
Mar 10, 1891 – Mar 24, 1984 · New York City, New York, U.S.
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.

as Simonides

as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt

as Bookman

as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider

as Professor Fred Lieberman

as High Lama

as Dr. Hephaestus
as Gunga Din
as Grand Duke Peter
as Old Whateley
as Père Joseph