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.
Filmography
Věčná Slavia
Věčná Slavia
Náhodou je príma!
Náhodou je príma!
Paní Liška
as otec
Paní Liška
as otec
Figurky ze šmantů
Figurky ze šmantů
Růžový Hubert
Růžový Hubert
A co ten ruksak, králi?
A co ten ruksak, králi?
The Feather Fairy
as Troupe Principal
The Feather Fairy
as Troupe Principal
The False Prince
as Vizier
The False Prince
as Vizier
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
as Self - Actor
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
as Self - Actor
S Pydlou v zádech
as komorník
S Pydlou v zádech
as komorník
...and again that Lucy!
...and again that Lucy!
...and again that Lucy!
...and again that Lucy!
Amadeus
as Leporello
Amadeus
as Leporello
Byt je vykraden, maminko...
Byt je vykraden, maminko...
Bulldogs and Cherries
Bulldogs and Cherries
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
The Ninth Heart
as Lackey
The Ninth Heart
as Lackey
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
as špeh
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
as špeh
Good-for-Nothing
Good-for-Nothing
Long Live Ghosts!
as Mládek
Long Live Ghosts!
as Mládek
Almost King
Almost King
Pozor, ide Jozefína...
Pozor, ide Jozefína...
Koncert pro mantinely
Koncert pro mantinely
Circus in the Circus
as Veterinary
Circus in the Circus
as Veterinary
Sám proti městu
Sám proti městu
A Night at Karlstein
A Night at Karlstein
Three Men Travelling
Three Men Travelling
Affairs of my Wife
Affairs of my Wife
Zlatá svatba
as drobný chovatel Choleva
Zlatá svatba
as drobný chovatel Choleva
Straw Hat
Straw Hat
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling
as majitel baru Kovarski
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling
as majitel baru Kovarski
You Are a Widow, Sir
as zřízenec na patologii
You Are a Widow, Sir
as zřízenec na patologii
Zpívající přístavy
Zpívající přístavy
Marcelka
Marcelka
On the Comet
as kaprál Ben
On the Comet
as kaprál Ben
I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
Pražská romance
Pražská romance
The Wishing Machine
The Wishing Machine
The Terribly Sad Princess
as nápadník
The Terribly Sad Princess
as nápadník
The Stolen Airship
as Agent 13
The Stolen Airship
as Agent 13
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene!
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene!
The Pipes
The Pipes
Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
as Pistolník
Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
as Pistolník
Martin and Nine Fools
Martin and Nine Fools
The Borrowed Face
as lupič Hmaták
The Borrowed Face
as lupič Hmaták
The Jester's Tale
as Captain Varga
The Jester's Tale
as Captain Varga
Lemonade Joe
as Pancho Kid
Lemonade Joe
as Pancho Kid
Secret of the Chinese Carnation
as Blinky
Secret of the Chinese Carnation
as Blinky
A Star Travels South
as Egon Zejda - guitarist
A Star Travels South
as Egon Zejda - guitarist
When the Cat Comes
as Janek
When the Cat Comes
as Janek
Ticho! Ticho! Ticho!
Ticho! Ticho! Ticho!
A Great Road Ahead
as archduke
A Great Road Ahead
as archduke
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
as důstojník pevnostní stráže
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
as důstojník pevnostní stráže
Tlouštík
Tlouštík
Florián
as kostelník Kalina
Florián
as kostelník Kalina
Every Penny Counts
Every Penny Counts
The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin
The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin
Pochodně
as Warden in prison
Pochodně
as Warden in prison
Black Saturday
as cestující ve vlaku
Black Saturday
as cestující ve vlaku
Ztracená revue
Ztracená revue
The Lost Photography
The Lost Photography
The Princess with the Golden Star
as pobočník Kazisvěta
The Princess with the Golden Star
as pobočník Kazisvěta
May Stars
May Stars
Of Things Supernatural
as (segment "Tajemství písma")
Of Things Supernatural
as (segment "Tajemství písma")
Florenc 13,30
as Karel Koníček
Florenc 13,30
as Karel Koníček
Sons of the Mountains
Sons of the Mountains
Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph
Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph
Muž v povětří
as listonoš
Muž v povětří
as listonoš
Hudba z Marsu
as Kulhánek, hráč na cello a kytaru
Hudba z Marsu
as Kulhánek, hráč na cello a kytaru
The Circus Will Be
The Circus Will Be
Setkání s Hansem Sachsem
Setkání s Hansem Sachsem
Nad námi svítá
Nad námi svítá
Kidnapped
as american journalist
Kidnapped
as american journalist
Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy
as Porotce
Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy
as Porotce
The Proud Princess
as Strážce pokladu
The Proud Princess
as Strážce pokladu
Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky
as sedlák
Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky
as sedlák
Pan Novák
as Vašek Kunc
Pan Novák
as Vašek Kunc
Distant Journey
as Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited)
Distant Journey
as Gas Chamber Builder (uncredited)
Red Lizard
Red Lizard
Zrcadlo na vesnici 3
Zrcadlo na vesnici 3
Old Ironside
Old Ironside
The Musician
The Musician
Nobody Knows Anything
Nobody Knows Anything
Sign of the Anchor
Sign of the Anchor
Portáši
Portáši
Parohy
Parohy
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans
The Stolen Border
as závodčí
The Stolen Border
as závodčí