Carl Jaffe

Known for ActingBorn 1902-03-21Died 1974-03-12Hamburg, Germany

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!.Read more

Movies & web series

Squadron Leader X

Doomsday at Eleven

The Night Invader

Uncensored

Second Best Bed

Behind Closed Doors

The Case of The Smiling Widow

Fiddler on the Roof

All Hands

The Traitor

Dad's Army

Danger Man

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

Theatre 625

Man of the World

Playhouse

Up Jumped a Swagman

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

I Was a Male War Bride

State Secret

An Englishman's Home

Two Thousand Women

Ivanhoe

Man on a String

I Accuse!

I Didn't Do It

Appointment in London

The Awakening

Desperate Moment

Rockets Galore

House of Secrets

The Double Man

The Lion Has Wings

The Hostage

Lilli Marlene

Law and Disorder

Operation Amsterdam

Port of Escape

Cross Channel

Subway in the Sky

Gasbags

The Man from Morocco

The Blind Goddess

The Saint in London

Over the Moon

Warn That Man

The Dancing Years

Satellite in the Sky