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Shalom "Sam" Jaffe
Shalom Jaffe
Sam Jaffe
Acting
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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Known For
Filmography
Movies
On Location with Gunga Din
as Gunga Din (archive footage)
Nothing Lasts Forever
as Father Knickerbocker
On the Line
as El Gabacho
Battle Beyond the Stars
as Dr. Hephaestus
Gideon's Trumpet
as 1st Supreme Court Justice
Saga of Sonora
as Old Sam
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Bookman
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
as Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
as Toby
The Tell-Tale Heart
TV Shows
Foul Play
1 ep.
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as The Keeper · 2 ep.
Flying High
1 ep.
The Bionic Woman
1 ep.
Medical Story
as Dr. Gershowitz · 1 ep.
Harry O
1 ep.
Kojak
as Papa · 1 ep.
The Snoop Sisters
as Issac Waldersack · 1 ep.
The Streets of San Francisco
1 ep.
Columbo
as Henry Willis · 1 ep.
