Carl Jaffe
Actor
- Born
- March 21, 1902 · Hamburg, Germany
- Died
- March 12, 1974 (age 71)
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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.
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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
Fiddler on the Roof
November 3, 1971
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
July 26, 1943
Ivanhoe
July 31, 1952
I Was a Male War Bride
August 26, 1949
First Man into Space
February 1, 1959
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
December 28, 1961
The Double Man
April 25, 1967
Battle Beneath the Earth
October 1, 1967
Satellite in the Sky
July 21, 1956
The Saint in London
June 30, 1939
State Secret
September 11, 1950
Operation Amsterdam
January 12, 1959
Acting49
- 1976The Joke as Rabbi
- 1971Fiddler on the Roof as Isaac (uncredited)
- 1967Battle Beneath the Earth as Dr. Galissi
- 1967The Double Man as Police Surgeon
- 1965Up Jumped a Swagman as Analyst
- 1962Doomsday at Eleven as Stefan
- 1961The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone as Baron Waldheim
- 1960Man on a String
- 1959Subway in the Sky as dt. Kriminalbeamter
- 1959First Man into Space as Dr. Paul von Essen