for being a communist sympathizer. Despite this, he was hired first by Robert Wise for The Day the Earth Stood Still and then by director William Wyler for his role in the 1959 Academy Award-winning version of Ben-Hur. Jaffe co-starred in the ABC television series, Ben Casey as Dr. David Zorba from 1961 to 1965 alongside Vince Edwards. He also made many guest-starring roles on other series, including Batman as Mr. Zoltan Zorba, and the Western Alias Smith and Jones. In 1975, he co-starred as a retired doctor who is murdered by Janet Leigh in the Columbo episode "Forgotten Lady". He also appeared with an all-star cast in the TV pilot film of Rod Serling's Night Gallery and as Emperor Norton in one episode of Bonanza. Personal life and death Jaffe was married to American operatic soprano and musical comedy star Lillian Taiz from 1926 until her death from cancer in 1941. In 1956, he married actress Bettye Ackerman, 33 years his junior, with whom he later co-starred in Ben Casey. She died on November 1, 2006. He had no children from either marriage. A Democrat, Jaffe supported the campaign of Adlai Stevenson II during the 1952 presidential election. Jaffe died of cancer in Beverly Hills, California two weeks after his 93rd birthday. He was cremated at the Pasadena Crematory in Altadena, California, and his ashes were given to his surviving wife, Bettye, and, upon her death in 2006, buried with her at Williston Cemetery in Williston, South Carolina. Filmography Television credits The Law and Mr. Jones, 1960–1961, two episodes as Martin Berger The Westerner, episode "The Old Man" (1961) – Old Man McKeen The Untouchables, episode "Augie 'The Banker' Ciamino" (1961) – Luigi Valcone Naked City, Economy of Death (1961) – Lazslo Lubasz The Islanders, "To Bell a Cat" (1961) – Papa Mathews Ben Casey (series, 1961–1965) – Dr. David Zorba, with Vince Edwards (127 episodes) Daniel Boone (1964 TV series), S2/E12 "The First Beau" (1965) – Jed Tolson Bonanza, episode "The Emperor Norton" (1966) – Joshua Norton Batman, episode "Walk The Straight and Narrow" (1966) – Zoltan Zorba (uncredited) Night Gallery, "The Escape Route" segment (1969) Alias Smith and Jones, episodes "The Great Shell Game" (1971), "A Fistful of Diamonds" (1971) and "Bad Night in Big Butte" (1972) – Soapy Saunders The Snoop Sisters, episode "Corpse and Robbers" (1973) – Issac Waldersack QB VII (1974 miniseries) : Dr.