Karel Effa
Acting
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
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movieThe Feather Fairy
1985
Troupe Principal
movie...and again that Lucy!
1984
Electrician
movieAmadeus
1984
Leporello
tvZe staré drogerie
1983
Tauben Sr.
movieThe Ninth Heart
1979
Lackey
movieCircus in the Circus
1976
Veterinary
movieZlatá svatba
1972
drobný chovatel Choleva
movieFour Murders Are Enough, Darling
1971
majitel baru Kovarski
movieYou Are a Widow, Sir
1971
zřízenec na patologii
movieOn the Comet
1970
kaprál Ben
movieThe Stolen Airship
1967
Agent 13
movieWho Wants to Kill Jessie?
1966
Pistolník
movieThe Borrowed Face
1965
lupič Hmaták
movieThe Jester's Tale
1964
Captain Varga
movieLemonade Joe
1964
Pancho Kid
movieA Star Travels South
1964
Egon Zejda - guitarist
movieA Great Road Ahead
1963
archduke
movieThe Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962
důstojník pevnostní stráže
movieFlorián
1961
kostelník Kalina
moviePochodně
1961
Warden in prison
movieBlack Saturday
1961
cestující ve vlaku
movieThe Princess with the Golden Star
1959
pobočník Kazisvěta
movieOf Things Supernatural
1959
(segment "Tajemství písma")
movieFlorenc 13,30
1957
Karel Koníček
movieMuž v povětří
1956
listonoš
movieHudba z Marsu
1955
Kulhánek, hráč na cello a kytaru
movieKidnapped
1953
american journalist
movieThe Proud Princess
1952
Strážce pokladu
moviePan Novák
1949
Vašek Kunc
movieDistant Journey
1949
Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited)
movieThe Stolen Border
1947
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