Sam JaffeAwards

Born:
March 10, 1891 in New York, NY
Occupation:
Actor
Birth name:
Shalom Jaffe
Biography:
Nature obviously intended for Sam Jaffe to spend much of his screen career playing eccentric scientists and peppery little old men. As a child, Jaffe appeared in Yiddish stage productions with his mother, a prominent actress. He gave up the theater to study engineering at Columbia University, then...Read More

  • The Asphalt Jungle

    International Prize for Best Actor

    Won
    Venice International Film Festival
    1950

  • The Asphalt Jungle

    Best Supporting Actor

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1950

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