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Sam Jaffe. Shalom " 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). He also appeared in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and Ben-Hur (1959), and is additionally ...
Sam Jaffe. Actor: The Asphalt Jungle. Originally named Shalom Jaffe, he became known to the world as Sam Jaffe. He was born in New York City, to Heida (Ada) and Barnett Jaffe, who were Russian Jewish immigrants. As a child, he appeared in Yiddish theatre productions with his mother, a prominent regional stage actress.
- March 10, 1891
- March 24, 1984
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Sam Jaffe. Actor: The Asphalt Jungle. Originally named Shalom Jaffe, he became known to the world as Sam Jaffe. He was born in New York City, to Heida (Ada) and Barnett Jaffe, who were Russian Jewish immigrants. As a child, he appeared in Yiddish theatre productions with his mother, a prominent regional stage actress.
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- New York City, New York, USA
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- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Mar 25, 1984 · Sam Jaffe, a character actor who displayed a commanding stage and screen presence over a career of six and a half decades, died of cancer yesterday at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was...
Jan 14, 2000 · Sam Jaffe, the agent who once obtained life insurance on Humphrey Bogart when the actor’s wife threatened to kill him, the production manager who saved financially troubled Paramount...
Mar 26, 1984 · Sam Jaffe, 93, a character actor and veteran of the Broadway stage and silver screen who played the scholarly, white-haired Dr. Zorba on the ABC television series "Ben Casey" in the early...
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).
