Carl Jaffe
Acting
Born March 21, 1902, 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!.
Filmography
- 1976The Joke — Rabbi
- Playhouse — Rabbi
- 1971Fiddler on the Roof — Isaac (uncredited)
- Dad's Army — Captain Winogrodzki
- 1967Battle Beneath the Earth — Dr. Galissi
- 1967The Double Man — Police Surgeon
- 1965Up Jumped a Swagman — Analyst
- Theatre 625 — Captain
- 1962Doomsday at Eleven — Stefan
- Man of the World — Hadi
- 1961The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone — Baron Waldheim
- Danger Man — Professor Barkoff
- 1960Man on a String — People’s Judge
- 1959First Man into Space — Dr. Paul von Essen
- 1959Operation Amsterdam — Diamond Merchant
- 1959Subway in the Sky — dt. Kriminalbeamter
- 1958Battle of the V-1 — General
- Behind Closed Doors
- 1958Escapement — Doctor Hoff
- 1958I Accuse! — Colonel Maximilian von Schwarzkoppen
- 1958Rockets Galore — Dr Hamburger
- 1957The Case of The Smiling Widow — Nicholls
- 1957The Traitor — Stefan Toller
- 1956House of Secrets — Walter Dorffman
- 1956Port of Escape — Ship's Officer
- 1956Satellite in the Sky — Professor Bechstein
- 1956The Hostage — Dr. Pablo Gonzuelo
- 1955Cross Channel — Otto Dagoff
- 1954The Awakening — The Tailor
- 1953Appointment in London — German General
- 1953Desperate Moment — Cellblock Guard Becker
- 1953Park Plaza 605 — Boris Roff
- 1952Ivanhoe — Austrian Monk
- 1951A Tale of Five Cities — Charlotte's Brother
- 1950Lilli Marlene — Propaganda Chief
- 1950State Secret — Janovic Prada / Tugboat Captain
- 1950The Dancing Years — Headwaiter
- 1949I Was a Male War Bride — Jail Officer (uncredited)
- 1948The Blind Goddess — Johan Meyer
- 1945I Didn't Do It — Hilary Vance
- 1945The Man from Morocco — German General
- 1944Two Thousand Women — Sergeant Hentzner
- 1943Squadron Leader X — Luftwaffe Colonel
- 1943The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp — von Reumann
- 1943The Night Invader — Count von Biebrich
- 1943Warn That Man — Schultz
- 1942Uncensored — Kohlmeier
- 1941Gasbags — Gestapo Chief
- 1940All Hands — Captain
- 1940An Englishman's Home — Martin
- 1940Law and Disorder — Foreign Agent
- 1939Over the Moon — Michel
- 1939The Lion Has Wings — Unnamed Character
- 1939The Saint in London — Stengler
- 1938Second Best Bed — Georges Debonnet