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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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Known For
Ben-Hur
(1959)
Simonides
The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951)
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
(1971)
Bookman
The Asphalt Jungle
(1950)
Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
Gunga Din
(1939)
Gunga Din
Battle Beyond the Stars
(1980)
Dr. Hephaestus
The Scarlet Empress
(1934)
Grand Duke Peter
Gentleman's Agreement
(1947)
Professor Fred Lieberman
Lost Horizon
(1937)
High Lama
A Guide for the Married Man
(1967)
Technical Adviser (Shrink)
Guns for San Sebastian
(1968)
Père Joseph
The Barbarian and the Geisha
(1958)
Henry Heusken
The Dunwich Horror
(1970)
Old Whateley
The Accused
(1949)
Dr. Romley
Stage Door Canteen
(1943)
Sam Jaffe
Full Filmography
Acting
The Scarlet Empress
(1934)
Grand Duke Peter
We Live Again
(1934)
Gregory Simonson
Lost Horizon
(1937)
High Lama
Gunga Din
(1939)
Gunga Din
Stage Door Canteen
(1943)
Sam Jaffe
13 Rue Madeleine
(1947)
Mayor Galimard
Gentleman's Agreement
(1947)
Professor Fred Lieberman
Rope of Sand
(1949)
Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
The Accused
(1949)
Dr. Romley
The Asphalt Jungle
(1950)
Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
(1951)
Sam Cooper
The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951)
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Under the Gun
(1951)
Samuel Gower
Main Street to Broadway
(1953)
Self (uncredited)
The Spies
(1957)
Sam Cooper
The Barbarian and the Geisha
(1958)
Henry Heusken
Ben-Hur
(1959)
Simonides
A Guide for the Married Man
(1967)
Technical Adviser (Shrink)
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
(1967)
Dr. Singleton
Guns for San Sebastian
(1968)
Père Joseph
Night Gallery
(1969)
Bleum
The Great Bank Robbery
(1969)
Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
Quarantined
(1970)
Mr. Berryman
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
(1970)
Abe Stillman
The Dunwich Horror
(1970)
Old Whateley
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
(1971)
Bookman
Enemies
(1971)
Gittelman
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
(1971)
Toby
The Tell-Tale Heart
(1971)
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
(1971)
Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
Saga of Sonora
(1973)
Old Sam
Battle Beyond the Stars
(1980)
Dr. Hephaestus
Gideon's Trumpet
(1980)
1st Supreme Court Justice
On the Line
(1984)
El Gabacho
Nothing Lasts Forever
(1984)
Father Knickerbocker
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
(1985)
Self (archive footage)
On Location with Gunga Din
(2004)
Gunga Din (archive footage)
Production