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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...
Mar 26, 1984 · March 25, 1984 at 7:00 p.m. EST. 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...
Sep 3, 2015 · Jaffe finally received an Oscar nomination for his rare portrayal of a villain, the criminal mastermind in lifelong buddy Huston’s heist film. There were strong performances, as well, from Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Marc Lawrence, John McIntire, Brad Dexter, Barry Kelley and in an impressive bit, Marilyn ...
Shalom "Sam" Jaffe 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 known for his roles as the titular character in ...
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 when he...
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).
Jan 14, 2000 · Jan 13, 2000 11:00pm PT. Sam Jaffe. By Doug Galloway. Longtime talent agent and producer Sam Jaffe, whose career stretched back to the 1930s when his clients included such stalwarts as...
