Carl Jaffe

Acting

Born: 1902-03-21 in Hamburg, Germany

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!.

Carl Jaffe

Biography

Known For

Playhouse

Theatre 625

Danger Man

Dad's Army

Fiddler on the Roof

Man of the World

Ivanhoe

Behind Closed Doors

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

State Secret

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

I Was a Male War Bride

The Joke

The Awakening

I Accuse!

First Man into Space

Man on a String

Law and Disorder

The Double Man

Lilli Marlene

Battle of the V-1

House of Secrets

The Traitor

Operation Amsterdam

The Saint in London

Up Jumped a Swagman

Desperate Moment

Battle Beneath the Earth

Port of Escape

Uncensored

A Tale of Five Cities

The Blind Goddess

Warn That Man

Over the Moon

Two Thousand Women

Park Plaza 605

The Lion Has Wings

Rockets Galore

Appointment in London

Gasbags