Biography
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.
Acted in 73
2010s
- 2016
Věčná Slavia
Movie
1980s
- 1986
Růžový Hubert
Movie
A co ten ruksak, králi?
Movie
- 1985
The Feather Fairy
Troupe Principal
The False Prince
Vizier
- 1984
...and again that Lucy!
Electrician
The Flying Cestmir
TV
- 1983
Ze staré drogerie
Tauben Sr. · 1 episode
- 1981
Bulldogs and Cherries
Movie
- 1980
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
Movie
1970s
- 1979
The Ninth Heart
Lackey
- 1978
Nemocnice na kraji města
TV
Good-for-Nothing
Movie
- 1977
Long Live Ghosts!
Mládek
Almost King
Movie
Pozor, ide Jozefína...
Movie
- 1976
Solo for Elephant With Orchestra
Veterinary
- 1974
A Night at Karlstein
Movie
- 1973
Three Men Travelling
Movie
Affairs of my Wife
Movie
- 1972
Zlatá svatba
drobný chovatel Choleva
- 1971
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling
majitel baru Kovarski
You Are a Widow, Sir
zřízenec na patologii
- 1970
Pan Tau
TV
On the Comet
kaprál Ben
I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
Movie
1960s
- 1968
The Wishing Machine
Movie
The Terribly Sad Princess
nápadník
Klapzubova jedenáctka
TV
- 1967
The Stolen Airship
Agent 13
- 1966
The Pipes
Movie
Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
Pistolník
- 1965
The Borrowed Face
lupič Hmaták
- 1964
The Jester's Tale
Captain Varga
Lemonade Joe
Pancho Kid
A Star Travels South
Egon Zejda - guitarist
- 1963
When the Cat Comes
Janek
A Great Road Ahead
archduke
- 1962
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
důstojník pevnostní stráže
- 1961
Florián
kostelník Kalina
Every Penny Counts
Movie
The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin
Movie
Pochodně
Warden in prison
Black Saturday
cestující ve vlaku
- 1960
The Lost Photography
Movie
1950s
- 1959
The Princess with the Golden Star
pobočník Kazisvěta
May Stars
Movie
Of Things Supernatural
(segment "Tajemství písma")
- 1957
Florenc 13,30
Karel Koníček
- 1956
Sons of the Mountains
Movie
Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph
Movie
Muž v povětří
listonoš
- 1955
Hudba z Marsu
Kulhánek, hráč na cello a kytaru
- 1954
The Circus Will Be
Movie
- 1953
Kidnapped
american journalist
- 1952
Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy
Porotce
The Proud Princess
Strážce pokladu
1940s
- 1949
Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky
sedlák
Pan Novák
Vašek Kunc
Distant Journey
Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited)
Red Lizard
Movie
- 1948
Old Ironside
Movie
Ves v pohraničí
Jarda
- 1947
Nobody Knows Anything
Movie
Sign of the Anchor
Movie
The Last of the Mohicans
Movie
The Stolen Border
závodčí