Still of Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Sam Jaffe and Marc Lawrence in The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Caption: Still of Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Sam Jaffe and Marc Lawrence in The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Actor
Born: March 10, 1891
Star sign: Pisces
Height: 5' 7½" (1.71 m)
Known for: Ben Casey (1961), Ben-Hur (1959), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Source: IMDB
Born Shalom Jaffe in New York City, he became known to the world as Sam Jaffe. From a Jewish family as a child he appeared in Yiddish theater productions with his mother, a well-known regional stage actress. He graduated from the City College of New York and then studied engineering at Columbia University graduate school. He began his career as a ...