Filmography
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Known For
The Day the Earth Stood Still Professor Jacob Barnhardt (1951) -
The Asphalt Jungle Doc Erwin Riedenschneider (1950) -
Bedknobs and Broomsticks Bookman (1971) -
Known For
Ben-Hur Simonides (1959) -
Actor
On the Line El Gabacho (1984) -
Nothing Lasts Forever Father Knickerbocker (1984) -
The Love Boat Professor Roscoe Weber (1983) -
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 (1980) -
Flying High Dr. Alsdorf (1978) -
Kojak Papa (1977) -
The Bionic Woman Admiral Richter (1976) -
The Sad and Lonely Sundays Dr. Sweeny (1976)
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![Medical Story]( "Medical Story")
Medical Story Dr. Gershowitz (1975) -
![Harry O]( "Harry O")
Harry O Dr. Howard Cambridge (1975) -
![Columbo]( "Columbo")
Columbo Dr. Henry Willis (1975) -
![S.W.A.T.]( "S.W.A.T.")
S.W.A.T. Dr. Brunner (1975) -
The Best of Times (1974)
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![The Streets of San Francisco]( "The Streets of San Francisco")
The Streets of San Francisco Alex Zubatuk (1974) -
![Mooch]( "Mooch")
Mooch Sam Jaffe - Party guest (1974) -
![QB VII]( "QB VII")
QB VII Dr. Tessler (1974) -
![The Snoop Sisters]( "The Snoop Sisters")
The Snoop Sisters Issac Waldersack (1973) -
Saga of Sonora Old Sam (1973)
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![Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law]( "Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law")
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law Henry Noll (1972) -
![Love, American Style]( "Love, American Style")
Love, American Style Mr. Palvecko (segment "Love and the Wishing Star") (1972) -
![Circle of Fear]( "Circle of Fear")
Circle of Fear De Witt (1972) -
![Alias Smith and Jones]( "Alias Smith and Jones")
Alias Smith and Jones Soapy Saunders (1971-1972) -
The Tell-Tale Heart The Old Man (1971)
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![Enemies]( "Enemies")
Enemies Gittelman (1971) -
![Bedknobs and Broomsticks]( "Bedknobs and Broomsticks")
Bedknobs and Broomsticks Bookman (1971) -
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? Toby (1971)
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![The Old Man Who Cried Wolf]( "The Old Man Who Cried Wolf")
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf Abe Stillman (1970) -
![Quarantined]( "Quarantined")
Quarantined Mr. Berryman (1970) -
![Nanny and the Professor]( "Nanny and the Professor")
Nanny and the Professor Dr. Lazko (1970) -
![The Dunwich Horror]( "The Dunwich Horror")
The Dunwich Horror Old Whateley (1970) -
![Night Gallery]( "Night Gallery")
Night Gallery Bleum (segment "Escape Route") (1969) -
![The Great Bank Robbery]( "The Great Bank Robbery")
The Great Bank Robbery Brother Lilac Bailey - Art Forger (1969) -
![Guns for San Sebastian]( "Guns for San Sebastian")
Guns for San Sebastian Father Joseph (1968) -
![Tarzan]( "Tarzan")
Tarzan Dr. Singleton (1967) -
![A Guide for the Married Man]( "A Guide for the Married Man")
A Guide for the Married Man Technical Adviser (1967) -
![Batman]( "Batman")
Batman Zoltan Zorba (1966) -
![Bonanza]( "Bonanza")
Bonanza Joshua Norton (1966) -
![Daniel Boone]( "Daniel Boone")
Daniel Boone Jed Tolson (1965) -
![Ben Casey]( "Ben Casey")
Ben Casey Dr. David Zorba (1961-1965) -
![The Donna Reed Show]( "The Donna Reed Show")
The Donna Reed Show (1964) -
![The Defenders]( "The Defenders")
The Defenders Dr. William Graham (1962) -
![Cain's Hundred]( "Cain's Hundred")
Cain's Hundred Louis Speckter (1961) -
![The Law and Mr. Jones]( "The Law and Mr. Jones")
The Law and Mr. Jones Martin Berger (1960-1961) -
![Naked City]( "Naked City")
Naked City Lazslo Lubasz (1961) -
![The Robert Herridge Theater]( "The Robert Herridge Theater")
The Robert Herridge Theater Mr. Bates (1961) -
![Alfred Hitchcock Presents]( "Alfred Hitchcock Presents")
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Hal Ballew (1960-1961) -
![The Untouchables]( "The Untouchables")
