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Carl Jaffe
Actor · Crew· Hamburg, Germany
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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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
29 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Battle Beneath the Earth | Dr. Galissi | Film |
| 1967 | The Double Man | Police Surgeon | Film |
| 1961 | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Baron Waldheim | Film |
| 1960 | Man on a String | Film | |
| 1959 | Operation Amsterdam | Diamond Merchant | Film |
| 1959 | First Man into Space | Dr. Paul von Essen | Film |
| 1959 | Subway in the Sky | dt. Kriminalbeamter | Film |
| 1958 | Escapement | Doctor Hoff | Film |
| 1958 | Rockets Galore | Dr Hamburger | Film |
| 1958 | Battle of the V-1 | General | Film |
| 1958 | I Accuse! | Colonel Maximilian von Schwarzkoppen | Film |
| 1957 | The Traitor | Stefan Toller | Film |
| 1956 | House of Secrets | Walter Dorffman | Film |
| 1956 | Satellite in the Sky | Professor Bechstein | Film |
| 1956 | The Hostage | Dr. Pablo Gonzuelo | Film |
| 1953 | Appointment in London | German General | Film |
| 1953 | Park Plaza 605 | Boris Roff | Film |
| 1953 | Desperate Moment | Cellblock Guard Becker | Film |
| 1952 | Ivanhoe | Austrian Monk | Film |
| 1950 | The Dancing Years | Headwaiter | Film |
| 1950 | State Secret | Janovic Prada / Tugboat Captain | Film |
| 1949 | I Was a Male War Bride | Jail Officer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | I Didn't Do It | Hilary Vance | Film |
| 1944 | Two Thousand Women | Sergeant Hentzner | Film |
| 1943 | The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | von Reumann | Film |
| 1941 | Gasbags | Gestapo Chief | Film |
| 1939 | The Lion Has Wings | Unnamed Character | Film |
| 1939 | The Saint in London | Stengler | Film |
| 1939 | Over the Moon | Michel | Film |
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