythias | Film | 4.7 | 71 | |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Dr. William Graham | TV | 6.3 | 70 |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | David Zorba | TV | 5.9 | 70 |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | TV | 5.9 | 70 | |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred | Louis Speckter | TV | 5.3 | 70 |
| 1960 | The Islanders | Papa Mathews | TV | 8.0 | 69 |
| 1960 | The Westerner | Old Man McKeen | TV | 7.0 | 69 |
| 1960 | In the Presence of Mine Enemies | Emmanuel | Film | — | 69 |
| 1959 | Ben-Hur | Simonides | Film | 7.9 | 68 |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show | TV | 6.5 | 67 | |
| 1958 | Naked City | Lazslo Lubasz | TV | 5.7 | 67 |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | TV | 6.3 | 67 | |
| 1958 | The Barbarian and the Geisha | Henry Heusken | Film | 6.0 | 67 |
| 1957 | The Spies | Sam Cooper | Film | 6.6 | 66 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | The Abbot | TV | 7.8 | 64 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Hal Ballew | TV | 7.8 | 64 |
| 1953 | Main Street to Broadway | Self (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 62 |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow | TV | 6.4 | 60 | |
| 1951 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Prof. Jacob Barnhardt | Film | 7.5 | 60 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | 1st Supreme Court Justice | TV | 8.8 | 60 |
| 1951 | I Can Get It for You Wholesale | Sam Cooper | Film | 6.0 | 60 |
| 1951 | Under the Gun | Samuel Gower | Film | 6.6 | 60 |
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | Doc Erwin Riedenschneider | Film | 7.5 | 59 |
| 1949 | Rope of Sand | Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter | Film | 5.8 | 58 |
| 1949 | The Accused | Dr. Romley | Film | 6.1 | 58 |
| 1947 | Gentleman's Agreement | Professor Fred Lieberman | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1947 | 13 Rue Madeleine | Mayor Galimard | Film | 6.1 | 56 |
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen | Sam Jaffe | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1939 | Gunga Din | Gunga Din | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1937 | Lost Horizon | High Lama | Film | 6.9 | 46 |
| 1934 | The Scarlet Empress | Grand Duke Peter | Film | 6.9 | 43 |
| 1934 | We Live Again | Gregory Simonson | Film | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1933 | Emergency Call | Film | 6.3 | 42 |