Portrait of Sam Jaffe

Acting

Sam Jaffe

Titles
40movies27TV 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
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Sam Jaffe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.2
  • Dark Humor
    2.0, average 2.9
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6
  • Cringe Humor
    1.4, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

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

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

26
TypeAllMovies37TV shows26
RoleAnyActing26Appearances1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s61960s81970s111980s1
GenreAnyDrama17Action & Adventure10Crime6Comedy5Sci-Fi & Fantasy5Mystery3Western3Family1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1980s

1 title

1970s

11 titles · average score 70
GoodWatch70
Poster for Kojak

TV show · as Papa

GoodWatch75
Poster for The Snoop Sisters

TV show · as Issac Waldersack

GoodWatch82
Poster for Columbo

TV show · as Henry Willis

1960s

8 titles · average score 70
GoodWatch74
Poster for Batman

TV show · as Zoltan Zorba

GoodWatch69
Poster for Tarzan

TV show · as Dr. Singleton

GoodWatch71
Poster for Daniel Boone

TV show · as Jed Tolson

GoodWatch63
Poster for Ben Casey

TV show · as David Zorba

GoodWatch70
Poster for The Defenders

TV show · as Dr. William Graham

Poster for Cain's Hundred

TV show · as Louis Speckter

GoodWatch72
Poster for The Westerner

TV show · as Old Man McKeen

Poster for The Islanders

TV show · as Papa Mathews

1950s

6 titles · average score 74
Poster for Naked City

TV show · as Lazslo Lubasz

GoodWatch81
Poster for Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV show · as Hal Ballew / The Abbot

GoodWatch83
Poster for Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV show · as 1st Supreme Court Justice

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