Sam Jaffe
Birthday: 1891-03-10
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Biography: 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.
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Ben-Hur
In 26 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accuse...
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destru...
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Lost Horizon
British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash-land in the Himalayas, where the...
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A Guide for the Married Man
A man gives his friend a series of lessons on how to cheat on one's wife without being caught....
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Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
In this exciting jungle adventure the esteemed archaeologist, Dr Singleton, and his daughter, Mary, ...
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The Scarlet Empress
During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Gr...
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Gunga Din
British army sergeants Ballantine, Cutter and MacChesney serve in India during the 1880s, along with...
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinst...
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Main Street to Broadway
In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to ac...
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Under the Gun
A convicted racketeer becomes prison trustee when an inmate whom he persuaded to escape is killed....
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Battle Beyond the Stars
A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil ty...
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The Accused
A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense....
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Rope of Sand
Story of a South African diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman tasked with looking out f...
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The Asphalt Jungle
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emme...
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The Barbarian and the Geisha
Townsend Harris is sent by President Pierce to Japan to serve as the first U.S. Consul-General to th...
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13 Rue Madeleine
Bob Sharkey, an instructor of would-be spies for the Allied Office of Strategic Services, becomes su...
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Guns for San Sebastian
Leon Alastray is an outlaw who has been given sanctuary by Father John, whom he then escorts to the ...
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The Spies
A doctor at a run-down psychiatric hospital is offered a large sum of money to shelter a new patient...
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I Can Get It for You Wholesale
A ruthless fashion designer steps on everyone in her way in order to reach the top of her profession...
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The Great Bank Robbery
A motley group of phony church leaders attempts to rob a bank controlled by brothers in 1880's Texas...
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Quarantined
A family of doctors that runs a medical clinic finds itself up against a sudden cholera epidemic and...
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On the Line
A Border Patrol agent is determined to catch his old nemesis, an American criminal who successfully ...
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We Live Again
Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, i...
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Nothing Lasts Forever
An artist fails a test and is required to direct traffic in New York City's Holland Tunnel. He winds...
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The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Emile Pulska is visiting his old friend Abe Stillman. During the visit they are attacked and Emile i...
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On Location with Gunga Din
A documentary focusing on the production history and legacy of the adventure-comedy phenomenon, Gung...
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Enemies
A humble and long-suffering New York waiter finally turns the tables on a regular, insufferable cust...
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Stage Door Canteen
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars o...
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Night Gallery
This anthology telefilm aired on NBC on November 8, 1969, and tells three strange tales: "The Cemete...
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Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
An alcoholic drifter decides to run for sheriff in a small town. However, in order to get elected, h...
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Saga of Sonora
A musical TV special with Vince Edwards as a hero who must stop gold-greedy villains, Jill St. John ...
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Gideon's Trumpet
True story of Clarence Gideon's fight to be appointed counsel at the expense of the state. This land...
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Mooch Goes to Hollywood
A dog tries to become a canine star with the help of Zsa Zsa Gabor....
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The Dunwich Horror
Dr. Henry Armitage, an expert in the occult, goes to the old Whateley manor in Dunwich looking for N...
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In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Rod Serling's teleplay depicting the struggles of Jews living in the Warsaw Ghetto in the months bef...
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