Person · Actor · Active since 1934
Sam Jaffe
1891–1984, New York City
American actor, born in New York City. Won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Appeared in 22 films on this site, including Ben-Hur (1959), Gentleman's Agreement (1947) and The Asphalt Jungle (1950).
Films in this guide
- The Scarlet Empress (1934)actor, as Grand Duke Peter
- We Live Again (1934)actor
- Lost Horizon (1937)actor
- Gunga Din (1939)actor, as Gunga Din
- 13 Rue Madeleine (1947)actor, as Mayor Galimard
- Gentleman's Agreement (1947)actor
- The Accused (1949)actor
- Rope of Sand (1950)actor
- The Asphalt Jungle (1950)actor
- I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)actor
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)actor
- Les Espions (1957)actor
- The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)actor
- Ben-Hur (1959)actor, as Simonides
- A Guide for the Married Man (1967)actor
- La Bataille de San Sebastian (1968)actor
- The Great Bank Robbery (1969)actor
- The Dunwich Horror (1970)actor
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)actor, as Bookman
- Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)actor
- Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)actor
- On the Line (1984)actor