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