Carl Jaffe

{{Short description|German actor (1902–1974)}}

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| name = Carl Jaffe

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1902|03|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Hamburg, Germany

| birth_name = Karl Heinz Jaffe

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1974|04|12|1902|03|21|df=y}}

| death_place = London, England

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| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1934–1974

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Carl Jaffe (21 March 1902 – 12 April 1974) was a German actor.{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/people/carl-jaff/|title=Carl Jaffé|last=TV.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-12-19|archive-date=2018-11-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108145955/http://www.tv.com/people/carl-jaff/|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/carl-jaffe-p34985|title=Carl Jaffe - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie|publisher=}} He remained in the UK for the rest of his life and appeared in more than 50 films and many television productions.{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba318d977|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221005426/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba318d977|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 21, 2016|title=Carl Jaffe|publisher=}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/carl-jaffe/credits/143326/|title=Carl Jaffe|publisher=}} Jaffe's television credits included Danger Man, Dad's Army and Oh, Brother!.{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7f7b5e1d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221005414/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7f7b5e1d|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 21, 2016|title=The Voice of the Turtle (1968)|publisher=}}