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Acting · 1891 to 1984

Sam Jaffe

Best rated: Ben-Hur (8.1)

Films
19
Avg rating
6.84
Peak run
1950’59
Oscar noms
1
CompareBacon number
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Sam Jaffe, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1950 to 1959, 7.22567819401950196019701980Ben-Hur 8.1The Dunwich Horror 5.4Career avg 6.84

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Sam Jaffe's career barcodecoolhot
193419 films1984
Current formLast 5: 6.16 vs career 6.84 (−0.68)
  1. LGuns for San Sebastian1968 · 6.6−0.2
  2. LThe Dunwich Horror1970 · 5.4−1.4
  3. WBedknobs and Broomsticks1971 · 7.1+0.3
  4. LBattle Beyond the Stars1980 · 5.5−1.3
  5. LNothing Lasts Forever1984 · 6.2−0.6
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Sam by the numbers

Average
6.84
16 rated films
Vote weighted
6.93
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.81
rating spread
Career
51y
1934 to 1984
Total votes
513K
across every film
Best
8.1
Ben-Hur
Worst
5.4
The Dunwich Horror
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1984Nothing Lasts ForeverFather Knickerbocker6.21,073
1980Battle Beyond the Stars posterBattle Beyond the StarsDr. Hephaestus5.511,762
1971Bedknobs and Broomsticks posterBedknobs and BroomsticksBookman7.143,870
1970The Dunwich HorrorOld Whateley5.46,143
1969The Great Bank RobberyBrother Lilac·788
1968Guns for San SebastianFather Joseph6.62,767
1959Ben-Hur posterBen-HurSimonides8.1274K
1958The Barbarian and the GeishaHenry Heusken5.82,444
1957The SpiesSam Cooper6.71,206
1951The Day the Earth Stood Still posterThe Day the Earth Stood StillProfessor Jacob Barnhardt7.789,487
1951I Can Get It for You WholesaleSam Cooper·638
1950The Asphalt Jungle posterThe Asphalt JungleDoc Erwin Riedenschneider7.833,483
1949The AccusedDr. Romley6.81,266
1949Rope of SandDr. Francis Hunter6.62,110
194713 Rue MadeleineMayor Galimard6.93,341
1939Gunga Din posterGunga DinGunga Din7.213,786
1937Lost Horizon posterLost HorizonHigh Lama7.615,905
1934The Scarlet EmpressGrand Duke Peter7.58,050
1934We Live AgainGregory Simonson·576
Better together?

Sam Jaffe's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Sam Jaffe

1 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1951
    Sam Jaffe
    Nominated

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