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Carl Jaffe

Actor | * 03/21/1902 († 71, 03/12/1974) | 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 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 credi... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | War | Comedies
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Movies with Carl Jaffe as Actor(44)

as Isaac (uncredited)1971 Fiddler on the Roof
as Dr. Galissi1967 Battle Beneath the Earth
as Police Surgeon1967 The Double Man
as Analyst1965 Up Jumped a Swagman
as Baron Waldheim1961 The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1960 Man on a String
as Diamond merchant1959 Operation Amsterdam
as dt. Kriminalbeamter1959 Subway in the Sky
as Dr. Paul von Essen1959 First Man into Space
as Colonel Maximilian von Schwarzkoppen1958 I Accuse!
as Dr Hamburger1958 Rockets Galore
as Doctor Hoff1958 Escapement
as Nicholls1957 The Case of The Smiling Widow
as Stefan Toller1957 The Traitor
as Walter Dorffman1956 House of Secrets
as Ship's Officer1956 Port of Escape
as Dr. Pablo Gonzuelo1956 The Hostage
as Professor Bechstein1956 Satellite in the Sky
as Otto Dagoff1955 Cross Channel
as The Tailor1954 The Awakening
as Boris Roff1953 Park Plaza 605
as German General1953 Appointment in London
as Cellblock Guard Becker1953 Desperate Moment
as Austrian Monk1952 Ivanhoe
as Charlotte's Brother1951 A Tale of Five Cities
as Headwaiter1950 The Dancing Years
as Janovic Prada / Tugboat Captain1950 State Secret
as Propaganda Chief1950 Lilli Marlene
as Jail Officer (uncredited)1949 I Was a Male War Bride
as Johan Meyer1948 The Blind Goddess
as Hilary Vance1945 I Didn't Do It
as German General1945 The Man from Morocco
as Sergeant Hentzner1944 Two Thousand Women
as Count von Biebrich1943 The Night Invader
as Luftwaffe Colonel1943 Squadron Leader X
as Schultz1943 Warn That Man
as von Reumann1943 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
as Gestapo Chief1941 Gasbags
as Martin1940 An Englishman's Home
as Captain1940 All Hands
as Unnamed Character1939 The Lion Has Wings
as Michel1939 Over the Moon
as Stengler1939 The Saint in London
as Georges Debonnet1938 Second Best Bed

Full Name: Carl Jaffe
Citizenship: Germany
Born: Friday, 03/21 1902 (March) in Hamburg (Germany)
Died: Tuesday, 03/12 1974 (March) in London (aged: 71)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: German (DE)
Other names for Carl Jaffe (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Carl Jaffé"
Carl Jaffe frequently works together with these people:
Anton Diffring (5x, Actor)
Charles F. Vetter (5x, Crew)
Warwick Ward (5x, Actor)
Michael McCarthy (5x, Crew)
A.W. Watkins (4x, Crew)
Emeric Pressburger (4x, Crew)
Martin Miller (4x, Actor)
Montgomery Tully (4x, Crew)
Mavis Villiers (4x, Actress)
Michael Powell (4x, Crew)
Frank Launder (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:653752, Added: 10/25/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024