Carl Jaffe
Known For
Acting
Born
1902-03-21 in Hamburg, Germany
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!.
Most Known For
Playhouse
as Rabbi
Theatre 625
as Captain
Behind Closed Doors
Fiddler on the Roof
as Isaac (uncredited)
Man of the World
as Hadi
Ivanhoe
as Austrian Monk
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
as von Reumann
I Was a Male War Bride
as Jail Officer (uncredited)
The Awakening
as The Tailor
Appointment in London
as German General
The Double Man
as Police Surgeon
Operation Amsterdam
as Diamond Merchant
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
as Baron Waldheim
I Accuse!
as Colonel Maximilian von Schwarzkoppen
The Joke
as Rabbi
First Man into Space
as Dr. Paul von Essen
Park Plaza 605
as Boris Roff
The Saint in London
as Stengler
Satellite in the Sky
as Professor Bechstein
Battle of the V-1
as General