1902-03-21 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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The Joke | Rabbi | 1976-05-26 |
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Fiddler on the Roof | Isaac (uncredited) | 1971-11-03 |
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The Double Man | Police Surgeon | 1967-04-25 |
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Battle Beneath the Earth | Dr. Galissi | 1967-10-01 |
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Up Jumped a Swagman | Analyst | 1965-12-21 |
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Doomsday at Eleven | Stefan | 1962-01-01 |
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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Baron Waldheim | 1961-12-28 |
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Man on a String | 1960-05-20 | |
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First Man into Space | Dr. Paul von Essen | 1959-02-27 |
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Operation Amsterdam | Diamond Merchant | 1959-01-12 |
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Subway in the Sky | dt. Kriminalbeamter | 1959-11-01 |
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Rockets Galore | Dr Hamburger | 1958-10-19 |
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I Accuse! | Colonel Maximilian von Schwarzkoppen | 1958-03-05 |
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Escapement | Doctor Hoff | 1958-03-04 |
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The Case of The Smiling Widow | Nicholls | 1957-01-01 |
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The Traitor | Stefan Toller | 1957-03-01 |
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The Hostage | Dr. Pablo Gonzuelo | 1956-12-01 |
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House of Secrets | Walter Dorffman | 1956-10-23 |
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Port of Escape | Ship's Officer | 1956-05-01 |
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Satellite in the Sky | Professor Bechstein | 1956-07-21 |
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Cross Channel | Otto Dagoff | 1955-09-29 |
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The Awakening | The Tailor | 1954-07-14 |
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Appointment in London | German General | 1953-02-17 |
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Desperate Moment | Cellblock Guard Becker | 1953-03-17 |
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Park Plaza 605 | Boris Roff | 1953-09-11 |
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Ivanhoe | Austrian Monk | 1952-07-31 |
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A Tale of Five Cities | Charlotte's Brother | 1951-03-01 |
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State Secret | Janovic Prada / Tugboat Captain | 1950-09-11 |
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The Dancing Years | Headwaiter | 1950-07-19 |
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Lilli Marlene | Propaganda Chief | 1950-12-08 |
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I Was a Male War Bride | Jail Officer (uncredited) | 1949-08-26 |
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The Blind Goddess | Johan Meyer | 1948-09-14 |
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The Man from Morocco | German General | 1945-04-17 |
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I Didn't Do It | Hilary Vance | 1945-08-06 |
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Two Thousand Women | Sergeant Hentzner | 1944-11-06 |
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | von Reumann | 1943-07-26 |
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The Night Invader | Count von Biebrich | 1943-12-05 |
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Squadron Leader X | Luftwaffe Colonel | 1943-03-01 |
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Warn That Man | Schultz | 1943-07-13 |
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Uncensored | Kohlmeier | 1942-08-24 |
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Gasbags | Gestapo Chief | 1941-02-01 |
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An Englishman's Home | Martin | 1940-01-27 |
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Law and Disorder | Foreign Agent | 1940-07-06 |
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All Hands | Captain | 1940-05-31 |
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The Saint in London | Stengler | 1939-06-30 |
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Over the Moon | Michel | 1939-10-12 |
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The Lion Has Wings | Unnamed Character | 1939-11-03 |
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Second Best Bed | Georges Debonnet | 1938-07-18 |