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Carl Jaffe

Carl Jaffe

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 21, 1902
Died Mar 12, 1974 (71)
Birthplace Hamburg, Germany
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Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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!.

Known For

Filmography

Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

1971

as Isaac (uncredited)

The Double Man

The Double Man

1967

as Police Surgeon

Battle Beneath the Earth

Battle Beneath the Earth

1967

as Dr. Galissi

Up Jumped a Swagman

Up Jumped a Swagman

1965

as Analyst

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

1961

as Baron Waldheim

First Man into Space

First Man into Space

1959

as Dr. Paul von Essen

Subway in the Sky

Subway in the Sky

1959

as dt. Kriminalbeamter

Operation Amsterdam

Operation Amsterdam

1959

as Diamond Merchant

Escapement

Escapement

1958

as Doctor Hoff

Rockets Galore

Rockets Galore

1958

as Dr Hamburger

I Accuse!

I Accuse!

1958

as Colonel Maximilian von Schwarzkoppen

The Traitor

The Traitor

1957

as Stefan Toller

The Hostage

The Hostage

1956

as Dr. Pablo Gonzuelo

House of Secrets

House of Secrets

1956

as Walter Dorffman

Satellite in the Sky

Satellite in the Sky

1956

as Professor Bechstein

Port of Escape

Port of Escape

1956

as Ship's Officer

Cross Channel

Cross Channel

1955

as Otto Dagoff

The Awakening

The Awakening

1954

as The Tailor

Park Plaza 605

Park Plaza 605

1953

as Boris Roff

Desperate Moment

Desperate Moment

1953

as Cellblock Guard Becker

Appointment in London

Appointment in London

1953

as German General

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

1952

as Austrian Monk

A Tale of Five Cities

A Tale of Five Cities

1951

as Charlotte's Brother

The Dancing Years

The Dancing Years

1950

as Headwaiter

State Secret

State Secret

1950

as Janovic Prada / Tugboat Captain

Lilli Marlene

Lilli Marlene

1950

as Propaganda Chief

I Was a Male War Bride

I Was a Male War Bride

1949

as Jail Officer (uncredited)

The Blind Goddess

The Blind Goddess

1948

as Johan Meyer

I Didn't Do It

I Didn't Do It

1945

as Hilary Vance

The Man from Morocco

The Man from Morocco

1945

as German General

Two Thousand Women

Two Thousand Women

1944

as Sergeant Hentzner

The Night Invader

The Night Invader

1943

as Count von Biebrich

Warn That Man

Warn That Man

1943

as Schultz

Squadron Leader X

Squadron Leader X

1943

as Luftwaffe Colonel

Uncensored

Uncensored

1942

as Kohlmeier

Gasbags

Gasbags

1941

as Gestapo Chief

All Hands

All Hands

1940

as Captain

An Englishman's Home

An Englishman's Home

1940

as Martin

The Saint in London

The Saint in London

1939

as Stengler

Over the Moon

Over the Moon

1939

as Michel

The Lion Has Wings

The Lion Has Wings

1939

as Unnamed Character

Second Best Bed

Second Best Bed

1938

as Georges Debonnet

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Behind Closed Doors

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1958

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