Sam Jaffe
American actor, teacher, musician and engineer (1891-1984) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 93
Shalom "Sam" Jaffe was an American actor, teacher, mathematician, musician, and engineer. In 1951, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance in The Asphalt Jungle (1950).
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John Huston Directed The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Roger Corman Produced Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
Hal B. Wallis Produced The Accused and Rope of Sand
William Dieterle Directed The Accused and Rope of Sand
Thomas Mitchell Sam produced The Fighting Sullivans (1944)
Alfred Newman Wrote Gentleman's Agreement and Gunga Din
Frank Wilcox Sam produced The Fighting Sullivans (1944)
Selena Royle Sam produced The Fighting Sullivans (1944)
George Lynn Sam produced The Fighting Sullivans (1944)
Gene Kelly Directed A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
Frank Capra Produced Lost Horizon (1937)
Elia Kazan Directed Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
William Wyler Directed Ben-Hur (1959)
Frank Borzage Directed Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Samuel Goldwyn Produced We Live Again (1934)
George Stevens Produced Gunga Din (1939)
Miklós Rózsa Wrote Ben-Hur and The Asphalt Jungle
Maxwell Anderson Wrote Ben-Hur and We Live Again
Mae Clarke Sam produced Flaming Gold (1933)- Michael Gordon Directed I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
Sol Lesser Produced Stage Door Canteen (1943)- Bill Walsh Produced Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1973)
Trudy Marshall Sam produced The Fighting Sullivans (1944)
Sol C. Siegel Produced I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
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He also appeared in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and Ben-Hur (1959), and is additionally known for his roles as the titular character in Gunga Din (1939) and as the "High Lama" in Lost Horizon (1937).
