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Karel Effa

Karel Effa

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1922-05-23

Birth Place

Praha, Československo

Movies and TV shows :

...and again that Lucy!

...and again that Lucy!

1984

6.6

Movie
A co ten ruksak, králi?

A co ten ruksak, králi?

1986

0.0

Movie
A Great Road Ahead

A Great Road Ahead

1963

6.5

Movie
A Night at Karlstein

A Night at Karlstein

1974

7.6

Movie
A Star Travels South

A Star Travels South

1964

5.5

Movie
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

1978

7.5

Movie
Affairs of my Wife

Affairs of my Wife

1973

7.0

Movie
Almost King

Almost King

1977

6.3

Movie
Amadeus

Amadeus

1984

8.0

Movie
poster

Bakaláři

1972

7.0

TV
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval

Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval

1985

0.0

Movie
Black Saturday

Black Saturday

1961

5.0

Movie
Bulldogs and Cherries

Bulldogs and Cherries

1981

4.4

Movie
Byt je vykraden, maminko...

Byt je vykraden, maminko...

1984

0.0

Movie
Circus in the Circus

Circus in the Circus

1976

4.8

Movie
Distant Journey

Distant Journey

1949

6.7

Movie
poster

Dnes v jednom domě

1980

0.0

TV
Every Penny Counts

Every Penny Counts

1961

4.0

Movie
Florenc 13,30

Florenc 13,30

1957

5.5

Movie
Florián

Florián

1961

5.0

Movie
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling

Four Murders Are Enough, Darling

1971

6.3

Movie
Good-for-Nothing

Good-for-Nothing

1978

2.0

Movie
Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy

Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy

1952

6.6

Movie
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem

Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem

1980

8.0

Movie
Hudba z Marsu

Hudba z Marsu

1955

5.9

Movie
I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen

I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen

1970

6.1

Movie
Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph

Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph

1956

5.4

Movie
Kidnapped

Kidnapped

1953

5.0

Movie
poster

Klapzubova jedenáctka

1968

7.0

TV
Koncert pro mantinely

Koncert pro mantinely

1977

0.0

Movie
Lemonade Joe

Lemonade Joe

1964

7.1

Movie
Long Live Ghosts!

Long Live Ghosts!

1977

6.9

Movie
Marcelka

Marcelka

1971

0.0

Movie
Martin and Nine Fools

Martin and Nine Fools

1966

6.0

Movie
May Stars

May Stars

1959

2.8

Movie
Muž v povětří

Muž v povětří

1956

7.0

Movie
Nad námi svítá

Nad námi svítá

1953

5.0

Movie
poster

Nemocnice na kraji města

1978

6.9

TV
Nobody Knows Anything

Nobody Knows Anything

1947

7.0

Movie
Of Things Supernatural

Of Things Supernatural

1959

6.2

Movie
Old Ironside

Old Ironside

1948

0.0

Movie
On the Comet

On the Comet

1970

5.9

Movie
Pan Novák

Pan Novák

1949

0.0

Movie
poster

Pan Tau

1970

6.6

TV
Paní Liška

Paní Liška

1988

0.0

Movie
Parohy

Parohy

1947

3.3

Movie
Pochodně

Pochodně

1961

5.0

Movie
Portáši

Portáši

1947

6.0

Movie
Poslední mohykán

Poslední mohykán

1947

7.0

Movie
Pozor, ide Jozefína...

Pozor, ide Jozefína...

1977

0.0

Movie
Pražská romance

Pražská romance

1969

0.0

Movie
Red Lizard

Red Lizard

1949

0.0

Movie
Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky

Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky

1949

5.0

Movie
Růžový Hubert

Růžový Hubert

1986

4.0

Movie
S Pydlou v zádech

S Pydlou v zádech

1985

7.0

Movie
Sám proti městu

Sám proti městu

1974

0.0

Movie
Sign of the Anchor

Sign of the Anchor

1947

6.0

Movie
Sons of the Mountains

Sons of the Mountains

1956

0.0

Movie
Straw Hat

Straw Hat

1972

6.1

Movie
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene!

Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene!

1966

5.0

Movie
The Borrowed Face

The Borrowed Face

1965

5.5

Movie
The Circus Will Be

The Circus Will Be

1954

7.3

Movie
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

1962

7.4

Movie
The False Prince

The False Prince

1985

8.0

Movie
The Feather Fairy

The Feather Fairy

1985

6.9

Movie
poster

The Flying Cestmir

1984

6.2

TV
The Jester's Tale

The Jester's Tale

1964

7.5

Movie
The Lost Photography

The Lost Photography

1960

7.0

Movie
The Musician

The Musician

1948

5.0

Movie
The Ninth Heart

The Ninth Heart

1979

6.4

Movie
The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin

The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin

1961

7.0

Movie
The Pipes

The Pipes

1966

5.0

Movie
The Princess with the Golden Star

The Princess with the Golden Star

1959

6.6

Movie
The Proud Princess

The Proud Princess

1952

7.3

Movie
The Stolen Airship

The Stolen Airship

1967

6.9

Movie
The Stolen Border

The Stolen Border

1947

3.0

Movie
The Terribly Sad Princess

The Terribly Sad Princess

1968

7.6

Movie
The Wishing Machine

The Wishing Machine

1968

6.5

Movie
poster

Thirty Cases of Major Zema

1976

7.1

TV
Three Men Travelling

Three Men Travelling

1973

0.0

Movie
Ticho! Ticho! Ticho!

Ticho! Ticho! Ticho!

1963

0.0

Movie
Tlouštík

Tlouštík

1961

0.0

Movie
Věčná Slavia

Věčná Slavia

2016

0.0

Movie
Ves v pohraničí

Ves v pohraničí

1948

5.0

Movie
When the Cat Comes

When the Cat Comes

1963

7.0

Movie
Who Wants to Kill Jessie?

Who Wants to Kill Jessie?

1966

7.0

Movie
You Are a Widow, Sir

You Are a Widow, Sir

1971

7.0

Movie
poster

Ze staré drogerie

1983

8.3

TV
Zlatá svatba

Zlatá svatba

1972

0.0

Movie
Zpívající přístavy

Zpívající přístavy

1971

0.0

Movie
Zrcadlo byrokratické 2

Zrcadlo byrokratické 2

1949

0.0

Movie
Zrcadlo na vesnici 3

Zrcadlo na vesnici 3

1949

0.0

Movie
Ztracená revue

Ztracená revue

1961

0.0

Movie