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Sam Jaffe

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.

Et billede af Sam Jaffe

Actor

1934

[ ] The Scarlet Empress (Grand Duke Peter)
[ ] We Live Again (Gregory Simonson)

1937

[ ] Lost Horizon (High Lama)

1939

[ ] Gunga Din (Gunga Din)

1943

[ ] Stage Door Canteen (Sam Jaffe)

1947

[ ] Gentleman's Agreement (Professor Fred Lieberman)
[ ] 13 Rue Madeleine (Mayor Galimard)

1949

[ ] The Accused (Dr. Romley)
[ ] Rope of Sand (Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter)

1950

[ ] The Asphalt Jungle (Doc Erwin Riedenschneider)

1951

[ ] The Day the Earth Stood Still (Prof. Jacob Barnhardt)
[ ] Under the Gun (Samuel Gower)
[ ] I Can Get It for You Wholesale (Sam Cooper)

1953

[ ] Main Street to Broadway (Self (uncredited))

1957

[ ] The Spies (Sam Cooper)

1958

[ ] The Barbarian and the Geisha (Henry Heusken)

1959

[ ] Ben-Hur (Simonides)

1960

[ ] In the Presence of Mine Enemies (Emmanuel)

1967

[ ] A Guide for the Married Man (Technical Adviser (Shrink))
[ ] Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (Dr. Singleton)
[ ] Guns for San Sebastian (Père Joseph)

1969

[ ] The Great Bank Robbery (Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger))
[ ] Night Gallery (Bleum)

1970

[ ] Quarantined (Mr. Berryman)
[ ] The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (Abe Stillman)
[ ] The Dunwich Horror (Old Whateley)

1971

[ ] Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Bookman)
[ ] Enemies (Gittelman)
[ ] Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (Toby)
[ ] The Tell-Tale Heart (????)
[ ] Mooch Goes to Hollywood (Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited))

1973

[ ] Saga of Sonora (Old Sam)

1980

[ ] Battle Beyond the Stars (Dr. Hephaestus)
[ ] Gideon's Trumpet (1st Supreme Court Justice)

1984

[ ] On the Line (El Gabacho)
[ ] Nothing Lasts Forever (Father Knickerbocker)

2004

[ ] On Location with Gunga Din (Gunga Din (archive footage))

Production

1933

[ ] Emergency Call (Associate Producer)

1962

[ ] Damon and Pythias (Producer)