Carl Jaffe
Carl Jaffe 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 - Georges DubonnetOver the Moon - MichelThe Silent Battle - RykoffThe Saint in London - StenglerThe Lion Has Wings - Unnamed CharacterAn Englishman's Home - MartinLaw and Disorder Gasbags - Gestapo ChiefUncensored - KohlmeierSquadron Leader X - Luftwaffe ColonelThe Life and Death of Colonel Blimp - von ReumannWarn That Man - SchultzThe Night Invader - Count von BiebrichTwo Thousand Women - Sergt. HentznerThe Man from Morocco - German GeneralI Didn't Do It - Hilary VanceGaiety George - KommandantCounterblast - HeinzThe Blind Goddess - Johan MeyerI Was a Male War Bride - Jail Officer State Secret - Janovic PradaThe Dancing Years - HeadwaiterThe Black Rose - Officer Lilli Marlene - Propaganda ChiefA Tale of Five Cities - Charlotte's BrotherIvanhoe - Austrian MonkAppointment in London - German GeneralDesperate Moment - Cellblock Guard BeckerPark Plaza 605 - Boris RoffBetrayed - Major Plaaten Child's Play - Carl BlotzThe Awakening - The TailorCross Channel - Otto DagoffTimeslip - Dr. Marks Port of Escape - Ship's OfficerSatellite in the Sky - BechsteinHouse of Secrets - Walter DorffmanThe Hostage - Dr. Pablo GonzueloThe Traitor - Stefan TollerEscapement - Dr. HoffI Accuse! - Col. von SchwarzkoppenBattle of the V-1 - GeneralRockets Galore! - Dr. HamburgerOperation Amsterdam - Diamond MerchantFirst Man into Space - Dr. Paul von EssenSubway in the Sky - German DetectiveMan on a String - People's JudgeDanger Man - Professor BarkoffThe Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone - Baron WaldheimDoomsday at Eleven - StefanOperation Crossbow - German Officer at Rocket Plant Up Jumped a Swagman - AnalystThe Double Man - Police SurgeonBattle Beneath the Earth - Dr. GalissiThe Enemy Within the Gates - Captain WinogrodzkiFiddler on the Roof - Isaac