Karel Effa, originally named Karel Effenberger (May 23, 1922 in Prague - June 11, 1993 in Prague), was a Czech actor.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Věčná Slavia
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2016
Náhodou je príma!
Character:
Release Date:01/02/1988
Paní Liška
Character:otec
Release Date:17/01/1988
Figurky ze šmantů
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Release Date:01/01/1988
Růžový Hubert
Character:
Release Date:29/08/1986
A co ten ruksak, králi?
Character:
Release Date:02/02/1986
The Feather Fairy
Character:Troupe Principal
Release Date:01/10/1985
The False Prince
Character:Vizier
Release Date:01/06/1985
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
Character:Self - Actor
Release Date:01/02/1985
S Pydlou v zádech
Character:komorník
Release Date:01/01/1985
...and again that Lucy!
Character:Electrician
Release Date:01/12/1984
...and again that Lucy!
Character:
Release Date:01/12/1984
Amadeus
Character:Leporello
Release Date:19/09/1984
Byt je vykraden, maminko...
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Release Date:10/04/1984
Bulldogs and Cherries
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Release Date:11/09/1981
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
Character:
Release Date:15/08/1980
The Ninth Heart
Character:Lackey
Release Date:13/04/1979
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Character:špeh
Release Date:04/08/1978
Good-for-Nothing
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Release Date:27/01/1978
Long Live Ghosts!
Character:Mládek
Release Date:11/11/1977
Almost King
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Release Date:15/07/1977
Pozor, ide Jozefína...
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Release Date:18/03/1977
Koncert pro mantinely
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Release Date:01/01/1977
Circus in the Circus
Character:Veterinary
Release Date:13/02/1976
Sám proti městu
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Release Date:14/09/1974
A Night at Karlstein
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Release Date:12/07/1974
Three Men Travelling
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Release Date:30/11/1973
Affairs of my Wife
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Release Date:16/03/1973
Zlatá svatba
Character:drobný chovatel Choleva
Release Date:02/06/1972
Straw Hat
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Release Date:24/03/1972
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling
Character:majitel baru Kovarski
Release Date:16/07/1971
You Are a Widow, Sir
Character:zřízenec na patologii
Release Date:15/01/1971
Zpívající přístavy
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Release Date:01/01/1971
Marcelka
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Release Date:01/01/1971
On the Comet
Character:kaprál Ben
Release Date:09/10/1970
I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
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Release Date:27/02/1970
Pražská romance
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Release Date:01/01/1969
The Wishing Machine
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Release Date:20/09/1968
The Terribly Sad Princess
Character:nápadník
Release Date:07/06/1968
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene!
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Release Date:31/12/1966
The Pipes
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Release Date:30/08/1966
Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
Character:Pistolník
Release Date:26/08/1966
Martin and Nine Fools
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Release Date:26/05/1966
The Stolen Airship
Character:Agent 13
Release Date:01/01/1966
The Borrowed Face
Character:lupič Hmaták
Release Date:24/12/1965
The Jester's Tale
Character:Captain Varga
Release Date:18/12/1964
Lemonade Joe
Character:Pancho Kid
Release Date:16/10/1964
Secret of the Chinese Carnation
Character:Blinky
Release Date:09/10/1964
A Star Travels South
Character:Egon Zejda - guitarist
Release Date:15/05/1964
When the Cat Comes
Character:Janek
Release Date:20/09/1963
Ticho! Ticho! Ticho!
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Release Date:14/05/1963
A Great Road Ahead
Character:archduke
Release Date:27/04/1963
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Character:důstojník pevnostní stráže
Release Date:01/07/1962
Tlouštík
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Release Date:25/12/1961
Florián
Character:kostelník Kalina
Release Date:22/12/1961
Every Penny Counts
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Release Date:29/09/1961
The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin
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Release Date:19/05/1961
Pochodně
Character:Warden in prison
Release Date:10/03/1961
Black Saturday
Character:cestující ve vlaku
Release Date:06/01/1961
Ztracená revue
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Release Date:01/01/1961
The Lost Photography
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Release Date:12/05/1960
The Princess with the Golden Star
Character:pobočník Kazisvěta
Release Date:18/12/1959
May Stars
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Release Date:05/05/1959
Of Things Supernatural
Character:(segment "Tajemství písma")
Release Date:09/01/1959
Florenc 13,30
Character:Karel Koníček
Release Date:27/12/1957
Sons of the Mountains
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Release Date:21/12/1956
Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph
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Release Date:01/06/1956
Muž v povětří
Character:listonoš
Release Date:20/01/1956
Hudba z Marsu
Character:Kulhánek, hráč na cello a kytaru
Release Date:27/05/1955
The Circus Will Be
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Release Date:15/10/1954
Setkání s Hansem Sachsem
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Release Date:07/09/1954
Nad námi svítá
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Release Date:27/03/1953
Kidnapped
Character:american journalist
Release Date:30/01/1953
Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy
Character:Porotce
Release Date:25/12/1952
The Proud Princess
Character:Strážce pokladu
Release Date:26/09/1952
Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky
Character:sedlák
Release Date:30/12/1949
Pan Novák
Character:Vašek Kunc
Release Date:10/06/1949
Distant Journey
Character:Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited)
Release Date:03/06/1949
Red Lizard
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Release Date:11/02/1949
Zrcadlo na vesnici 3
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Release Date:01/01/1949
Zrcadlo byrokratické 2
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Release Date:01/01/1949
Old Ironside
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Release Date:03/12/1948
The Musician
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Release Date:21/05/1948
Ves v pohraničí
Character:Jarda
Release Date:20/02/1948
Nobody Knows Anything
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Release Date:28/11/1947
Sign of the Anchor
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Release Date:31/10/1947
Portáši
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Release Date:24/10/1947
Parohy
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Release Date:10/10/1947
The Last of the Mohicans
Character:
Release Date:05/09/1947
The Stolen Border
Character:závodčí
Release Date:14/03/1947
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