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.
Filmography
all 86
Movies 79
TV Shows 7
Věčná Slavia (2016)
Paní Liška (1988)
A co ten ruksak, králi? (1985)
S Pydlou v zádech (1985)
Růžový Hubert (1985)
Amadeus (1984)
Ze staré drogerie (1983)
Bulldogs and Cherries (1981)
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem (1980)
Dnes v jednom domě (1980)
The Ninth Heart (1979)
Nemocnice na kraji města (1978)
Adele Hasn't Had Her Dinner Yet (1978)
Taugenichts (1978)
Long Live Ghosts! (1977)
Almost King (1977)
Pozor, ide Jozefína... (1977)
Koncert pro mantinely (1977)
Circus in the Circus (1976)
Thirty Cases of Major Zema (1976)
Sám proti městu (1974)
A Night at Karlstein (1974)
Affairs of my Wife (1973)
Zlatá svatba (1972)
Straw Hat (1972)
Bakaláři (1972)
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling (1971)
You Are a Widow, Sir (1971)
Marcelka (1971)
Zpívající přístavy (1971)
Pan Tau (1970)
On the Comet (1970)
I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1970)
Pražská romance (1969)
The Wishing Machine (1968)
The Terribly Sad Princess (1968)
Klapzubova jedenáctka (1968)
The Stolen Airship (1967)
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene! (1966)
The Pipes (1966)
Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966)
Martin and Nine Fools (1966)
The Borrowed Face (1965)
The Jester's Tale (1964)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
A Star Travels South (1964)
When the Cat Comes (1963)
Ticho! Ticho! Ticho! (1963)
A Great Road Ahead (1963)
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962)
Tlouštík (1961)
Florián (1961)
Every Penny Counts (1961)
The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin (1961)
Pochodně (1961)
Black Saturday (1961)
Ztracená revue (1961)
The Lost Photography (1960)
The Princess with the Golden Star (1959)
May Stars (1959)
Of Things Supernatural (1959)
Florenc 13,30 (1957)
Sons of the Mountains (1956)
Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph (1956)
Muž v povětří (1956)
Hudba z Marsu (1955)
The Circus Will Be (1954)
Nad námi svítá (1953)
Kidnapped (1953)
Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy (1952)
The Proud Princess (1952)
Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky (1949)
Pan Novák (1949)
Distant Journey (1949)
Red Lizard (1949)
Zrcadlo na vesnici 3 (1949)
Zrcadlo byrokratické 2 (1949)
Old Ironside (1948)
Muzikant (1948)
Ves v pohraničí (1948)
Nobody Knows Anything (1947)
Znamení kotvy (1947)
Portáši (1947)
Parohy (1947)
Poslední mohykán (1947)
The Stolen Border (1947)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1922-05-23
Deathday1993-06-11 (71 years old)
Birth PlacePrague, Czech Republic
CitizenshipsCzech Republic
Also Known AsКарел Эффа
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