
Karel Effa
Born
May 23, 1922
Died
June 11, 1993 (71 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Praha, Československo
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

Věčná Slavia
2016
Náhodou je príma!
1988
Paní Liška
otec
1988
Figurky ze šmantů
1988

Růžový Hubert
1986
A co ten ruksak, králi?
1986

The Feather Fairy
Troupe Principal
1985

The False Prince
Vizier
1985
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
Self - Actor
1985
S Pydlou v zádech
komorník
1985

...and again that Lucy!
Electrician
1984

...and again that Lucy!
1984

The Flying Cestmir
(4 episodes)
1984

Amadeus
Leporello
1984
Byt je vykraden, maminko...
1984
Ze staré drogerie
Tauben Sr. · (1 episode)
1983

Bulldogs and Cherries
1981

Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
1980
Dnes v jednom domě
Mánek · (2 episodes)
1980

The Ninth Heart
Lackey
1979

Nemocnice na kraji města
(2 episodes)
1978

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
špeh
1978

Good-for-Nothing
1978

Long Live Ghosts!
Mládek
1977

Almost King
1977

Pozor, ide Jozefína...
1977
Koncert pro mantinely
1977

Circus in the Circus
Veterinary
1976

Thirty Cases of Major Zema
(1 episode)
1976
Sám proti městu
1974

A Night at Karlstein
1974

Three Men Travelling
1973

Affairs of my Wife
1973

Zlatá svatba
drobný chovatel Choleva
1972

Straw Hat
1972

Bakaláři
(1 episode)
1972

Four Murders Are Enough, Darling
majitel baru Kovarski
1971

You Are a Widow, Sir
zřízenec na patologii
1971
Zpívající přístavy
1971
Marcelka
1971

Pan Tau
(1 episode)
1970

On the Comet
kaprál Ben
1970

I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
1970
Pražská romance
1969

The Wishing Machine
1968

The Terribly Sad Princess
nápadník
1968

Klapzubova jedenáctka
(2 episodes)
1968

The Stolen Airship
Agent 13
1967
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene!
1966

The Pipes
1966

Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
Pistolník
1966
Martin and Nine Fools
1966

The Borrowed Face
lupič Hmaták
1965

The Jester's Tale
Captain Varga
1964

Lemonade Joe
Pancho Kid
1964

Secret of the Chinese Carnation
Blinky
1964

A Star Travels South
Egon Zejda - guitarist
1964

When the Cat Comes
Janek
1963
Ticho! Ticho! Ticho!
1963

A Great Road Ahead
archduke
1963

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
důstojník pevnostní stráže
1962
Tlouštík
1961

Florián
kostelník Kalina
1961

Every Penny Counts
1961

The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin
1961

Pochodně
Warden in prison
1961

Black Saturday
cestující ve vlaku
1961
Ztracená revue
1961

The Lost Photography
1960

The Princess with the Golden Star
pobočník Kazisvěta
1959

May Stars
1959

Of Things Supernatural
(segment "Tajemství písma")
1959

Florenc 13,30
Karel Koníček
1957

Sons of the Mountains
1956

Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph
1956

Muž v povětří
listonoš
1956

Hudba z Marsu
Kulhánek, hráč na cello a kytaru
1955

The Circus Will Be
1954
Nad námi svítá
1953

Kidnapped
american journalist
1953

Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy
Porotce
1952

The Proud Princess
Strážce pokladu
1952

Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky
sedlák
1949

Pan Novák
Vašek Kunc
1949

Distant Journey
Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited)
1949

Red Lizard
1949
Zrcadlo na vesnici 3
1949
Zrcadlo byrokratické 2
1949

Old Ironside
1948
The Musician
1948

Ves v pohraničí
Jarda
1948

Nobody Knows Anything
1947
Sign of the Anchor
1947
Portáši
1947
Parohy
1947

The Last of the Mohicans
1947

The Stolen Border
závodčí
1947