Person

Sam Jaffe

Acting · 1891–1984 · New York City, New York, U.S.

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.

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  Columbo

  Henry Willis

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  Batman

  Zoltan Zorba

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  The Merv Griffin Show

  Self

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  The Donna Reed Show

  1958

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  Daniel Boone

  Jed Tolson

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  Ben Casey

  David Zorba

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  The Defenders

  Dr. William Graham

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  Naked City

  Lazslo Lubasz

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  Kojak

  Papa

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  The Bionic Woman

  1976

• 2004On Location with Gunga DinGunga Din (archive footage)
• 1984On the LineEl Gabacho
• 1984Nothing Lasts ForeverFather Knickerbocker
• 1981Foul Play
• 1980Battle Beyond the StarsDr. Hephaestus
• 1980Gideon's Trumpet1st Supreme Court Justice
• 1979Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyThe Keeper
• 1978Flying High
• 1976The Bionic Woman
• 1975Medical StoryDr. Gershowitz
• 1974Harry O
• 1973The Snoop SistersIssac Waldersack
• 1973KojakPapa
• 1973Saga of SonoraOld Sam
• 1972The Streets of San Francisco
• 1971Mooch Goes to HollywoodSam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
• 1971EnemiesGittelman
• 1971Bedknobs and BroomsticksBookman
• 1971ColumboHenry Willis
• 1971Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?Toby
• 1971Alias Smith and Jones
• 1971The Tell-Tale Heart
• 1970The Old Man Who Cried WolfAbe Stillman
• 1970QuarantinedMr. Berryman
• 1970Nanny and the Professor
• 1970The Dunwich HorrorOld Whateley
• 1969Night GalleryBleum
• 1969The Great Bank RobberyBrother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
• 1967Tarzan's Jungle RebellionDr. Singleton
• 1967A Guide for the Married ManTechnical Adviser
• 1967Guns for San SebastianPère Joseph
• 1966TarzanDr. Singleton
• 1966BatmanZoltan Zorba
• 1964Daniel BooneJed Tolson
• 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
• 1962Damon and PythiasProducer
• 1961Ben CaseyDavid Zorba
• 1961Cain's HundredLouis Speckter
• 1961The DefendersDr. William Graham
• 1960The IslandersPapa Mathews
• 1960The WesternerOld Man McKeen
• 1960In the Presence of Mine EnemiesEmmanuel
• 1959Ben-HurSimonides
• 1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
• 1958The Barbarian and the GeishaHenry Heusken
• 1958Naked CityLazslo Lubasz
• 1958The Donna Reed Show
• 1957The SpiesSam Cooper
• 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsThe Abbot
• 1953Main Street to BroadwaySelf (uncredited)
• 1951Hallmark Hall of Fame1st Supreme Court Justice
• 1951The Day the Earth Stood StillProf. Jacob Barnhardt
• 1951Tales of Tomorrow
• 1951I Can Get It for You WholesaleSam Cooper
• 1951Under the GunSamuel Gower
• 1950The Asphalt JungleDoc Erwin Riedenschneider
• 1949Rope of SandDr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
• 1949The AccusedDr. Romley
• 1947Gentleman's AgreementProfessor Fred Lieberman
• 194713 Rue MadeleineMayor Galimard
• 1943Stage Door CanteenSam Jaffe
• 1939Gunga DinGunga Din
• 1937Lost HorizonHigh Lama
• 1934We Live AgainGregory Simonson
• 1934The Scarlet EmpressGrand Duke Peter
• 1933Emergency CallAssociate Producer