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
- 5top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
The Day the Earth Stood Still87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.1average 3.6
- Politics3.7average 2.6
- Wonder4.1average 3.4
- Crime4.3average 3.7
- Mystery4.7average 4.1
- Romance4.2average 3.8
- Wholesome3.7average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.1, average 5.2
- Dark Humor1.9, average 2.9
- Cringe Humor1.3, average 2.2
- Scare1.8, average 2.6
Main genres
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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.
Fielder CookDirectorWho Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?, In the Presence of Mine Enemies, Enemies
Richard ConteActor13 Rue Madeleine, Under the Gun
Cary GrantActorGunga Din, On Location with Gunga Din
C. Aubrey SmithActorThe Scarlet Empress, We Live Again
Victor McLaglenActorGunga Din, On Location with Gunga Din
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.ActorGunga Din, On Location with Gunga Din
John McIntireActorThe Asphalt Jungle, Under the Gun
John HustonDirectorThe Asphalt Jungle, The Barbarian and the Geisha
Milton KrasnerCinematographerI Can Get It for You Wholesale, The Accused
William DieterleDirectorRope of Sand, The Accused
Alfred NewmanComposerGunga Din, We Live Again
Movies and TV shows
91980s
1 title · average score 82
82
Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)
as Father Knickerbocker
1970s
1 title · average score 83
83
Columbo (1971)
TV show · as Henry Willis
1950s
5 titles · average score 86
88
Ben-Hur (1959)
as Simonides
85
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV show · as Hal Ballew / The Abbot
87
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
as Prof. Jacob Barnhardt
85
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV show · as 1st Supreme Court Justice
85
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
1930s
2 titles · average score 82
84
Lost Horizon (1937)
as High Lama
81
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
as Grand Duke Peter