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We Live Again (1934) -- Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that he himself bears responsibility for reducing her to crime...
"Alias Smith and Jones" (1971): Season 2: Episode 23 -- While trying to avoid a bounty hunter, Heyes and Curry are conned into helping their old friend Georgette Sinclair.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) -- An alien lands and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.
Night Gallery (1969) -- A man bets $10,000 that he can survive a night in a haunted house, and, in a second drama, the master of a castle is unperturbed when his domain is invaded by the Nazis. With Leslie Nielsen, Fritz Weaver, Francis Lederer, Helmut Dantine, Hank Brandt.
Night Gallery (1969) -- Stars who had their own series, including Cameron Mitchell, Elsa Lanchester, and Pernell Roberts guest star in three separate segments involving a green thumb, an eerie funeral and a haunted juke box on "Rod Serling's Night Gallery".

Overview

Date of Birth:
10 March 1891, New York City, New York, USA more
Date of Death:
24 March 1984, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Born Shalom Jaffe in New York City, he became known to the world as Sam Jaffe... more
Trivia:
His cousin Alma's grandson is NYC amateur comedian Jeremy Jacobs. more
STARmeter: ?
Down 2% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
National Film Registry Recognizes Sf, Fantasy
 (From Comicmix. 31 December 2008, 6:55 PM, PST)
Blu-ray Review: The Day the Earth Stood Still (Special Edition)
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 18 December 2008, 1:08 AM, PST)
US TV Schedule:
Fri. July 172:00 AMTCM Gunga Din  

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. On the Line (1984) .... El Gabacho
    ... aka Downstream (USA)
    ... aka Río abajo (Spain)
  2. Nothing Lasts Forever (1984) .... Father Knickerbocker
  3. "The Love Boat" (1 episode, 1983)
        - The Professor Has Class/When the Magic Disappears/We, the Jury (1983) TV episode
  4. "Foul Play" .... Barbary Bob Norwood (1 episode, 1981)
        - Sins of the Father (1981) TV episode .... Barbary Bob Norwood
  5. Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) .... Dr. Hephaestus
  6. Gideon's Trumpet (1980) (TV) .... 1st Supreme Court Justice
  7. "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" .... Council Leader (2 episodes, 1980)
        - Flight of the War Witch: Part 1 (1980) TV episode .... Council Leader
        - Flight of the War Witch: Part 2 (1980) TV episode .... Council Leader

  8. "Flying High" .... Dr. Alsdorf (1 episode, 1978)
        - Fear of Cheesecake (1978) TV episode .... Dr. Alsdorf
  9. "Kojak" .... Papa (1 episode, 1977)
        - Tears for All Who Loved Her (1977) TV episode .... Papa
  10. "The Bionic Woman" .... Admiral Richter (1 episode, 1976)
        - Kill Oscar: Part 3 (1976) TV episode .... Admiral Richter
  11. The Sad and Lonely Sundays (1976) (TV) .... Dr. Sweeny
  12. "Medical Story" .... Dr. Gershowitz (1 episode, 1975)
        - The Moonlight Heater (1975) TV episode .... Dr. Gershowitz
  13. "Harry O" .... Dr. Howard Cambridge (1 episode, 1975)
        - The Acolyte (1975) TV episode .... Dr. Howard Cambridge
  14. "Columbo" .... Dr. Henry Willis (1 episode, 1975)
        - Forgotten Lady (1975) TV episode .... Dr. Henry Willis
  15. "S.W.A.T." .... Dr. Brunner (1 episode, 1975)
        - Omega One (1975) TV episode .... Dr. Brunner
  16. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Alex Zubatuk (1 episode, 1974)
        - Mister Nobody (1974) TV episode .... Alex Zubatuk
  17. "QB VII" (1974) TV mini-series .... Dr. Mark Tessler (unknown episodes)
  18. "The Snoop Sisters" (1 episode, 1973)
        - Corpse and Robbers (1973) TV episode
  19. Saga of Sonora (1973) (TV) .... Old Sam
  20. "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" .... Henry Noll (1 episode, 1972)
        - Five Will Get You Six (1972) TV episode .... Henry Noll
  21. "Love, American Style" .... (segment "Love and the Wishing Star") (1 episode, 1972)
        - Love and the Girlish Groom/Love and the New You/Love and the Oldlyweds/Love and the Wishing Star (1972) TV episode .... (segment "Love and the Wishing Star")
  22. "Ghost Story" .... De Witt (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka "Circle of Fear" (USA: new title)
        - The New House (1972) TV episode .... De Witt
  23. "Alias Smith and Jones" .... Soapy Saunders (3 episodes, 1971-1972)
        - Bad Night in Big Butte (1972) TV episode .... Soapy Saunders
        - A Fistful of Diamonds (1971) TV episode .... Soapy Saunders
        - The Great Shell Game (1971) TV episode .... Soapy Saunders
  24. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) .... Bookman
    ... aka Bedknobs and Broomsticks: 25th Anniversary Special Edition (USA: longer version)
  25. Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr. Foster? (1971) (TV) .... Toby
    ... aka Sam Hill: Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
  26. Enemies (1971) (TV)
  27. The Tell-Tale Heart (1971) .... The Old Man
  28. The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970) (TV) .... Abe Stillman
  29. Quarantined (1970) (TV) .... Mr. Berryman
    ... aka House on the Hill
  30. "Nanny and the Professor" .... Dr. Lazko (1 episode, 1970)
        - The Astronomers (1970) TV episode .... Dr. Lazko
  31. The Dunwich Horror (1970) .... Old Whateley

