Carl Jaffe

Acting

Born Mar 21, 1902

From Hamburg, Germany

Died Mar 12, 1974

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!.

Carl Jaffe

Known For

Fiddler on the Roof

Ivanhoe

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

I Was a Male War Bride

The Double Man

I Accuse!

State Secret

The Lion Has Wings

Escapement

Filmography — Acting

Fiddler on the Roof

Ivanhoe

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

I Was a Male War Bride

The Double Man

I Accuse!

State Secret

The Lion Has Wings

Escapement

Battle Beneath the Earth

Battle of the V-1

Lilli Marlene

Operation Amsterdam

Over the Moon

A Tale of Five Cities

The Saint in London

The Awakening

Man on a String

First Man into Space

Up Jumped a Swagman

Rockets Galore

Appointment in London

The Traitor

Satellite in the Sky

Park Plaza 605

Uncensored

Subway in the Sky

Squadron Leader X

Gasbags

The Joke

Two Thousand Women

Warn That Man

The Man from Morocco

The Hostage

Cross Channel

All Hands

The Blind Goddess

House of Secrets

Port of Escape

The Dancing Years

Law and Disorder

An Englishman's Home

Desperate Moment

I Didn't Do It

The Case of The Smiling Widow

The Night Invader

Doomsday at Eleven

Second Best Bed