Sam Jaffe

Sam Jaffe (born Shalom Jaffe, March 10, 1891 – March 24, 1984) was an American actor, teacher, writer, musician, and engineer.^[1]

Sam Jaffe
Jaffe as David Zorba in Ben Casey, 1961
Born	Shalom Jaffe (1891-03-10)March 10, 1891 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	March 24, 1984(1984-03-24) (aged 93) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Prostate cancer
Resting place	Eden Memorial Park Cemetery in Mission Hills, California
Other names	Sam C. Jaffe
Education	City College of New York (B.Sc. Engineering, 1912) [1]
Occupation(s)	Actor, teacher, engineer, writer
Years active	1934–1984
Spouse(s)	Lillian Taiz ​ ​ (m. 1926; died 1941)​ Bettye Ackerman ​ ​ (m. 1956; "his death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 1984)​

In 1951, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Asphalt Jungle (1950). He also starred in Ben-Hur (1959) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). He may be best remembered for playing the title role in Gunga Din (1939) and the High Lama in Lost Horizon (1937).

also played Admiral Richter in the 1976 tv show season 2 pt 3 of Bionic Woman (kill oscar)