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Charles Puffy (born Károly Hochstadt; 3 November 1884 – 1942 or 1943) was a Hungarian film actor. Hochstadt appeared in more than 130 films between 1914 and 1938. He was the only slapstick star in Hungary's silent film era, appearing under the name "Pufi" (meaning "Fatty" in Hungarian, referring to his weight) and Carlie Puffy in the United States for Universal Studios. His other stage names were Károly Huszár or Pufi Huszár. Besides his work on films, he frequently appeared on stage, mostly in comical roles.
Later, he worked in films in both Germany and the United States, including such classics as Fritz Lang's Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler (Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler) (1922) and Josef von Sternberg's Der blaue Engel (The Blue Angel) (1930). He used the names "Karl Huszar", "Karl Huszar-Puffy" or "Charles Puffy". In the sound era, he returned to his native Hungary, where he was featured in smaller roles in a number of films.
Puffy was Jewish, and decided to flee Hungary when the Holocaust started. He and his wife tried to get away to the United States, but Puffy died mid-way, in Tokyo, Japan. Other sources say that he and his wife were captured by the Red Army and imprisoned in a Gulag in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Puffy participated in the camp's amateur acting company, but after one year in capture, he died of diphtheria.
Filmography
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Movies 64
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Four and a Half Musketeers (1935)
Little Mother (1935)
Ende schlecht, alles gut (1934)
Racoczy-Marsch (1933)
Romance in Budapest (1933)
The Mad Bomberg (1932)
Five from the Jazzband (1932)
Ein ausgekochter Junge (1931)
The adventure in Tunisia (1931)
King Fu's yellow house (1931)
Make the World a Paradise For Me (1930)
The King of Paris (1930)
Twice Wedding (1930)
The Blue Angel (1930)
Police Spy 77 (1930)
Der Erzieher meiner Tochter (1930)
Vater und Sohn (1929)
Meine Schwester und ich (1929)
Der lustige Witwer (1929)
I Kiss Your Hand, Madame (1929)
The Yellow Lily (1928)
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
A Man's Past (1927)
Mockery (1927)
Not Guilty! (1926)
The Love Thief (1926)
The Phoney Express (1926)
Tight Cargo (1926)
Open All Night (1924)
The Woman Worth Millions (1923)
She and the Three (1922)
Bardame (1922)
Children of Darkness - 2. Fighting Worlds (1922)
Children of Darkness - 1. The Man from Naples (1921)
Die Abenteuerin von Monte Carlo (1921)
Destiny (1921)
Tavasz a télben (1918)
Miss Iza
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1884-11-03
Deathday1942-01-01 (57 years old)
Birth PlaceBudapest, Hungary
CitizenshipsHungary
Also Known AsKarl Huszár-Puffy, Károly Huszár, Karl Huszar, Charles Huszar-Puffy, Huszár Károly, Huszár Pufi, Károly Hochstadt, Pufi, Puffy, Pufi Huszár, Charles Puffy, Карой Хусар
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