  32. Night Gallery (1969) (TV) .... Bleum
    ... aka Rod Serling's Wax Museum (USA)
  33. The Great Bank Robbery (1969) .... Brother Lilac Bailey (art forger)
  34. La bataille de San Sebastian (1968) .... Father Joseph
    ... aka Guns for San Sebastian (USA)
    ... aka I cannoni di San Sebastian (Italy)
    ... aka Los cañones de San Sebastián (Mexico)
  35. "Tarzan" .... Dr. Singleton (2 episodes, 1967)
        - The Blue Stone of Heaven: Part 2 (1967) TV episode .... Dr. Singleton
        - The Blue Stone of Heaven: Part 1 (1967) TV episode .... Dr. Singleton
  36. A Guide for the Married Man (1967) .... Technical Adviser (Shrink)
  37. "Batman" .... Zoltan Zorba (1 episode, 1966)
        - Walk the Straight and Narrow (1966) TV episode (uncredited) .... Zoltan Zorba
  38. "Bonanza" .... Joshua Norton (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka "Ponderosa" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Emperor Norton (1966) TV episode .... Joshua Norton
  39. "Daniel Boone" .... Jed Tolson (1 episode, 1965)
        - The First Beau (1965) TV episode .... Jed Tolson
  40. "Ben Casey" .... Dr. David Zorba (15 episodes, 1961-1965)
        - The Day They Stole County General (1965) TV episode (credit only) .... Dr. David Zorba
        - Where Does the Boomerang Go? (1965) TV episode .... Dr. David Zorba
        - A Boy Is Standing Outside the Door (1965) TV episode .... Dr. David Zorba
        - Autumn Without Red Leaves (1964) TV episode (credit only) .... Dr. David Zorba
        - But Who Shall Beat the Drums? (1964) TV episode .... Dr. David Zorba
          (10 more)
  41. "The Defenders" .... Dr. Graham (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Bedside Murder (1962) TV episode .... Dr. Graham
  42. "Cain's Hundred" .... Louis Speckter (1 episode, 1961)
        - Cain's Final Judgment (1961) TV episode .... Louis Speckter
  43. "The Law and Mr. Jones" .... Martin Berger (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - The Broken Hand (1961) TV episode .... Martin Berger
        - No Sale (1960) TV episode
  44. "Naked City" .... Laszlo Lubasz (1 episode, 1961)
        - An Economy of Death (1961) TV episode .... Laszlo Lubasz
  45. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Hal / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - The Greatest Monster of Them All (1961) TV episode .... Hal
        - The Ikon of Elijah (1960) TV episode .... The Abbot
  46. "The Untouchables" .... Luigi Valcone (1 episode, 1961)
        - Augie 'The Banker' Ciamino (1961) TV episode .... Luigi Valcone
  47. "The Islanders" .... Papa Mathews (1 episode, 1961)
        - To Bell a Cat (1961) TV episode .... Papa Mathews
  48. "Shirley Temple's Storybook" .... Zacharias (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "The Shirley Temple Theatre" (USA: third season title)
        - The Terrible Clockman (1961) TV episode .... Zacharias
  49. "The Westerner" .... Old Man McKeen (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "The Westerners" (USA: syndication title)
        - The Old Man (1960) TV episode .... Old Man McKeen
  50. "Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1960)
        - Legend of Lovers (1960) TV episode
  51. "Playhouse 90" .... Carpenter / ... (3 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1960) TV episode .... Carpenter
        - To the Sound of Trumpets (1960) TV episode .... Schiller
        - The Ding-A-Ling Girl (1959) TV episode .... Grandy

  52. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Younkers (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Desilu Playhouse"
        - Lepke (1959) TV episode .... Younkers
  53. Ben-Hur (1959) .... Simonides
    ... aka Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (USA: alternative title)
  54. The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958) .... Henry Heusken
  55. Les espions (1957) .... Sam Cooper
    ... aka Le spie (Italy)
    ... aka The Spies
  56. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) .... Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
  57. I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951) .... Sam Cooper
    ... aka Only the Best (USA: TV title)
    ... aka This Is My Affair (UK)
  58. Under the Gun (1951) .... Samuel Gower
  59. The Asphalt Jungle (1950) .... Doc Erwin Riedenschneider

  60. Rope of Sand (1949) .... Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
  61. The Accused (1949) .... Dr. Romley
  62. Gentleman's Agreement (1947) .... Professor Fred Lieberman
    ... aka Laura Z. Hobson's Gentleman's Agreement (USA: complete title)
  63. 13 Rue Madeleine (1947) .... Mayor Galimard

  64. Gunga Din (1939) .... Gunga Din
  65. Lost Horizon (1937) .... High Lama
    ... aka Lost Horizon of Shangri-La (USA: reissue title)
  66. We Live Again (1934) .... Gregory Simonson
  67. The Scarlet Empress (1934) .... Grand Duke Peter
Self:
  1. The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston (1983) (TV) .... Himself

  2. "The Hollywood Greats" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1977-1979)
    ... aka "Hollywood Greats" (USA: new title)
        - Edward G. Robinson (1979) TV episode .... Himself
        - Humphrey Bogart (1977) TV episode .... Himself
  3. Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
    ... aka Mooch (USA: video title)
  4. "The Andy Williams Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 10 January 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself

  5. Main Street to Broadway (1953) (uncredited) .... Himself - First Nighter

  6. Stage Door Canteen (1943) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005) (TV) (uncredited) .... Professor Jacob Barnhardt
  2. Cary Grant: A Class Apart (2004) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  3. George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984) .... Himself
  4. The Horror Show (1979)
  5. Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967) .... Singleton
  6. Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Stage: Played Kringelein in the original Broadway production of "Grand Hotel", in 1930. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Crime | Adventure more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Murder more

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