Overview
Mini Biography:
He was born Shalom Jaffe but became known to the world as Sam Jaffe (also...
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Trivia:
He was a victim of the Hollywood blacklist during the McCarthy "Red Scare"...
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
1 win
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1 nomination
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Filmography
- On the Line (1984) .... El Gabacho
... aka Downstream (USA)
... aka Río abajo (Spain) - Nothing Lasts Forever (1984) .... Father Knickerbocker
- "The Love Boat" (1 episode, 1983)
- The Professor Has Class/When the Magic Disappears/We, the Jury (1983) TV episode - Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) .... Dr. Hephaestus
- Gideon's Trumpet (1980) (TV) .... 1st Supreme Court Justice
- "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" .... Council Leader (2 episodes, 1980)
- Flight of the War Witch: Part 1 (1980) TV episode .... Council Leader
- Flight of the War Witch: Part 2 (1980) TV episode .... Council Leader
- "Flying High" .... Dr. Alsdorf (1 episode, 1978)
- Fear of Cheesecake (1978) TV episode .... Dr. Alsdorf - "Kojak" .... Papa (1 episode, 1977)
- Tears for All Who Loved Her (1977) TV episode .... Papa - "The Bionic Woman" .... Admiral Ricter (1 episode, 1976)
- Kill Oscar: Part 3 (1976) TV episode .... Admiral Ricter - The Sad and Lonely Sundays (1976) (TV) .... Dr. Sweeny
- "Medical Story" .... Dr. Gershowitz (1 episode, 1975)
- The Moonlight Heater (1975) TV episode .... Dr. Gershowitz - "Harry O" .... Dr. Howard Cambridge (1 episode, 1975)
- The Acolyte (1975) TV episode .... Dr. Howard Cambridge - Columbo: Forgotten Lady (1975) (TV) .... Dr. Henry Willis
- "S.W.A.T." .... Dr. Brunner (1 episode, 1975)
- Omega One (1975) TV episode .... Dr. Brunner - "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Alex Zubatuk (1 episode, 1974)
- Mister Nobody (1974) TV episode .... Alex Zubatuk - "QB VII" (1974) TV mini-series .... Dr. Mark Tessler (unknown episodes)
- "The Snoop Sisters" (1 episode, 1973)
- Corpse and Robbers (1973) TV episode - Saga of Sonora (1973) (TV) .... Old Sam
- "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" .... Henry Noll (1 episode, 1972)
- Five Will Get You Six (1972) TV episode .... Henry Noll - "Love, American Style" .... (segment "Love and the Wishing Star") (1 episode, 1972)
- Love and the Girlish Groom/Love and the New You/Love and the Oldlyweds/Love and the Wishing Star (1972) TV episode .... (segment "Love and the Wishing Star") - Ghost Story (1972) (TV) .... De Witt
- "Ghost Story" .... DeWitt (1 episode, 1972)
... aka Circle of Fear (USA: new title)
- The New House (1972) TV episode .... DeWitt - "Alias Smith and Jones" .... Soapy Saunders (3 episodes, 1971-1972)
- Bad Night in Big Butte (1972) TV episode .... Soapy Saunders
- A Fistful of Diamonds (1971) TV episode .... Soapy Saunders
- The Great Shell Game (1971) TV episode .... Soapy Saunders - Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) .... Bookman
... aka Bedknobs and Broomsticks: 25th Anniversary Special Edition (USA: longer version) - Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr. Foster? (1971) (TV) .... Toby
... aka Sam Hill: Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? - Enemies (1971) (TV)
- The Tell-Tale Heart (1971) .... The Old Man
- The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970) (TV) .... Abe Stillman
- Quarantined (1970) (TV) .... Mr. Berryman
... aka House on the Hill - "Nanny and the Professor" .... Dr. Lazko (1 episode, 1970)
- The Astronomers (1970) TV episode .... Dr. Lazko - The Dunwich Horror (1970) .... Old Whateley
- Night Gallery (1969) (TV) .... Bleum
... aka Rod Serling's Wax Museum (USA) - The Great Bank Robbery (1969) .... Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
- Bataille de San Sebastian, La (1968) .... Father Joseph
... aka Cañones de San Sebastián, Los (Mexico)
... aka Cannoni di San Sebastian, I (Italy)
... aka Guns for San Sebastian (USA) - "Tarzan" .... Dr. Singleton (2 episodes, 1967)
- The Blue Stone of Heaven: Part 2 (1967) TV episode .... Dr. Singleton
