Occupation Actor Years active 1934-1974 | Name Carl Jaffe Role Actor | |
Born 21 March 1902 ( 1902-03-21 ) Hamburg, Germany Died April 12, 1974, London, United Kingdom Movies The Life and Death of Colone, Operation Amsterdam, Ivanhoe, Over the Moon, Subway in the Sky Similar People Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell, Marcel Varnel, Geza von Cziffra, William K Howard | ||
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 invariably cast as German or Central European characters, usually in supporting roles, and often with a war, crime or espionage setting. His more notable films 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 credits included Danger Man, Dad's Army and Oh, Brother!.
Filmography
Actor
1974
BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series) as
Rabbi
- The Joke (1974) - Rabbi
1972
Zinotchka (TV Short) as
Ivanetsky
1971
Fiddler on the Roof as
Isaac (uncredited)
1971
Take Three Girls (TV Series) as
Zoltowski
- Coda and Resolution (1971) - Zoltowski
1970
The Doctors (TV Series) as
Dr. Aveling
- Episode #1.34 (1970) - Dr. Aveling
1968
Oh Brother! (TV Series) as
Cardinal Minelli
- A Fool Returneth (1970)
- The Voice of the Turtle (1968) - Cardinal Minelli
1969
The World About Us (TV Series documentary) as
Humboldt
- The Perfect Traveller: Alexander von Humboldt in Mexico (1969) - Humboldt (voice)
1969
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
Count
- These Men Are Dangerous: Hitler (1969) - Count
1968
Dad's Army (TV Series) as
Captain Winogrodzki
- The Enemy Within the Gates (1968) - Captain Winogrodzki (as Carl Jaffé)
1968
Hugh and I Spy (TV Series)
- Checkpoint Charlies (1968)
1967
Battle Beneath the Earth as
Dr. Galissi
1967
The Double Man as
Police Surgeon
1965
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) as
Vernon / Hitler
- Dismissal Leading to Lustfulness (1967) - Vernon
- And Did Those Feet? (1965) - Hitler
1966
The Lost Peace (TV Mini Series)
- On the idle hill of summer (A.E. Housman) (1966) - (voice)
- War is re-enthroned (The Spectator) (1966) - (voice)
- Who can conquer the street- (Goebbels) (1966) - (voice)
1966
Theatre 625 (TV Series) as
Captain
- Amerika (1966) - Captain
1966
A Farewell to Arms (TV Mini Series) as
Doctor
- Like Saying Goodbye to a Statue (1966) - Doctor
- We Knew the Summer Was Gone (1966) - Doctor
1965
The Big Spender (TV Series) as
Kassell
- The Twist (1966) - Kassell (as Carl Jaffé)
- The Snatch (1966) - Kassell (as Carl Jaffé)
- The Front Man (1965) - Kassell (as Carl Jaffé)
- The Hard Sell (1965) - Kassell (as Carl Jaffé)
- The Soft Bribe (1965) - Kassell (as Carl Jaffé)
1965
Up Jumped a Swagman as
Analyst
1965
Operation Crossbow as
German Officer at Rocket Plant (uncredited)
1964
Compact (TV Series) as
H.J. Isaacs / A Stranger
- Home and Dry (1964) - H.J. Isaacs
- Mistaken Identity (1964) - A Stranger
1963
Suspense (TV Series) as
Ehrman
- Miranda and a Salesman (1963) - Ehrman
1963
Epitaph for a Spy (TV Series) as
Schimmler / Herr Heinberger
- Episode #1.4 (1963) - Schimmler
- Episode #1.3 (1963) - Schimmler
- Episode #1.2 (1963) - Schimmler
- Episode #1.1 (1963) - Herr Heinberger
1962
The Password Is Courage as
German General Visiting Hospital (uncredited)
1962
Man of the World (TV Series) as
Hadi
- Death of a Conference (1962) - Hadi
1962
Doomsday at Eleven as
Stefan
1961
The Pursuers (TV Series) as
Zodian / Collins
- The Poacher (1961) - Zodian
- The Othello Murder (1961) - Collins
1961
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone as
Baron Waldheim (as Carl Jaffé)
1961
Magnolia Street (TV Series) as
Mr. Emmanuel
- Episode #1.6 (1961) - Mr. Emmanuel
- Episode #1.5 (1961) - Mr. Emmanuel
- Episode #1.4 (1961) - Mr. Emmanuel
- Episode #1.3 (1961) - Mr. Emmanuel
- Episode #1.2 (1961) - Mr. Emmanuel
- Episode #1.1 (1961) - Mr. Emmanuel
1961
The Square Mile Murder (Short) as
Possner
1961
International Detective (TV Series) as
Zoltan Galas / Doctor Varna
- The Martos Case (1961) - Zoltan Galas
- The Anthony Case (1961) - Doctor Varna
1961
One Step Beyond (TV Series) as
Doctor
- The Avengers (1961) - Doctor
1960
Danger Man (TV Series) as
Professor Barkoff
- Time to Kill (1960) - Professor Barkoff
1960
Saturday Playhouse (TV Series) as