The Untouchables Luigi Valcone (1961) -
![The Islanders]( "The Islanders")
The Islanders Papa Mathews (1961) -
![Shirley Temple's Storybook]( "Shirley Temple's Storybook")
Shirley Temple's Storybook Zacharias (1961) -
![The Westerner]( "The Westerner")
The Westerner Old Man McKeen (1960) -
![Play of the Week]( "Play of the Week")
Play of the Week (1960) -
![Playhouse 90]( "Playhouse 90")
Playhouse 90 Carpenter (1959-1960) -
![Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse]( "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse")
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Younkers (1959) -
![Ben-Hur]( "Ben-Hur")
Ben-Hur Simonides (1959) -
![The Barbarian and the Geisha]( "The Barbarian and the Geisha")
The Barbarian and the Geisha Henry Heusken (1958) -
![The Spies]( "The Spies")
The Spies Sam Cooper (1957) -
![Main Street to Broadway]( "Main Street to Broadway")
Main Street to Broadway Sam Jaffe- First Nighter (1953) -
![The Day the Earth Stood Still]( "The Day the Earth Stood Still")
The Day the Earth Stood Still Professor Jacob Barnhardt (1951) -
![I Can Get It for You Wholesale]( "I Can Get It for You Wholesale")
I Can Get It for You Wholesale Sam Cooper (1951) -
![Under the Gun]( "Under the Gun")
Under the Gun Samuel Gower (1951) -
![The Asphalt Jungle]( "The Asphalt Jungle")
The Asphalt Jungle Doc Erwin Riedenschneider (1950) -
![Rope of Sand]( "Rope of Sand")
Rope of Sand Dr. Francis Hunter (1949) -
![The Accused]( "The Accused")
The Accused Dr. Romley (1949) -
![Gentleman's Agreement]( "Gentleman's Agreement")
Gentleman's Agreement Prof. Fred Lieberman (1947) -
![13 Rue Madeleine]( "13 Rue Madeleine")
13 Rue Madeleine Mayor Galimard (1946) -
![Stage Door Canteen]( "Stage Door Canteen")
Stage Door Canteen Sam Jaffe (1943) -
![Gunga Din]( "Gunga Din")
Gunga Din Gunga Din (1939) -
![Lost Horizon]( "Lost Horizon")
Lost Horizon High Lama (1937) -
![We Live Again]( "We Live Again")
We Live Again Gregory Simonson (1934) -
![The Scarlet Empress]( "The Scarlet Empress")
The Scarlet Empress Grand Duke Peter (1934) -
A Cheap Vacation (1916)
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Actor
![The Big Story]( "The Big Story")
The Big Story Hal Studer (1949) -
Archive footage
![The Making of 'The Day the Earth Stood Still']( "The Making of 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'")
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![Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us]( "Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us")
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The Making of 'Lost Horizon' (1999)
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![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (1996) -
![American Cinema]( "American Cinema")
American Cinema (1995) -
![Century of Cinema]( "Century of Cinema")
Century of Cinema (1995) -
![George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey]( "George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey")
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![The Horror Show]( "The Horror Show")
The Horror Show (1979) -
Archive footage
![Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion]( "Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion")
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967) -
![Hollywood Without Make-Up]( "Hollywood Without Make-Up")
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)
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Did You Know
Trivia
His nephew by his older brother Abraham Jaffe, was named after him. Both Sam Jaffes worked for ABC in the 1960's. The elder actor on Ben Casey and the younger nephew as ABC News Bureau Chief in Moscow and then Hong Kong. ABC put out a press release ...
Trademark
Often played very smart but eccentric characters
Star Sign
Pisces
Personal Details
Born
Shalom Jaffe
New York City, New York, USA
Died
(age 93)
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
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