Sam Jaffe
Born March 10, 1891 (Age: 135)
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New York City, New York, U.S.
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.
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.
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Filmography
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On Location with Gunga Din
2004
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as Gunga Din (archive footage)
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Age: 113
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980
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as Dr. Hephaestus
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Age: 89
Gideon's Trumpet
1980
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as 1st Supreme Court Justice
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Age: 89
Saga of Sonora
1973
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as Old Sam
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Age: 82
Enemies
1971
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as Gittelman
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Age: 80
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
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as Bookman
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Age: 80
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1971
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as Toby
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Age: 79
The Dunwich Horror
1970
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as Old Whateley
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Age: 78
Night Gallery
1969
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as Bleum
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Age: 78
The Great Bank Robbery
1969
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as Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
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Age: 78
Ben-Hur
1959
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as Simonides
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Age: 68
The Barbarian and the Geisha
1958
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as Henry Heusken
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Age: 67
Main Street to Broadway
1953
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as Self (uncredited)
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Age: 62
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
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as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
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Age: 59