Sam Jaffe
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.
Filmography
Simonides
Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
High Lama
Technical Adviser (Shrink)
Dr. Singleton
Grand Duke Peter
Gunga Din
Bookman
Professor Fred Lieberman
Self (uncredited)
Samuel Gower
Dr. Hephaestus
Dr. Romley
Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
Henry Heusken
Mayor Galimard
Père Joseph
Sam Cooper
Sam Cooper
Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
Mr. Berryman
El Gabacho
Gregory Simonson
Father Knickerbocker
Abe Stillman
Gunga Din (archive footage)
Gittelman
Sam Jaffe
Bleum
Self (archive footage)
Old Sam
1st Supreme Court Justice
Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited)
Old Whateley