Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984

Actor.

From the description of Sam Jaffe papers, 1915-1991 (bulk 1925-1984). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984741

Biographical Note

• 1891, Mar. 10: Born Shalom Jaffe, New York, N.Y.
• 1912: Graduated College of the City of New York, New York, N.Y.
• 1915 - 1916 : Head of mathematics department, Bronx Cultural Institute, New York, N.Y.
• 1915: Joined Washington Square Players
• 1917 - 1918 : Toured with Washington Square Players
• 1918 - 1919 : Served in United States Army
• 1921: Broadway debut as Leibush in The Idle Inn, New York, N.Y.
• 1925: Played Yudelson in The Jazz Singer, New York, N.Y.
• 1926: Married Lillian Taiz (died 1941)
• 1930: Played Kringelein in Grand Hotel, New York, N.Y.
• 1934: Film debut as Grand Duke Peter in The Scarlet Empress
• 1937: Played The Adversary in The Eternal Road, New York, N.Y. Appeared as High Lama in film Lost Horizon
• 1939: Appeared in title role in film Gunga Din
• 1943: Founded Equity Library Theatre
• 1947: Appeared as Professor Fred Lieberman in film Gentleman’s Agreement
• 1950: Appeared as Doc Erwin Riedenschneider in film The Asphalt Jungle, received Academy Award nomination for his performance
• 1951: Appeared as Professor Jacob Barnhardt in film The Day the Earth Stood Still
• 1956: Married Bettye Ackerman
• 1959: Appeared as Simonides in film Ben-Hur
• 1961 - 1965 : Appeared as Dr. Zorba on television series “Ben Casey”
• 1971: Appeared as Bookman in film Bedknobs and Broomsticks
• 1979: Final Broadway performance as Tarun Maharaj in A Meeting by the River, New York, N.Y.
• 1984: Appeared as Father Knickerbocker in film Nothing Lasts Forever
• 1984, Mar. 24: Died, Beverly Hills, Calif.

From the guide to the Sam Jaffe Papers, 1915-1991, (bulk 1925-1984), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)