Zanucek
- Marriage Settlement (1960) - Zanucek
1960
Man on a String as
People's Judge
1959
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Veuter
- Echo from Afar (1959) - Veuter
1959
The Third Man (TV Series) as
Jahn
- Barcelona Passage (1959) - Jahn (as Carl Jaffé)
1959
First Man Into Space as
Dr. Paul von Essen
1959
Subway in the Sky as
German Detective
1959
Operation Amsterdam as
Diamond Merchant (as Carl Jaffé)
1958
Behind Closed Doors (TV Series)
- The Brioni Story (1958)
1958
Mad Little Island as
Dr. Hamburger (as Carl Jaffé)
1958
Missiles from Hell as
General
1958
White Hunter (TV Series) as
Martin
- The Marked Man (1958) - Martin
1958
Sailor of Fortune (TV Series) as
Ludwig
- The Final Bargain (1958) - Ludwig (as Carle Jaffe)
1958
I Accuse! as
Colonel Maximilian von Schwarzkoppen
1958
The Electronic Monster as
Dr. Hoff (as Carl Jaffé)
1957
O.S.S. (TV Series) as
General Kroll / German Kommandant
- Operation Firefly (1958) - General Kroll
- Operation Powder Puff (1957) - German Kommandant
1957
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV Series) as
Rudolph Zeigler
- A Hamlet in Flames (1957) - Rudolph Zeigler
1957
The Case of 'The Smiling Widow' (Short) as
Nicholls (as Carl Jaffé/Carl Jaffe)
1957
Wire Service (TV Series) as
Paul Eliseu
- The Death Merchant (1957) - Paul Eliseu
1957
The Accursed as
Stefan Toller
1956
The Hostage as
President Gonzuelo (as Carl Jaffé)
1956
Assignment Foreign Legion (TV Series) as
Von Hoffe
- The Outcast (1956) - Von Hoffe
1956
Triple Deception as
Walter Dorffman (as Carl Jaffé)
1956
Satellite in the Sky as
Professor Bechstein
1956
Marriage Settlement (TV Movie) as
Zanucek
1956
Port of Escape as
Ship's Officer
1956
Colonel March of Scotland Yard (TV Series) as
Father Mendes
- The Silent Vow (1956) - Father Mendes
1955
St. Ives (TV Series) as
The Count
- The Two Viscounts (1955) - The Count
- Amersham Place (1955) - The Count
1955
Cross Channel as
Otto Dagoff
1955
The Atomic Man as
Dr. Marks
1955
The Vise (TV Series) as
Gabriel
- Diplomatic Error (1955) - Gabriel
1955
Madeleine (TV Movie) as
Kieffer
1954
Child's Play as
Carl Blotz
1954
Rheingold Theatre (TV Series) as
Pepo / The Tailor / Weiland
- The Last Knife (1954) - Pepo
- The Awakening (1954) - The Tailor
- The Refugee (1954) - Weiland
1954
Heidi Grows Up (TV Mini Series) as
Monsieur Rochat
- Boarding School (1954) - Monsieur Rochat
1954
Betrayed as
Major Plaaten (uncredited)
1954
The Mossbach Collection (TV Movie) as
Reinhardt
1953
Norman Conquest as
Boris Roff
1953
Strictly Personal (TV Series) as
Mr. Rimmer
- Double Barrels (1953) - Mr. Rimmer
- The Rev. Pinsent Explodes a Theory (1953) - Mr. Rimmer
- Someone Knows Too Much (1953) - Mr. Rimmer
- Enter the Villain (1953) - Mr. Rimmer
- By Hook or by Crook (1953) - Mr. Rimmer
1953
Desperate Moment as
Cellblock Guard Becker
1953
Raiders in the Sky as
German General
1952
Gay's the Word (TV Movie) as
Count Silvano
1952
Ivanhoe as
Austrian Monk
1951
A Tale of Five Women as
Charlotte's Brother
1950
Lilli Marlene as
Propaganda Chief
1950
The Black Rose as
Officer (uncredited)
1950
The Dancing Years as
Head Waiter
1950
The Great Manhunt as
Janovic Prada / Tugboat Captain (as Carl Jaffé)
1949
I Was a Male War Bride as
Jail Officer (uncredited)
1948
The Blind Goddess as
Johan Meyer
1948
Counterblast as
Heinz
1946
The Masque of Kings (TV Movie) as
Captain Koinoff
1946
Frieda (TV Movie) as
Richard Mansfield
1946
Showtime as
Kommandant
1945
I Didn't Do It as
Hilary Vance (as Carl Jaffé)
1945
The Man from Morocco as
German General
1944
Two Thousand Women as
Sergt. Hentzner
1943
The Night Invader as
Count von Biebrich
1943
Warn That Man as
Schultz
1943
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp as
von Reumann (as Carl Jaffé)
1943
Squadron Leader X as
Luftwaffe Colonel
1942
Uncensored as
Kohlmeier
1941
Gasbags as
Gestapo Chief
1940
All Hands (Short) as
U-Boat Captain
1940
Law and Disorder as
Foreign Agent
1940
Mad Men of Europe as
Martin
1939
The Lion Has Wings as
Unnamed Character
1939
The Saint in London as
Stengler
1939
Continental Express as
Rykoff
1939
Over the Moon as
Michel
1938
Second Best Bed as
Georges Debonnet
References
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