
Karel Effa
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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
Credits

Amadeus (1984)
as Leporello

A Great Road Ahead (1963)
as archduke

Straw Hat (1972)
Actor

The Pipes (1966)
Actor
Zpívající přístavy (1971)
Actor

The Princess with the Golden Star (1959)
as pobočník Kazisvěta

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962)
as důstojník pevnostní stráže

Distant Journey (1949)
as Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited)

I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1970)
Actor

Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966)
as Pistolník

The Borrowed Face (1965)
as lupič Hmaták

Věčná Slavia (2016)
Actor

The Terribly Sad Princess (1968)
as nápadník

The Feather Fairy (1985)
as Troupe Principal

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet (1978)
as špeh

When the Cat Comes (1963)
as Janek

The Stolen Airship (1967)
as Agent 13
The Musician (1948)
Actor

Bulldogs and Cherries (1981)
Actor

Nobody Knows Anything (1947)
Actor

The Jester's Tale (1964)
as Captain Varga

Lemonade Joe (1964)
as Pancho Kid

On the Comet (1970)
as kaprál Ben

Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy (1952)
as Porotce

The Ninth Heart (1979)
as Lackey

The Proud Princess (1952)
as Strážce pokladu
Zrcadlo byrokratické 2 (1949)
Actor

You Are a Widow, Sir (1971)
as zřízenec na patologii
S Pydlou v zádech (1985)
as komorník

The False Prince (1985)
as Vizier

Four Murders Are Enough, Darling (1971)
as majitel baru Kovarski

May Stars (1959)
Actor

Kidnapped (1953)
as american journalist

Almost King (1977)
Actor

...and again that Lucy! (1984)
as Electrician

Secret of the Chinese Carnation (1964)
as Blinky

Růžový Hubert (1986)
Actor

Long Live Ghosts! (1977)
as Mládek
Parohy (1947)
Actor
Figurky ze šmantů (1988)
Actor
Sám proti městu (1974)
Actor

A Night at Karlstein (1974)
Actor

Florián (1961)
as kostelník Kalina

Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph (1956)
Actor

A Star Travels South (1964)
as Egon Zejda - guitarist

The Last of the Mohicans (1947)
Actor

Black Saturday (1961)
as cestující ve vlaku

The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin (1961)
Actor

Circus in the Circus (1976)
as Veterinary
Paní Liška (1988)
as otec

Red Lizard (1949)
Actor

Florenc 13,30 (1957)
as Karel Koníček

Affairs of my Wife (1973)
Actor
Setkání s Hansem Sachsem (1954)
Actor

Three Men Travelling (1973)
Actor

Good-for-Nothing (1978)
Actor

Old Ironside (1948)
Actor

Every Penny Counts (1961)
Actor

Sons of the Mountains (1956)
Actor

Pozor, ide Jozefína... (1977)
Actor

Muž v povětří (1956)
as listonoš
Náhodou je príma! (1988)
Actor

Pochodně (1961)
as Warden in prison

Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky (1949)
as sedlák

A co ten ruksak, králi? (1986)
Actor

The Circus Will Be (1954)
Actor

The Wishing Machine (1968)
Actor

The Lost Photography (1960)
Actor

Zlatá svatba (1972)
as drobný chovatel Choleva

Ves v pohraničí (1948)
as Jarda

Hudba z Marsu (1955)
as Kulhánek, hráč na cello a kytaru
Koncert pro mantinely (1977)
Actor
Ztracená revue (1961)
Actor

Sign of the Anchor (1947)
Actor
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval (1985)
as Self - Actor
Marcelka (1971)
Actor
Pražská romance (1969)
Actor

Of Things Supernatural (1959)
as (segment "Tajemství písma")
Martin and Nine Fools (1966)
Actor

The Stolen Border (1947)
as závodčí

Pan Novák (1949)
as Vašek Kunc
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene! (1966)
Actor
Portáši (1947)
Actor
Byt je vykraden, maminko... (1984)
Actor
Ticho! Ticho! Ticho! (1963)
Actor

Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem (1980)
Actor
Nad námi svítá (1953)
Actor
Zrcadlo na vesnici 3 (1949)
Actor
Tlouštík (1961)
Actor




