Sam Jaffe
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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).
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 6.216 |
Birthday | 1891-03-10 |
Place of Birth | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Also Known As | Shalom "Sam" Jaffe, Shalom Jaffe, |
1959
Ben-Hur
7.88/2772
In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of t...
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Ben-Hur
1951
The Day the Earth Stood Still
7.5/1112
An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
1937
Lost Horizon
7/218
British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash land in the Himalayas, and are rescued by the people of the mysterious, Eden-like...
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Lost Horizon
1967
A Guide for the Married Man
5.9/34
A man gives his friend a series of lessons on how to cheat on one's wife without being caught.
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A Guide for the Married Man
1967
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
5/2
In this exciting jungle adventure the esteemed archaeologist, Dr Singleton, and his daughter, Mary, travel to mystical Africa in search of an ancient...
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Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
1934
The Scarlet Empress
6.9/125
During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Great, travels to Moscow to marry the dimwitted Gran...
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The Scarlet Empress
1939
Gunga Din
6.5/154
British army sergeants Ballantine, Cutter and MacChesney serve in India during the 1880s, along with their native water-bearer, Gunga Din. While compl...
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Gunga Din
1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
7/955
Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when th...
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1947
Gentleman's Agreement
7/251
A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.
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Gentleman's Agreement
1953
Main Street to Broadway
6.5/2
In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspira...
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Main Street to Broadway
1951
Under the Gun
6.1/7
A convicted racketeer becomes prison trustee when an inmate whom he persuaded to escape is killed.
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Under the Gun
1980
Battle Beyond the Stars
5.3/197
A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.
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Battle Beyond the Stars
1949
The Accused
6.1/22
A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.
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The Accused
1949
Rope of Sand
5.6/27
Story of a South African diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman tasked with looking out for smugglers.
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Rope of Sand
1950
The Asphalt Jungle
7.5/478
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of v...
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The Asphalt Jungle
1958
The Barbarian and the Geisha
6.025/40
Townsend Harris is sent by President Pierce to Japan to serve as the first U.S. Consul-General to that country. Harris discovers enormous hostility to...
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The Barbarian and the Geisha
1947
13 Rue Madeleine
5.9/35
Bob Sharkey, an instructor of would-be spies for the Allied Office of Strategic Services, becomes suspicious of one of the latest batch of students, B...
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13 Rue Madeleine
1968
Guns for San Sebastian
7.018/84
Leon Alastray is an outlaw who has been given sanctuary by Father John, whom he then escorts to the village of San Sebastian. The village is deserted,...
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Guns for San Sebastian
1957
The Spies
6.5/33
A doctor at a run-down psychiatric hospital is offered a large sum of money to shelter a new patient. Soon the place is full of suspicious and secreti...
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The Spies
1951
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
5.8/10
A ruthless fashion designer steps on everyone in her way in order to reach the top of her profession. Eventually she is forced to choose between her a...
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I Can Get It for You Wholesale
1969
The Great Bank Robbery
6.3/10
A motley group of phony church leaders attempts to rob a bank controlled by brothers in 1880's Texas.
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The Great Bank Robbery
1970
Quarantined
5/1
A family of doctors that runs a medical clinic finds itself up against a sudden cholera epidemic and other difficulties like a movie star who refuses...
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Quarantined
1984
On the Line
4.4/5
A Border Patrol agent is determined to catch his old nemesis, an American criminal who successfully smuggles illegal aliens across the border from Mex...
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On the Line
1934
We Live Again
6.5/4
Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that h...
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We Live Again
1984
Nothing Lasts Forever
6.346/26
An artist fails a test and is required to direct traffic in New York City's Holland Tunnel. He winds up falling in love with a beautiful woman, who ta...
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Nothing Lasts Forever
1970
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
6/4
Emile Pulska is visiting his old friend Abe Stillman. During the visit they are attacked and Emile is struck senseless. When he wakes up he is told th...
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The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
2004
On Location with Gunga Din
0/0
A documentary focusing on the production history and legacy of the adventure-comedy phenomenon, Gunga Din.
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On Location with Gunga Din
1971
Enemies
0/0
A humble and long-suffering New York waiter finally turns the tables on a regular, insufferable customer who delights in pestering him about the servi...
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Enemies
1943
Stage Door Canteen
6.1/14
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a recreati...
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Stage Door Canteen
1969
Night Gallery
7.1/18
This anthology telefilm aired on NBC on November 8, 1969, and tells three strange tales: "The Cemetery," directed by Boris Sagal; "Eyes," directed by...
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Night Gallery
1985
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
5.6/12
Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.
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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1971
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
8/1
An alcoholic drifter decides to run for sheriff in a small town. However, in order to get elected, he must find out who killed a visiting preacher.
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Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1973
Saga of Sonora
0/0
A musical TV special with Vince Edwards as a hero who must stop gold-greedy villains, Jill St. John and Zero Mostel, and prove his love to his girl, L...
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Saga of Sonora
1971
The Tell-Tale Heart
8.5/1
A retelling of Edgar Allan's Poe haunting tale.
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The Tell-Tale Heart
1980
Gideon's Trumpet
6.2/10
True story of Clarence Gideon's fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This landmark case led to the Supreme Court's decision whic...
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Gideon's Trumpet
1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
5.1/8
A dog tries to become a canine star with the help of Zsa Zsa Gabor.
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Mooch Goes to Hollywood
1970
The Dunwich Horror
5.4/107
Dr. Henry Armitage, an expert in the occult, goes to the old Whateley manor in Dunwich looking for Nancy Wagner, a student who went missing the previo...
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The Dunwich Horror
1951
The day the earth stood still
0/0
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