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