Acting · Praha, Československo · Born May 23, 1922
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.
MovieVěčná Slavia
2016
Náhodou je príma!
1988
Paní Liška
1988
as otec
Figurky ze šmantů
1988
MovieRůžový Hubert
1986
MovieA co ten ruksak, králi?
1986
MovieThe Feather Fairy
1985
as Troupe Principal
MovieThe False Prince
1985
as Vizier
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
1985
as Self - Actor
S Pydlou v zádech
1985
as komorník
Movie...and again that Lucy!
1984
as Electrician
TVThe Flying Cestmir
1984
MovieAmadeus
1984
as Leporello
Byt je vykraden, maminko...
1984
TVZe staré drogerie
1983
as Tauben Sr.
MovieBulldogs and Cherries
1981
MovieHodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
1980
Dnes v jednom domě
1980
as Mánek
MovieThe Ninth Heart
1979
as Lackey
TVNemocnice na kraji města
1978
MovieAdela Has Not Had Supper Yet
1978
as špeh
MovieGood-for-Nothing
1978
MovieLong Live Ghosts!
1977
as Mládek
MovieAlmost King
1977
MoviePozor, ide Jozefína...
1977
Koncert pro mantinely
1977
MovieCircus in the Circus
1976
as Veterinary
TVThirty Cases of Major Zema
1976
Sám proti městu
1974
MovieA Night at Karlstein
1974
MovieThree Men Travelling
1973
MovieAffairs of my Wife
1973
MovieZlatá svatba
1972
as drobný chovatel Choleva
MovieStraw Hat
1972
TVBakaláři
1972
MovieFour Murders Are Enough, Darling
1971
as majitel baru Kovarski
MovieYou Are a Widow, Sir
1971
as zřízenec na patologii
Zpívající přístavy
1971
Marcelka
1971
TVPan Tau
1970
MovieOn the Comet
1970
as kaprál Ben
MovieI Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
1970
Pražská romance
1969
MovieThe Wishing Machine
1968
MovieThe Terribly Sad Princess
1968
as nápadník
TVKlapzubova jedenáctka
1968
MovieThe Stolen Airship
1967
as Agent 13
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene!
1966
MovieThe Pipes
1966
MovieWho Wants to Kill Jessie?
1966
as Pistolník
Martin and Nine Fools
1966
MovieThe Borrowed Face
1965
as lupič Hmaták
MovieThe Jester's Tale
1964
as Captain Varga
MovieLemonade Joe
1964
as Pancho Kid
MovieSecret of the Chinese Carnation
1964
as Blinky
MovieA Star Travels South
1964
as Egon Zejda - guitarist
MovieWhen the Cat Comes
1963
as Janek
Ticho! Ticho! Ticho!
1963
MovieA Great Road Ahead
1963
as archduke
MovieThe Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962
as důstojník pevnostní stráže
Tlouštík
1961
MovieFlorián
1961
as kostelník Kalina
MovieEvery Penny Counts
1961
MovieThe Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin
1961
MoviePochodně
1961
as Warden in prison
MovieBlack Saturday
1961
as cestující ve vlaku
Ztracená revue
1961
MovieThe Lost Photography
1960
MovieThe Princess with the Golden Star
1959
as pobočník Kazisvěta
MovieMay Stars
1959
MovieOf Things Supernatural
1959
as (segment "Tajemství písma")
MovieFlorenc 13,30
1957
as Karel Koníček
MovieSons of the Mountains
1956
MovieJaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph
1956
MovieMuž v povětří
1956
as listonoš
MovieHudba z Marsu
1955
as Kulhánek, hráč na cello a kytaru
MovieThe Circus Will Be
1954
Setkání s Hansem Sachsem
1954
Nad námi svítá
1953
MovieKidnapped
1953
as american journalist
MovieHasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy
1952
as Porotce
MovieThe Proud Princess
1952
as Strážce pokladu
MovieRodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky
1949
as sedlák
MoviePan Novák
1949
as Vašek Kunc
MovieDistant Journey
1949
as Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited)
MovieRed Lizard
1949
Zrcadlo na vesnici 3
1949
Zrcadlo byrokratické 2
1949
MovieOld Ironside
1948
The Musician
1948
MovieVes v pohraničí
1948
as Jarda
MovieNobody Knows Anything
1947
MovieSign of the Anchor
1947
Portáši
1947
Parohy
1947
MovieThe Last of the Mohicans
1947
MovieThe Stolen Border
1947
as závodčí
