Acting
Carl Jaffe
EN cinema · 49 credits
Born
21 March 1902
Died
12 March 1974 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Hamburg, Germany
Also known as Carl Jaffé
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
The Joke
as Rabbi
Fiddler on the Roof
as Isaac (uncredited)
Battle Beneath the Earth
as Dr. Galissi
The Double Man
as Police Surgeon
Up Jumped a Swagman
as Analyst
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
as Baron Waldheim
Subway in the Sky
as dt. Kriminalbeamter
First Man into Space
as Dr. Paul von Essen
Operation Amsterdam
as Diamond Merchant
Escapement
as Doctor Hoff
Rockets Galore
as Dr Hamburger
I Accuse!
as Colonel Maximilian von Schwarzkoppen
Battle of the V-1
as General
The Traitor
as Stefan Toller
The Case of The Smiling Widow
as Nicholls
House of Secrets
as Walter Dorffman
The Hostage
as Dr. Pablo Gonzuelo
Satellite in the Sky
as Professor Bechstein
Port of Escape
as Ship's Officer
Cross Channel
as Otto Dagoff
The Awakening
as The Tailor
Desperate Moment
as Cellblock Guard Becker
Appointment in London
as German General
Park Plaza 605
as Boris Roff
Ivanhoe
as Austrian Monk
A Tale of Five Cities
as Charlotte's Brother
Lilli Marlene
as Propaganda Chief
The Dancing Years
as Headwaiter
State Secret
as Janovic Prada / Tugboat Captain
I Was a Male War Bride
as Jail Officer (uncredited)
The Blind Goddess
as Johan Meyer
The Man from Morocco
as German General
I Didn't Do It
as Hilary Vance
Two Thousand Women
as Sergeant Hentzner
Squadron Leader X
as Luftwaffe Colonel
Warn That Man
as Schultz
The Night Invader
1943
The Night Invader
as Count von Biebrich
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
as von Reumann
Uncensored
as Kohlmeier
Gasbags
as Gestapo Chief
An Englishman's Home
as Martin
All Hands
as Captain
Law and Disorder
as Foreign Agent
The Saint in London
as Stengler
Over the Moon
as Michel
The Lion Has Wings
as Unnamed Character
Second Best Bed
1938
Second Best Bed
as Georges Debonnet