Carl Jaffe
Born March 21, 1902 (Age: 123)
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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 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!.
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 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!.
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Filmography
Fiddler on the Roof
1971
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as Isaac (uncredited)
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Age: 69
No Image
Doomsday at Eleven
1962
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as Stefan
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Age: 59
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961
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as Baron Waldheim
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Age: 59
Subway in the Sky
1959
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as dt. Kriminalbeamter
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Age: 57
First Man into Space
1959
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as Dr. Paul von Essen
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Age: 56
Operation Amsterdam
1959
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as Diamond Merchant
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Age: 56
I Accuse!
1958
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as Colonel Maximilian von Schwarzkoppen
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Age: 55
Port of Escape
1956
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as Ship's Officer
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Age: 54
Cross Channel
1955
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as Otto Dagoff
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Age: 53
Uncensored
1942
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as Kohlmeier
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Age: 40
Gasbags
1941
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as Gestapo Chief
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Age: 38