Acting
Sam Jaffe
Mar 10, 1891 (died Mar 24, 1984, aged 93) 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.
Known for
8.1
Columbo
Henry Willis
7.9
Ben-Hur
Simonides
7.3
Batman
Zoltan Zorba
6.2
The Love Boat
Professor Roscoe Weber
7.4
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Abbot
7.0
The Bionic Woman
1976 · TV
7.0
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bookman
7.3
Kojak
Papa
7.1
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
The Keeper
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · TV
7.5
The Asphalt Jungle
Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
7.0
Daniel Boone
Jed Tolson
7.0
Gentleman's Agreement
Professor Fred Lieberman
5.4
Battle Beyond the Stars
Dr. Hephaestus
Filmography
The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their Stories
2026 · self
5.8
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985 · (archive footage)
6.3
Nothing Lasts Forever
1984 · Father Knickerbocker
4.8
On the Line
1984 · El Gabacho
5.0
Foul Play
1981
5.4
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980 · Dr. Hephaestus
6.5
Gideon's Trumpet
1980 · 1st Supreme Court Justice
7.1
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979 · The Keeper
6.3
Flying High
1978
6.2
The Love Boat
1977 · Professor Roscoe Weber
7.0
The Bionic Woman
1976
5.0
Medical Story
1975 · Dr. Gershowitz
5.2
Harry O
1974
7.3
Kojak
1973 · Papa
7.5
The Snoop Sisters
1973 · Issac Waldersack
9.0
Saga of Sonora
1973 · Old Sam
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
8.1
Columbo
1971 · Henry Willis
7.0
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971 · Bookman
7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
4.8
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1971 · Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
7.2
The Tell-Tale Heart
1971 · The Old Man
9.0
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1971 · Toby
9.0
Enemies
1971 · Gittelman
5.3
The Dunwich Horror
1970 · Old Whateley
6.7
Nanny and the Professor
1970
6.8
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970 · Abe Stillman
6.0
Quarantined
1970 · Mr. Berryman
6.7
Night Gallery
1969 · Bleum
6.6
The Great Bank Robbery
1969 · Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)