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 score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 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
    1.9, average 2.9
  • Cringe Humor
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Classic Sci-Fi 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

27
TypeAllMovies37TV shows27
RoleAnyActing27Appearances1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s61960s81970s121980s1
GenreAnyDrama18Action & Adventure9Crime6Comedy6Sci-Fi & Fantasy5Mystery4Western3Family1
Group by
DecadesScores
Highest firstLowest first

Great

Score 80 to 89

3 titles
GoodWatch85
Poster for Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV show · as Hal Ballew / The Abbot

GoodWatch85
Poster for Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV show · as 1st Supreme Court Justice

GoodWatch83
Poster for Columbo

TV show · as Henry Willis

Good

Score 70 to 79

6 titles
GoodWatch76
Poster for The Snoop Sisters

TV show · as Issac Waldersack

GoodWatch73
Poster for Batman

TV show · as Zoltan Zorba

GoodWatch73
Poster for The Westerner

TV show · as Old Man McKeen

GoodWatch72
Poster for Kojak

TV show · as Papa

GoodWatch70
Poster for The Defenders

TV show · as Dr. William Graham

GoodWatch70
Poster for Tarzan

TV show · as Dr. Singleton

Decent

Score 60 to 69

4 titles
GoodWatch69
Poster for Naked City

TV show · as Lazslo Lubasz

GoodWatch64
Poster for Ben Casey

TV show · as David Zorba

Bad to mediocre

Score 30 to 59

8 titles
GoodWatch53
Poster for The Love Boat

TV show · as Professor Roscoe Weber

GoodWatch47
Poster for Daniel Boone

TV show · as Jed Tolson

Not rated yet

6 titles
Poster for Cain's Hundred

TV show · as Louis Speckter

Poster for Medical Story

TV show · as Dr. Gershowitz

Poster for The Islanders

TV show · as Papa Mathews

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