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