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Carl Jaffe

Acting

March 21, 1902

Hamburg, Germany

49 movies

6.5 avg

1

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...

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

as Isaac (uncredited)

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

as von Reumann

I Was a Male War Bride

I Was a Male War Bride

Filmography

1970s

2 films

The Joke

The Joke

as Rabbi

Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

as Isaac (uncredited)

1960s

6 films

Battle Beneath the Earth

Battle Beneath the Earth

as Dr. Galissi

The Double Man

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as Jail Officer (uncredited)

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

as Austrian Monk

First Man into Space

First Man into Space

as Dr. Paul von Essen

The Double Man

as Police Surgeon

1967

6.3

Up Jumped a Swagman

Up Jumped a Swagman

as Analyst

Doomsday at Eleven

as Stefan

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

as Baron Waldheim

Man on a String

Man on a String

1950s

23 films

Subway in the Sky

Subway in the Sky

as dt. Kriminalbeamter

First Man into Space

First Man into Space

as Dr. Paul von Essen

Operation Amsterdam

Operation Amsterdam

as Diamond Merchant

Rockets Galore

Rockets Galore

as Dr Hamburger

I Accuse!

I Accuse!

as Colonel Maximilian von Schwarzkoppen

Escapement

Escapement

as Doctor Hoff

Battle of the V-1

Battle of the V-1

as General

The Traitor

The Traitor

as Stefan Toller

The Case of The Smiling Widow

The Case of The Smiling Widow

as Nicholls

The Hostage

The Hostage

as Dr. Pablo Gonzuelo

House of Secrets

House of Secrets

as Walter Dorffman

Satellite in the Sky

Satellite in the Sky

as Professor Bechstein

Port of Escape

Port of Escape

as Ship's Officer

Cross Channel

Cross Channel

as Otto Dagoff

The Awakening

The Awakening

as The Tailor

Park Plaza 605

Park Plaza 605

as Boris Roff

Desperate Moment

Desperate Moment

as Cellblock Guard Becker

Appointment in London

Appointment in London

as German General

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

as Austrian Monk

A Tale of Five Cities

A Tale of Five Cities

as Charlotte's Brother

Lilli Marlene

Lilli Marlene

as Propaganda Chief

State Secret

State Secret

as Janovic Prada / Tugboat Captain

The Dancing Years

The Dancing Years

as Headwaiter

1940s

14 films

I Was a Male War Bride

I Was a Male War Bride

as Jail Officer (uncredited)

The Blind Goddess

The Blind Goddess

as Johan Meyer

I Didn't Do It

I Didn't Do It

as Hilary Vance

The Man from Morocco

The Man from Morocco

as German General

Two Thousand Women

Two Thousand Women

as Sergeant Hentzner

The Night Invader

as Count von Biebrich

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

as von Reumann

Warn That Man

Warn That Man

as Schultz

Squadron Leader X

Squadron Leader X

as Luftwaffe Colonel

Uncensored

Uncensored

as Kohlmeier

Gasbags

Gasbags

as Gestapo Chief

Law and Disorder

Law and Disorder

as Foreign Agent

All Hands

All Hands

as Captain

An Englishman's Home

An Englishman's Home

as Martin

1930s

4 films

The Lion Has Wings

The Lion Has Wings

as Unnamed Character

Over the Moon

Over the Moon

as Michel

The Saint in London

The Saint in London

as Stengler

Second Best Bed

as Georges Debonnet