Carl Jaffe

Acting Mar 21, 1902 Mar 12, 1974 (aged 72) Hamburg, Germany

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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.

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!.

55 Acting Credits

Carl Jaffe

Acting

Fiddler on the Roof

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

Ivanhoe

I Was a Male War Bride

Dad's Army

First Man into Space

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

Danger Man

Battle Beneath the Earth

The Double Man

Satellite in the Sky

The Saint in London

State Secret

Operation Amsterdam

Appointment in London

The Lion Has Wings

Subway in the Sky

Two Thousand Women

Park Plaza 605

I Didn't Do It

Escapement

A Tale of Five Cities

House of Secrets

Man on a String