profile image

Sam Jaffe

Mar 10, 1891 - Mar 24, 1984 (93 years old) in 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

poster
Columbo
Henry Willis
poster
Batman
Zoltan Zorba
poster
Naked City
Lazslo Lubasz
poster
Tales of Tomorrow
poster
Alias Smith and Jones
poster
The Donna Reed Show
poster
The Streets of San Francisco
poster
Daniel Boone
Jed Tolson
poster
The Bionic Woman
poster
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Credits