Carl Jaffe

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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!.

Playhouse

Rabbi

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

Baron Waldheim

Theatre 625

Captain

Fiddler on the Roof

Isaac (uncredited)

Satellite in the Sky

Professor Bechstein

First Man into Space

Dr. Paul von Essen

The Case of The Smiling Widow

Nicholls

I Was a Male War Bride

Jail Officer (uncredited)

Subway in the Sky

dt. Kriminalbeamter

All Hands

Captain

Ivanhoe

Austrian Monk

Desperate Moment

Cellblock Guard Becker

Operation Amsterdam

Diamond Merchant

Man on a String

The Dancing Years

Headwaiter

The Double Man

Police Surgeon

Man of the World

Hadi

Behind Closed Doors

State Secret

Janovic Prada / Tugboat Captain

Park Plaza 605

Boris Roff

Law and Disorder

Foreign Agent

Over the Moon

Michel

House of Secrets

Walter Dorffman

The Hostage

Dr. Pablo Gonzuelo

Escapement

Doctor Hoff

The Traitor

Stefan Toller

Gasbags

Gestapo Chief

The Saint in London

Stengler

An Englishman's Home

Martin

Port of Escape

Ship's Officer

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

von Reumann

Squadron Leader X

Luftwaffe Colonel

I Didn't Do It

Hilary Vance

Warn That Man

Schultz

Appointment in London

German General

Second Best Bed

Georges Debonnet

The Blind Goddess

Johan Meyer

Two Thousand Women

Sergeant Hentzner

The Awakening

The Tailor

The Night Invader

Count von Biebrich

A Tale of Five Cities

Charlotte's Brother

Up Jumped a Swagman

Analyst

Cross Channel

Otto Dagoff

I Accuse!

Colonel Maximilian von Schwarzkoppen

Battle Beneath the Earth

Dr. Galissi

The Man from Morocco