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Shalom "Sam" Jaffe 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 is also remembered for other outstanding performances such as the title role in Gunga Din (1939) and the High Lama in Lost Horizon (1937).
Birth Name
Shalom Jaffe
Born
Tuesday, 10 March 1891
Died
Saturday, 24 March 1984
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us | Professor Jacob Barnhardt | 2005 |
| American Cinema | Doc Erwin Riedenschneider (clip from The Asphalt Jungle (1950)) | 1995 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self | 1985 |
| On the Line | El Gabacho | 1984 |
| Nothing Lasts Forever | Father Knickerbocker | 1984 |
| Foul Play | Barbary Bob Norwood | 1981 |
| Battle Beyond the Stars | Dr. Hephaestus | 1980 |
| Gideon's Trumpet | 1st Supreme Court Justice | 1980 |
| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | The Keeper | 1979 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us | Professor Jacob Barnhardt | 2005 |
| American Cinema | Doc Erwin Riedenschneider (clip from The Asphalt Jungle (1950)) | 1995 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self | 1985 |
| On the Line | El Gabacho | 1984 |
| Nothing Lasts Forever | Father Knickerbocker | 1984 |
| Foul Play | Barbary Bob Norwood | 1981 |
| Battle Beyond the Stars | Dr. Hephaestus | 1980 |
| Gideon's Trumpet | 1st Supreme Court Justice | 1980 |
| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | The Keeper | 1979 |
| The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979 |
| Flying High | Dr. Alsdorf | 1978 |
| The Love Boat | Professor Roscoe Weber | 1977 |
| The Bionic Woman | Admiral Richter | 1976 |
| Medical Story | Dr. Gershowitz | 1975 |
| S.W.A.T. | Dr. Brunner | 1975 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| QB VII | Dr. Tessler | 1974 |
| Kojak | Papa | 1973 |
| Harry O | Dr. Howard Cambridge | 1973 |
| The Snoop Sisters | Issac Waldersack | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Alex Zubatuk | 1972 |
| Mooch | Sam Jaffe - Party guest | 1971 |
| Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Bookman | 1971 |
| Columbo | Dr. Henry Willis | 1971 |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Henry Noll | 1971 |
| Alias Smith and Jones | Soapy Saunders | 1971 |
| The Old Man Who Cried Wolf | Abe Stillman | 1970 |
| Quarantined | Mr. Berryman | 1970 |
| Nanny and the Professor | Dr. Lazko | 1970 |
| The Dunwich Horror | Old Whateley | 1970 |
| Love, American Style | Mr. Palvecko (segment "Love and the Wishing Star") | 1969 |
| The Andy Williams Show | Self | 1969 |
| The Great Bank Robbery | Brother Lilac / Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger) | 1969 |
| Guns for San Sebastian | Father Joseph / Père Joseph | 1968 |
| Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion | Singleton / Dr. Singleton | 1967 |
| A Guide for the Married Man | Technical Adviser (Shrink) / Technical Adviser | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| Tarzan | Dr. Singleton | 1966 |
| Batman | Zoltan Zorba | 1966 |
| Gypsy | Self | 1965 |
| Daniel Boone | Jed Tolson | 1964 |
| Hollywood Without Make-Up | Self / Himself | 1963 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Dr. David Zorba / David Zorba | 1961 |
| Cain's Hundred | Louis Speckter | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Dr. William Graham | 1961 |
| The Law and Mr. Jones | Martin Berger | 1960 |
| The Islanders | Papa Mathews | 1960 |
| The Westerner | Old Man McKeen | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Robert Herridge Theater | Mr. Bates | 1960 |
| Ben-Hur | Simonides | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Joshua Norton | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Luigi Valcone | 1959 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Younkers | 1958 |
| Naked City | Lazslo Lubasz | 1958 |
| The Barbarian and the Geisha | Henry Heusken | 1958 |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | Zacharias | 1958 |
| Playhouse 90 | Emmanuel / Grandy / Schiller | 1956 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Hal Ballew / The Abbot | 1955 |
| Main Street to Broadway | Sam Jaffe- First Nighter | 1953 |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | Professor Jacob Barnhardt / Prof. Jacob Barnhardt | 1951 |
| I Can Get It for You Wholesale | Sam Cooper | 1951 |
| Under the Gun | Samuel Gower | 1951 |
| Life with Linkletter | Self | 1950 |
| The Asphalt Jungle | Doc Erwin Riedenschneider | 1950 |
| Rope of Sand | Dr. Francis Hunter / Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter | 1949 |
| The Accused | Dr. Romley | 1949 |
| Gentleman's Agreement | Professor Fred Lieberman / Prof. Fred Lieberman | 1947 |
| 13 Rue Madeleine | Mayor Galimard | 1947 |
| Stage Door Canteen | Sam Jaffe | 1943 |
| Gunga Din | Gunga Din | 1939 |
| Lost Horizon | High Lama | 1937 |
| We Live Again | Gregory Simonson | 1934 |
| The Scarlet Empress | Grand Duke Peter | 1934 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1962 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor | Nominated |
| 1951 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
