Portrait of Sam Jaffe

Acting

Sam Jaffe

Titles
40movies28TV shows
Career

Active from 1934 to 2004, with a break from 1985 to 2003, busiest in 1951 and 1971 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Sam Jaffe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.2
  • Dark Humor
    2.0, average 2.9
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6
  • Violence
    3.5, average 4.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Sci-Fi 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

12
TypeAllTV shows12Movies8
RoleAnyActing12
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s61960s81970s121980s1
GenreAnyDrama8Comedy4Crime4Action & Adventure4Mystery3Sci-Fi & Fantasy3Western1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1970s

12 titles · average score 62
GoodWatch53
Poster for The Love Boat

TV show · as Professor Roscoe Weber

Poster for Medical Story

TV show · as Dr. Gershowitz

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Poster for Kojak

TV show · as Papa

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Poster for The Snoop Sisters

TV show · as Issac Waldersack

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Poster for Columbo

TV show · as Henry Willis

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