Actor info
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Name :
Sam Jaffe
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Born :
March 10, 1891 in New York City, New York, U.S. (93 years at death)
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Died :
March 24, 1984
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
37 films (1934–2004)
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Also known as :
Shalom "Sam" Jaffe, Shalom Jaffe
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Biography
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.
Notable films
- Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) as Dr. Hephaestus
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) as Bookman
- Night Gallery (1969) as Bleum
- Ben-Hur (1959) as Simonides
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
