Carl Jaffe

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 began to develop.
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 appeared in more than 50 films and many television productions.
Throughout his British career he was often cast as German or Central European characters, usually in supporting roles, and often with a war, crime or espionage setting. His film roles 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!.
Partial filmography
Second Best Bed (1938) - Georges Dubonnet
Over the Moon (1939) - Michel
The Silent Battle (1939) - Rykoff
The Saint in London (1939) - Stengler
The Lion Has Wings (1939) - Unnamed Character
An Englishman's Home (1940) - Martin
Law and Disorder (1940)
Gasbags (1941) - Gestapo Chief
Uncensored (1942) - Kohlmeier
Squadron Leader X (1943) - Luftwaffe Colonel
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) - von Reumann
Warn That Man (1943) - Schultz
The Night Invader (1943) - Count von Biebrich
Two Thousand Women (1944) - Sergt. Hentzner
The Man from Morocco (1945) - German General
I Didn't Do It (1945) - Hilary Vance
Gaiety George (1946) - Kommandant
Counterblast (1948) - Heinz
The Blind Goddess (1948) - Johan Meyer
I Was a Male War Bride (1949) - Jail Officer (uncredited)
State Secret (1950) - Janovic Prada
The Dancing Years (1950) - Headwaiter
The Black Rose (1950) - Officer (uncredited)
Lilli Marlene (1950) - Propaganda Chief
A Tale of Five Cities (1951) - Charlotte's Brother
Ivanhoe (1952) - Austrian Monk
Appointment in London (1953) - German General
Desperate Moment (1953) - Cellblock Guard Becker
Park Plaza 605 (1953) - Boris Roff
Betrayed (1954) - Major Plaaten (uncredited)
Child's Play (1954) - Carl Blotz
The Awakening (1954) - The Tailor
Cross Channel (1955) - Otto Dagoff
Timeslip (1955) - Dr. Marks (uncredited)
Port of Escape (1956) - Ship's Officer
Satellite in the Sky (1956) - Bechstein
House of Secrets (1956) - Walter Dorffman
The Hostage (1956) - Dr. Pablo Gonzuelo
The Traitor (1957) - Stefan Toller
Escapement (1958) - Dr. Hoff
I Accuse! (1958) - Col. von Schwarzkoppen
Battle of the V-1 (1958) - General
Rockets Galore! (1958) - Dr. Hamburger
Operation Amsterdam (1959) - Diamond Merchant
First Man into Space (1959) - Dr. Paul von Essen
Subway in the Sky (1959) - German Detective
Man on a String (1960) - People's Judge
Danger Man (TV, 1960) - Professor Barkoff
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) - Baron Waldheim
Doomsday at Eleven (1963) - Stefan
Operation Crossbow (1965) - German Officer at Rocket Plant (uncredited)
Up Jumped a Swagman (1965) - Analyst
The Double Man (1967) - Police Surgeon
Battle Beneath the Earth (1967) - Dr. Galissi
The Enemy Within the Gates (Dad's Army episode)(1968) - Captain Winogrodzki
Fiddler on the Roof (1971) - Isaac (uncredited)
References
External links
Carl Jaffe at BFI Film & TV Database
1902 births
1974 deaths
German male stage actors
German male film actors
German male television actors
Male actors from Hamburg
20th-century German male actors
Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United Kingdom