Sam Jaffe
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as Simonides Ben-Hur 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
Ben-Hur
as Simonides
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Bookman
The Asphalt Jungle
as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
Gentleman's Agreement
as Professor Fred Lieberman
Lost Horizon
as High Lama
Battle Beyond the Stars
as Dr. Hephaestus
Gunga Din
as Gunga Din
The Scarlet Empress
as Grand Duke Peter
The Dunwich Horror
as Old Whateley
Guns for San Sebastian
as Père Joseph
The Barbarian and the Geisha
as Henry Heusken
A Guide for the Married Man
as Technical Adviser (Shrink)
13 Rue Madeleine
as Mayor Galimard
The Spies
as Sam Cooper
Rope of Sand
as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
Nothing Lasts Forever
as Father Knickerbocker
The Accused
as Dr. Romley
Night Gallery
as Bleum
Stage Door Canteen
as Sam Jaffe