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person_profile-Karel Effa

Karel Effa Died at age: 71

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Karel Effa

Date of Birth:

May 23, 1922

Country of birth:

Československo

Died:

Jun 11, 1993

Biography of

Karel Effa

    Karel Effa, originally named Karel Effenberger (May 23, 1922 in Prague - June 11, 1993 in Prague), was a Czech actor.

    As a professional soldier during World War II, he served in the Government Army during the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, which was deployed to Italy. Here he later ran to the Czechoslovak troops fighting on the side of the Western Allies. After the war, he remained in the army with the rank of sergeant, playing and singing for two years in the newly formed Army Art Ensemble of Vít Nejedlý. From there he went to the Theater of Satire, from there to the Theater of State Film, from there to the Music Theater in Karlín, from where he briefly jumped to the ABC Theater to return to the Karlín Theater. He has been a member of the Semafor Theater since 1979.

    Karel Effa was a very prominent comedian who created 71 smaller and episodic film roles during his life - such as the villain Pancho Kid in the Czech comedy Lemonade Joe or Horse Opera, the black Gustav in Zeman's famous film The Stolen Airship, or the treasure keeper in the fairy tale film Proud princess. Karel Effa worked for many years as a member of the Czechoslovak State Film Ensemble, resp. Film studio in Barrandov, he also performed in the Theater in Fidlovačka, or in the former musical theater in Prague's Nusle, he also worked in the post-war Theater of Satire.

    In addition to performing in theater and film, he has given six thousand touring performances during his lifetime, where he has used his folk humor, playing the guitar and singing tramp songs. He also remained a hiker all his life, he went to Brdy, often to the settlement of Ztracenka.

    In 1964, he became a founding member of the Department of Friends and Supporters of Slavia, which aimed to save and lift football Slavia, which at the time lived in the Second Football League.

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Filmography of

Karel Effa

Found 49 Movies in total

The Feather Fairy

principál komediantů ( Actor )

... 1985

The False Prince

Vizier ( Actor )

... 1985

...and again that Lucy!

Electrician ( Actor )

... 1984

Amadeus

Czechoslovakian Actor (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1984

... 1981

The Ninth Heart

Lackey ( Actor )

... 1979

... 1978

... 1978

Long Live Ghosts!

Mládek ( Actor )

... 1977

... 1977

Circus in the Circus

Veterinary ( Actor )

... 1976

... 1974

... 1973

... 1972

Four Murders Are Enough, Darling

majitel baru Kovarski ( Actor )

... 1971

You Are a Widow, Sir

zřízenec na patologii ( Actor )

... 1971

On the Comet

kaprál Ben ( Actor )

... 1970

... 1970

... 1968

The Terribly Sad Princess

nápadník ( Actor )

... 1968

... 1967

... 1966

Who Wants to Kill Jessie?

Pistolník ( Actor )

... 1966

The Borrowed Face

lupič Hmaták ( Actor )

... 1965

The Jester's Tale

Captain Varga ( Actor )

... 1964

Lemonade Joe

Pancho Kid ( Actor )

... 1964

A Star Travels South

Egon Zejda - guitarist ( Actor )

... 1964

When the Cat Comes

Janek ( Actor )

... 1963

A Great Road Ahead

archduke ( Actor )

... 1963

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

důstojník pevnostní stráže ( Actor )

... 1962

... 1961

... 1961

... 1960

The Princess with the Golden Star

pobočník Kazisvěta ( Actor )

... 1959

... 1959

Of Things Supernatural

(segment "Tajemství písma") ( Actor )

... 1959

Florenc 13,30

Karel Koníček ( Actor )

... 1957

... 1956

... 1956

... 1954

Kidnapped

american journalist ( Actor )

... 1953

The Proud Princess

Strážce pokladu ( Actor )

... 1952

Distant Journey

Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1949

... 1949

... 1948

... 1947

The Stolen Border

závodčí ( Actor )

... 1947