Carl Jaffe
Born: 1902-03-21
Place of Birth: 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!.
Known For
The Case of The Smiling Widow
First Man into Space
Man on a String
Ivanhoe
The Hostage
Operation Amsterdam
The Traitor
Fiddler on the Roof
Desperate Moment
Law and Disorder
The Double Man
Squadron Leader X
State Secret
Gasbags
An Englishman's Home
Escapement
House of Secrets
Over the Moon
The Saint in London
Warn That Man
Park Plaza 605
The Joke
Two Thousand Women
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Port of Escape
The Awakening
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
I Didn't Do It
The Blind Goddess
I Was a Male War Bride
Uncensored
Appointment in London
Battle Beneath the Earth
Up Jumped a Swagman
Subway in the Sky
A Tale of Five Cities
The Lion Has Wings
Satellite in the Sky
I Accuse!
The Man from Morocco
The Dancing Years
Cross Channel
Lilli Marlene
Battle of the V-1
All Hands
