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Carl Jaffe

Carl Jaffe

Birthday: 1902-03-21 | Place of Birth: Hamburg, 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!.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1965
Up Jumped a Swagman

as    Analyst

1961
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

as    Baron Waldheim

1960
Escapement

as    Doctor Hoff

1959
First Man into Space

as    Dr. Paul von Essen

1956
The Hostage

as    Dr. Pablo Gonzuelo

1950
The Dancing Years

as    Headwaiter

1944
Two Thousand Women

as    Sergeant Hentzner

1943
Warn That Man

as    Schultz

1939
The Saint in London

as    Stengler