Carl Jaffe
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-03-21
Day of Death
1974-03-12 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Hamburg, Germany
Carl Jaffe
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carl Jaffe (21 March 1902 – 12 April 1974) was a German actor. Jaffe trained on the stage in his native Hamburg, Kassel and Wiesbaden before moving to Berlin, where his career took off.
In 1933 Jaffe changed his stage name to Frank Alwar, but in 1936, with the situation for Jews in Germany rapidly deteriorating, he made the decision to migrate to the United Kingdom. He remained in the UK for the rest of his life and enjoyed a prolific career, appearing in over 50 films and many television productions.
Throughout his British career he was almost invariably cast as German or Central European characters, usually in supporting roles, and often with a war, crime or espionage setting. His more notable films include The Lion Has Wings, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Two Thousand Women, Operation Amsterdam and The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. Jaffe's television credits included Danger Man, Dad's Army and Oh, Brother!.
Known For
Acting
(1976)
The Joke
as Rabbi
(1971)
Fiddler on the Roof
as Isaac (uncredited)
(1967)
The Double Man
as Police Surgeon
(1967)
Battle Beneath the Earth
as Dr. Galissi
(1965)
Up Jumped a Swagman
as Analyst
(1962)
Doomsday at Eleven
as Stefan
(1961)
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
as Baron Waldheim
(1960)
(1959)
First Man into Space
as Dr. Paul von Essen
(1959)
Operation Amsterdam
as Diamond Merchant
(1959)
Subway in the Sky
as dt. Kriminalbeamter
(1958)
I Accuse!
as Colonel Maximilian von Schwarzkoppen
(1958)
Rockets Galore
as Dr Hamburger
(1958)
Escapement
as Doctor Hoff
(1957)
The Traitor
as Stefan Toller
(1957)
The Case of The Smiling Widow
as Nicholls
(1956)
House of Secrets
as Walter Dorffman
(1956)
Port of Escape
as Ship's Officer
(1956)
Satellite in the Sky
as Professor Bechstein
(1956)
The Hostage
as Dr. Pablo Gonzuelo
(1955)
Cross Channel
as Otto Dagoff
(1954)
The Awakening
as The Tailor
(1953)
Appointment in London
as German General
(1953)
Park Plaza 605
as Boris Roff
(1953)
Desperate Moment
as Cellblock Guard Becker
(1952)
Ivanhoe
as Austrian Monk
(1951)
A Tale of Five Cities
as Charlotte's Brother
(1950)
State Secret
as Janovic Prada / Tugboat Captain
(1950)
Lilli Marlene
as Propaganda Chief
(1950)
The Dancing Years
as Headwaiter
(1949)
I Was a Male War Bride
as Jail Officer (uncredited)
(1948)
The Blind Goddess
as Johan Meyer
(1945)
The Man from Morocco
as German General
(1945)
I Didn't Do It
as Hilary Vance
(1944)
Two Thousand Women
as Sergeant Hentzner
(1943)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
as von Reumann
(1943)
Warn That Man
as Schultz
(1943)
The Night Invader
as Count von Biebrich
(1943)
Squadron Leader X
as Luftwaffe Colonel
(1942)
Uncensored
as Kohlmeier
(1941)
Gasbags
as Gestapo Chief
(1940)
Law and Disorder
as Foreign Agent
(1940)
An Englishman's Home
as Martin
(1940)
All Hands
as Captain
(1939)
Over the Moon
as Michel
(1939)
The Saint in London
as Stengler
(1939)
The Lion Has Wings
as Unnamed Character
(1938)
Second Best Bed
as Georges Debonnet