Karel Effa
Known for Acting · 97 credits
- Born
- 1922-05-23
- Died
- 1993-06-11
- Place of birth
- Praha, Československo
- Also known as
- Карел Эффа
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (89)
Amadeus
1984
as Leporello
On the Comet
1970
as kaprál Ben
The Circus Will Be
1954
Kidnapped
1953
as american journalist
Sons of the Mountains
1956
Pochodně
1961
as Warden in prison
The Proud Princess
1952
as Strážce pokladu
Black Saturday
1961
as cestující ve vlaku
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962
as důstojník pevnostní stráže
A Great Road Ahead
1963
as archduke
The Terribly Sad Princess
1968
as nápadník
The Stolen Airship
1967
as Agent 13
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
1978
as špeh
Sign of the Anchor
1947
Lemonade Joe
1964
as Pancho Kid
Distant Journey
1949
as Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited)
Hudba z Marsu
1955
as Kulhánek, hráč na cello a kytaru
A Night at Karlstein
1974
When the Cat Comes
1963
as Janek
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
1985
as Self - Actor
Straw Hat
1972
The Feather Fairy
1985
as Troupe Principal
Bulldogs and Cherries
1981
Three Men Travelling
1973
The Princess with the Golden Star
1959
as pobočník Kazisvěta
Zlatá svatba
1972
as drobný chovatel Choleva
The Lost Photography
1960
Good-for-Nothing
1978
The Musician
1948
Circus in the Circus
1976
as Veterinary
Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
1966
as Pistolník
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling
1971
as majitel baru Kovarski
Of Things Supernatural
1959
as (segment "Tajemství písma")
You Are a Widow, Sir
1971
as zřízenec na patologii
Parohy
1947
Secret of the Chinese Carnation
1964
as Blinky
Náhodou je príma!
1988
The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin
1961
Pozor, ide Jozefína...
1977
Růžový Hubert
1986
May Stars
1959
Almost King
1977
The Pipes
1966
The Last of the Mohicans
1947
The Ninth Heart
1979
as Lackey
Affairs of my Wife
1973
Florenc 13,30
1957
as Karel Koníček
Nad námi svítá
1953
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene!
1966
The False Prince
1985
as Vizier
A Star Travels South
1964
as Egon Zejda - guitarist
Long Live Ghosts!
1977
as Mládek
Věčná Slavia
2016
The Jester's Tale
1964
as Captain Varga
Ztracená revue
1961
Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph
1956
Florián
1961
as kostelník Kalina
I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
1970
Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy
1952
as Porotce
Portáši
1947
Muž v povětří
1956
as listonoš
Zpívající přístavy
1971
Pan Novák
1949
as Vašek Kunc
The Stolen Border
1947
as závodčí
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
1980
Marcelka
1971
Paní Liška
1988
as otec
...and again that Lucy!
1984
as Electrician
Old Ironside
1948
Tlouštík
1961
Byt je vykraden, maminko...
1984
The Borrowed Face
1965
as lupič Hmaták
Every Penny Counts
1961
Red Lizard
1949
Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky
1949
as sedlák
Koncert pro mantinely
1977
Ticho! Ticho! Ticho!
1963
Ves v pohraničí
1948
as Jarda
Martin and Nine Fools
1966
Nobody Knows Anything
1947
S Pydlou v zádech
1985
as komorník
The Wishing Machine
1968
Figurky ze šmantů
1988
A co ten ruksak, králi?
1986
Setkání s Hansem Sachsem
1954
Zrcadlo na vesnici 3
1949
Sám proti městu
1974
Pražská romance
1969
Zrcadlo byrokratické 2
1949
About 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 Theat… With 97 credits spanning from 1947 to 2016, Karel Effa has appeared in 89 films and 8 TV shows.
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- Amadeus (1984) — as Leporello
- On the Comet (1970) — as kaprál Ben
- The Circus Will Be (1954)
- Kidnapped (1953) — as american journalist
- Sons of the Mountains (1956)
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