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Carl Jaffe

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1902-03-21

Day of Death

1974-03-12

Place of Birth

Hamburg, Germany

Carl Jaffe

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 (49)

⭐ 0 Role: Rabbi

The Joke

1976
⭐ 7.8 Role: Isaac (uncredited)

Fiddler on the Roof

1971
⭐ 4.8 Role: Dr. Galissi

Battle Beneath the Earth

1967
⭐ 6.3 Role: Police Surgeon

The Double Man

1967
⭐ 7.0 Role: Analyst

Up Jumped a Swagman

1965
No Image
⭐ 9.0 Role: Stefan

Doomsday at Eleven

1962
⭐ 6.9 Role: Baron Waldheim

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

1961
⭐ 6.6 Role: Unknown

Man on a String

1960
⭐ 5.9 Role: dt. Kriminalbeamter

Subway in the Sky

1959
⭐ 5.1 Role: Dr. Paul von Essen

First Man into Space

1959
⭐ 6.1 Role: Diamond Merchant

Operation Amsterdam

1959
⭐ 6.4 Role: Dr Hamburger

Rockets Galore

1958
⭐ 6.6 Role: Colonel Maximilian von Schwarzkoppen

I Accuse!

1958
⭐ 4.9 Role: Doctor Hoff

Escapement

1958
⭐ 5.2 Role: General

Battle of the V-1

1958