Carl Jaffe
Acting • Born 1902-03-21 – Died 1974-03-12
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!.
Filmography
54 credits
Subway in the Sky
Movie • 1959
dt. Kriminalbeamter
Squadron Leader X
Movie • 1943
Luftwaffe Colonel
First Man into Space
Movie • 1959
Dr. Paul von Essen
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Movie • 1961
Baron Waldheim
The Saint in London
Movie • 1939
Stengler
Uncensored
Movie • 1942
Kohlmeier
House of Secrets
Movie • 1956
Walter Dorffman
Over the Moon
Movie • 1939
Michel
Escapement
Movie • 1958
Doctor Hoff
Desperate Moment
Movie • 1953
Cellblock Guard Becker
The Traitor
Movie • 1957
Stefan Toller
The Hostage
Movie • 1956
Dr. Pablo Gonzuelo
The Man from Morocco
Movie • 1945
German General
Lilli Marlene
Movie • 1950
Propaganda Chief
A Tale of Five Cities
Movie • 1951
Charlotte's Brother
Operation Amsterdam
Movie • 1959
Diamond Merchant
Man on a String
Movie • 1960
Warn That Man
Movie • 1943
Schultz
Battle Beneath the Earth
Movie • 1967
Dr. Galissi
Up Jumped a Swagman
Movie • 1965
Analyst
I Was a Male War Bride
Movie • 1949
Jail Officer (uncredited)
The Dancing Years
Movie • 1950
Headwaiter
Fiddler on the Roof
Movie • 1971
Isaac (uncredited)
The Night Invader
Movie • 1943
Count von Biebrich
Appointment in London
Movie • 1953
German General
Gasbags
Movie • 1941
Gestapo Chief
An Englishman's Home
Movie • 1940
Martin
Satellite in the Sky
Movie • 1956
Professor Bechstein
Two Thousand Women
Movie • 1944
Sergeant Hentzner
The Awakening
Movie • 1954
The Tailor
The Lion Has Wings
Movie • 1939
Unnamed Character
Rockets Galore
Movie • 1958
Dr Hamburger
State Secret
Movie • 1950
Janovic Prada / Tugboat Captain
Park Plaza 605
Movie • 1953
Boris Roff
I Accuse!
Movie • 1958
Colonel Maximilian von Schwarzkoppen
All Hands
Movie • 1940
Captain
The Double Man
Movie • 1967
Police Surgeon
Second Best Bed
Movie • 1938
Georges Debonnet
The Blind Goddess
Movie • 1948
Johan Meyer
I Didn't Do It
Movie • 1945
Hilary Vance
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Movie • 1943
von Reumann
Cross Channel
Movie • 1955
Otto Dagoff
The Case of The Smiling Widow
Movie • 1957
Nicholls
Ivanhoe
Movie • 1952
Austrian Monk
Port of Escape
Movie • 1956
Ship's Officer
The Joke
Movie • 1976
Rabbi
Law and Disorder
Movie • 1940
Foreign Agent
Doomsday at Eleven
Movie • 1962
Stefan
Battle of the V-1
Movie • 1958
General
Behind Closed Doors
TV • 1958
Playhouse
TV • 1974
Rabbi
Man of the World
TV • 1962
Hadi
Theatre 625
TV • 1964
Captain
Dad's Army
TV • 1968
Captain Winogrodzki