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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).
Overview. Born. March 10, 1891 · New York City, New York, USA. Died. March 24, 1984 · Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (cancer) Birth name. Shalom Jaffe. Height. 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) Mini Bio. Originally named Shalom Jaffe, he became known to the world as Sam Jaffe.
- March 10, 1891
- March 24, 1984
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 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...
Sep 3, 2015 · Born Shalom Jaffe in New York City on March 10, 1891, Sam Jaffe’s mother Ada Jaffe was a star in the Yiddish Theatre. His father Barnett was a jeweler. Young Sam graduated with a degree in engineering from City College of New York and earned his post-graduate degree at Columbia University.
Jan 19, 2000 · Sam Jaffe, the pre-eminent agent of his day and a producer credited with saving Paramount Studios from financial ruin in the 1920's, died on Jan. 10 at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 98 and...
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).
