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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 21, 1902
Place of Birth:
Hamburg, Germany
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | The Joke | Rabbi |
| 1971 | Fiddler on the Roof | Isaac (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Battle Beneath the Earth | Dr. Galissi |
| 1967 | The Double Man | Police Surgeon |
| 1965 | Up Jumped a Swagman | Analyst |
| 1962 | Doomsday at Eleven | Stefan |
| 1961 | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Baron Waldheim |
| 1960 | Man on a String | |
| 1959 | Subway in the Sky | dt. Kriminalbeamter |
| 1959 | First Man into Space | Dr. Paul von Essen |
| 1959 | Operation Amsterdam | Diamond Merchant |
| 1958 | Escapement | Doctor Hoff |
| 1958 | Rockets Galore | Dr Hamburger |
| 1958 | I Accuse! | Colonel Maximilian von Schwarzkoppen |
| 1957 | The Traitor | Stefan Toller |
| 1957 | The Case of The Smiling Widow | Nicholls |
| 1956 | House of Secrets | Walter Dorffman |
| 1956 | The Hostage | Dr. Pablo Gonzuelo |
| 1956 | Satellite in the Sky | Professor Bechstein |
| 1956 | Port of Escape | Ship's Officer |
| 1955 | Cross Channel | Otto Dagoff |
| 1954 | The Awakening | The Tailor |
| 1953 | Desperate Moment | Cellblock Guard Becker |
| 1953 | Appointment in London | German General |
| 1953 | Park Plaza 605 | Boris Roff |
| 1952 | Ivanhoe | Austrian Monk |
| 1951 | A Tale of Five Cities | Charlotte's Brother |
| 1950 | Lilli Marlene | Propaganda Chief |
| 1950 | The Dancing Years | Headwaiter |
| 1950 | State Secret | Janovic Prada / Tugboat Captain |
| 1949 | I Was a Male War Bride | Jail Officer (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Blind Goddess | Johan Meyer |
| 1945 | The Man from Morocco | German General |
| 1945 | I Didn't Do It | Hilary Vance |
| 1944 | Two Thousand Women | Sergeant Hentzner |
| 1943 | Squadron Leader X | Luftwaffe Colonel |
| 1943 | Warn That Man | Schultz |
| 1943 | The Night Invader | Count von Biebrich |
| 1943 | The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | von Reumann |
| 1942 | Uncensored | Kohlmeier |
| 1941 | Gasbags | Gestapo Chief |
| 1940 | An Englishman's Home | Martin |
| 1940 | All Hands | Captain |
| 1940 | Law and Disorder | Foreign Agent |
| 1939 | The Saint in London | Stengler |
| 1939 | Over the Moon | Michel |
| 1939 | The Lion Has Wings | Unnamed Character |
| 1938 | Second Best Bed | Georges Debonnet |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Behind Closed Doors |