Actor
Carl Jaffe
March 21, 1902 · Hamburg, Germany
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Robert Ayres
3 titles together
First Man into Space, Battle Beneath the Earth, State Secret
Richard Wattis
3 titles together
Danger Man, Appointment in London, Park Plaza 605
Frederick Schiller
3 titles together
The Double Man, Operation Amsterdam, Park Plaza 605
Ian Fleming
3 titles together
The Lion Has Wings, Park Plaza 605, I Didn't Do It
James McKechnie
2 titles together
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Two Thousand Women
John Laurie
2 titles together
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Dad's Army
Full filmography · 55
The Joke
as Rabbi
1976
Fiddler on the Roof
as Isaac (uncredited)
19717.7
Battle Beneath the Earth
as Dr. Galissi
19674.8
The Double Man
as Police Surgeon
19676.3
Up Jumped a Swagman
as Analyst
1965Doomsday at Eleven
as Stefan
1962
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
as Baron Waldheim
19616.9
Man on a String
cast
1960
Subway in the Sky
as dt. Kriminalbeamter
1959
First Man into Space
as Dr. Paul von Essen
19595.1
Operation Amsterdam
as Diamond Merchant
1959
Rockets Galore
as Dr Hamburger
1958