- The Blue Stone of Heaven: Part 1 (1967) TV episode .... Dr. Singleton - A Guide for the Married Man (1967) .... Technical Adviser (Shrink)
- "Batman" .... Zoltan Zorba (1 episode, 1966)
- Walk the Straight and Narrow (1966) TV episode (uncredited) .... Zoltan Zorba - "Bonanza" .... Joshua Norton (1 episode, 1966)
... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
- The Emperor Norton (1966) TV episode .... Joshua Norton - "Daniel Boone" .... Jed Tolson (1 episode, 1965)
- The First Beau (1965) TV episode .... Jed Tolson - "Ben Casey" .... Dr. David Zorba (14 episodes, 1961-1965)
- Where Does the Boomerang Go? (1965) TV episode .... Dr. David Zorba
- A Boy Is Standing Outside the Door (1965) TV episode .... Dr. David Zorba
- Autumn Without Red Leaves (1964) TV episode (credit only) .... Dr. David Zorba
- But Who Shall Beat the Drums? (1964) TV episode .... Dr. David Zorba
- The Evidence of Things Not Seen (1964) TV episode .... Dr. David Zorba
(9 more) - "The Defenders" .... Dr. Graham (1 episode, 1962)
- The Bedside Murder (1962) TV episode .... Dr. Graham - "Cain's Hundred" .... Louis Speckter (1 episode, 1961)
- Cain's Final Judgment (1961) TV episode .... Louis Speckter - "The Law and Mr. Jones" .... Martin Berger (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
- The Broken Hand (1961) TV episode .... Martin Berger
- No Sale (1960) TV episode - "Naked City" .... Laszlo Lubasz (1 episode, 1961)
- An Economy of Death (1961) TV episode .... Laszlo Lubasz - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Hal / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
- The Greatest Monster of Them All (1961) TV episode .... Hal
- The Ikon of Elijah (1960) TV episode .... The Abbot - "The Untouchables" .... Luigi Falconi (1 episode, 1961)
- Augie 'The Banker' Ciamino (1961) TV episode .... Luigi Falconi - "The Islanders" .... Papa Mathews (1 episode, 1961)
- To Bell a Cat (1961) TV episode .... Papa Mathews - "Shirley Temple's Storybook" .... Zacharias (1 episode, 1961)
... aka The Shirley Temple Theatre (USA: third season title)
- The Terrible Clockman (1961) TV episode .... Zacharias - "The Westerner" .... Old Man McKeen (1 episode, 1960)
... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
- The Old Man (1960) TV episode .... Old Man McKeen - "Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1960)
- Legend of Lovers (1960) TV episode - "Playhouse 90" .... Carpenter / ... (3 episodes, 1959-1960)
- In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1960) TV episode .... Carpenter
- To the Sound of Trumpets (1960) TV episode .... Schiller
- The Ding-A-Ling Girl (1959) TV episode .... Grandy
- "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Younkers (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Desilu Playhouse
- Lepke (1959) TV episode .... Younkers - Ben-Hur (1959) .... Simonides
... aka Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (USA: alternative title) - The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958) .... Henry Heusken
- Espions, Les (1957) .... Sam Cooper
... aka Spie, Le (Italy)
... aka The Spies - The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) .... Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
- I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951) .... Sam Cooper
... aka Only the Best (USA: TV title)
... aka This Is My Affair (UK) - Under the Gun (1951) .... Samuel Gower
- The Asphalt Jungle (1950) .... Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
- Rope of Sand (1949) .... Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
- The Accused (1949) .... Dr. Romley
- Gentleman's Agreement (1947) .... Professor Fred Lieberman
... aka Laura Z. Hobson's Gentleman's Agreement (USA: complete title) - 13 Rue Madeleine (1947) .... Mayor Galimard
- Gunga Din (1939) .... Gunga Din
- Lost Horizon (1937) .... High Lama
... aka Lost Horizon of Shangri-La (USA: reissue title) - We Live Again (1934) .... Gregory Simonson
- The Scarlet Empress (1934) .... Grand Duke Peter
Additional Details
Other Works:
Stage: Played Kringelein in the original
Broadway production of "Grand Hotel", in 1930.
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