Shalom "Sam" Jaffe was an American actor, teacher, musician, and engineer. In 1951, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and won the Volpi Cup for Best 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 Gunga Din (1939) and as the "High Lama" in Lost Horizon (1937).
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Hollywood Blacklist: The Survivors Tell Their StoriesMovie | self | 135 |
| 2004 | On Location with Gunga DinMovie | Gunga Din (archive footage) | 113 |
| 1984 | Nothing Lasts ForeverMovie | Father Knickerbocker | 93 |
| 1984 | On the LineMovie | El Gabacho | 93 |
| 1981 | Foul PlaySeries | — | 90 |
| 1980 | Battle Beyond the StarsMovie | Dr. Hephaestus | 89 |
| 1980 | Gideon's TrumpetMovie | 1st Supreme Court Justice | 89 |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturySeries | The Keeper | 88 |
| 1978 | Flying HighSeries | — | 87 |
| 1977 | The Love BoatSeries | Professor Roscoe Weber | 86 |
| 1976 | The Bionic WomanSeries | — | 85 |
| 1975 | Medical StorySeries | Dr. Gershowitz | 84 |
| 1974 | Harry OSeries | — | 83 |
| 1973 | KojakSeries | Papa | 82 |
| 1973 | The Snoop SistersSeries | Issac Waldersack | 82 |
| 1973 | Saga of SonoraMovie | Old Sam | 82 |
| 1972 | The Streets of San FranciscoSeries | — | 81 |
| 1971 | ColumboSeries | Henry Willis | 80 |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and JonesSeries | — | 80 |
| 1971 | Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?Movie | Toby | 80 |
| 1971 | Bedknobs and BroomsticksMovie | Bookman | 80 |
| 1971 | Mooch Goes to HollywoodMovie | Sam Jaffe - Party guest (uncredited) | 80 |
| 1970 | Nanny and the ProfessorSeries | — | 79 |
| 1970 | The Dunwich HorrorMovie | Old Whateley | 79 |
| 1970 | QuarantinedMovie | Mr. Berryman | 79 |
| 1970 | The Old Man Who Cried WolfMovie | Abe Stillman | 79 |
| 1969 | Night GalleryMovie | Bleum | 78 |
| 1969 | The Great Bank RobberyMovie | Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger) | 78 |
| 1967 | A Guide for the Married ManMovie | Technical Adviser (Shrink) | 76 |
| 1967 | Guns for San SebastianMovie | Père Joseph | 76 |
| 1967 | Tarzan's Jungle RebellionMovie | Dr. Singleton | 76 |
| 1966 | BatmanSeries | Zoltan Zorba | 75 |
| 1966 | TarzanSeries | Dr. Singleton | 75 |
| 1964 | Daniel BooneSeries | Jed Tolson | 73 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSeries | Self | 71 |
| 1961 | Ben CaseySeries | David Zorba | 70 |
| 1961 | The DefendersSeries | Dr. William Graham | 70 |
| 1961 | Cain's HundredSeries | Louis Speckter | 70 |
| 1960 | The IslandersSeries | Papa Mathews | 69 |
| 1960 | The WesternerSeries | Old Man McKeen | 69 |
| 1960 | In the Presence of Mine EnemiesMovie | Emmanuel | 69 |
| 1959 | Ben-HurMovie | Simonides | 68 |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries | — | 67 |
| 1958 | Naked CitySeries | Lazslo Lubasz | 67 |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed ShowSeries | — | 67 |
| 1958 | The Barbarian and the GeishaMovie | Henry Heusken | 67 |
| 1957 | The SpiesMovie | Sam Cooper | 66 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries | Hal Ballew | 64 |
| 1953 | Main Street to BroadwayMovie | Self (uncredited) | 62 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameSeries | 1st Supreme Court Justice | 60 |
| 1951 | The Day the Earth Stood StillMovie | Prof. Jacob Barnhardt | 60 |
| 1951 | Tales of TomorrowSeries | — | 60 |
| 1951 | Under the GunMovie | Samuel Gower | 60 |
| 1950 | The Asphalt JungleMovie | Doc Erwin Riedenschneider | 59 |
| 1949 | Rope of SandMovie | Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter | 58 |
| 1949 | The AccusedMovie | Dr. Romley | 58 |
| 1947 | 13 Rue MadeleineMovie | Mayor Galimard | 56 |
| 1947 | Gentleman's AgreementMovie | Professor Fred Lieberman | 56 |
| 1943 | Stage Door CanteenMovie | Sam Jaffe | 52 |
| 1939 | Gunga DinMovie | Gunga Din | 48 |
| 1937 | Lost HorizonMovie | High Lama | 46 |
| 1934 | We Live AgainMovie | Gregory Simonson | 43 |