Carl Jaffe
Acting
Born March 21, 1902 · Hamburg, Germany
Biography
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 invariab…
Known For · 40 titles
Theatre 625
Playhouse
Danger Man
Dad's Army
Man of the World
Behind Closed Doors
Fiddler on the Roof
Ivanhoe
I Was a Male War Bride
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
First Man into Space
The Awakening
The Traitor
Up Jumped a Swagman
The Double Man
Operation Amsterdam
Battle Beneath the Earth
The Joke
State Secret
House of Secrets
I Accuse!
Over the Moon
A Tale of Five Cities
Appointment in London
Battle of the V-1
Two Thousand Women
The Saint in London
Park Plaza 605
The Lion Has Wings
Satellite in the Sky
Uncensored
The Blind Goddess
Law and Disorder
Man on a String
Warn That Man
Rockets Galore
Lilli Marlene
Subway in the Sky
Desperate Moment