Carl Jaffe

Born: 1902-03-21 in Hamburg, Germany

Died: 1974-03-12

Known For: Acting

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

1976

The Joke as Rabbi

1974

Playhouse as Rabbi

1971

Fiddler on the Roof as Isaac (uncredited)

1967

The Double Man as Police Surgeon
Battle Beneath the Earth as Dr. Galissi

1965

Up Jumped a Swagman as Analyst

1964

Theatre 625 as Captain

1959

Operation Amsterdam as Diamond Merchant
Subway in the Sky as dt. Kriminalbeamter
First Man into Space as Dr. Paul von Essen

1958

Escapement as Doctor Hoff
Behind Closed Doors
Battle of the V-1 as General
I Accuse! as Colonel Maximilian von Schwarzkoppen
Rockets Galore as Dr Hamburger

1957

The Traitor as Stefan Toller
The Case of The Smiling Widow as Nicholls

1956

Satellite in the Sky as Professor Bechstein
The Hostage as Dr. Pablo Gonzuelo
Port of Escape as Ship's Officer
House of Secrets as Walter Dorffman

1955

Cross Channel as Otto Dagoff

1954

The Awakening as The Tailor

1953

Desperate Moment as Cellblock Guard Becker
Park Plaza 605 as Boris Roff
Appointment in London as German General

1952

Ivanhoe as Austrian Monk

1951

A Tale of Five Cities as Charlotte's Brother

1950

State Secret as Janovic Prada / Tugboat Captain
The Dancing Years as Headwaiter
Lilli Marlene as Propaganda Chief

1949

I Was a Male War Bride as Jail Officer (uncredited)

1948

The Blind Goddess as Johan Meyer

1945

I Didn't Do It as Hilary Vance
The Man from Morocco as German General

1944

Two Thousand Women as Sergeant Hentzner

1943

Warn That Man as Schultz
Squadron Leader X as Luftwaffe Colonel
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp as von Reumann
The Night Invader as Count von Biebrich

1942

Uncensored as Kohlmeier

1941

Gasbags as Gestapo Chief

1940

All Hands as Captain
Law and Disorder as Foreign Agent
An Englishman's Home as Martin

1939

The Saint in London as Stengler
Over the Moon as Michel
The Lion Has Wings as Unnamed Character

1938

Second Best Bed as Georges Debonnet