Sam Jaffe
Acting
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.
Known for
1984On the Line
El Gabacho
1984Nothing Lasts Forever
Father Knickerbocker
1980Battle Beyond the Stars
Dr. Hephaestus
1980Gideon's Trumpet
1st Supreme Court Justice
1973Saga of Sonora
Old Sam
1971Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bookman
1971Enemies
Gittelman
1971Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Toby
1971The Tell-Tale Heart
1971Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
1970Quarantined
Mr. Berryman
1970The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Abe Stillman
1970The Dunwich Horror
Old Whateley
1969The Great Bank Robbery
Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
1969Night Gallery
Bleum
1967A Guide for the Married Man
Technical Adviser (Shrink)
1967Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
Dr. Singleton
1967Guns for San Sebastian
Père Joseph
1960In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Emmanuel
1959Ben-Hur
Simonides
1958The Barbarian and the Geisha
Henry Heusken
1957The Spies
Sam Cooper
1953Main Street to Broadway
Self (uncredited)
1951The Day the Earth Stood Still
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt