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Sam Jaffe (1891 - 1984)
Sam Jaffe was born on March 10, 1891 in New
York, New York. Sam Jaffe passed away March 24, 1984 in Beverly
Hills, California from cancer.
Jaffe's birth name is Shalom Jaffe.
Originally a math teacher from the Bronx, Sam
Jaffe started acting in 1915 with the Washington Square Players.
Later Sam moved to Broadway, and then to Hollywood, making
his screen debut as the mad Grand Duke Peter in The Scarlet
Empress (1934).
Sam Jaffe frequently worked in television, where
he was well known as Dr. Zorba on the "Ben Casey" series (1961-65).
Jaffe's other notable credits include...
