Acting
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
Film · 2016
Paní Liška
Film · 1988
Figurky ze šmantů
Film · 1988
Náhodou je príma!
Film · 1988
Růžový Hubert
Film · 1986
A co ten ruksak, králi?
Film · 1986
S Pydlou v zádech
Film · 1985
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
Film · 1985
The Feather Fairy
Film · 1985
The False Prince
Film · 1985
...and again that Lucy!
Film · 1984
Amadeus
Film · 1984
Byt je vykraden, maminko...
Film · 1984
...and again that Lucy!
Film · 1984
The Flying Cestmir
Series · 1984
Ze staré drogerie
Series · 1983
Bulldogs and Cherries
Film · 1981
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
Film · 1980
Dnes v jednom domě
Series · 1980
The Ninth Heart
Film · 1979
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Film · 1978
Good-for-Nothing
Film · 1978
Nemocnice na kraji města
Series · 1978
Koncert pro mantinely
Film · 1977
Pozor, ide Jozefína...
Film · 1977
Long Live Ghosts!
Film · 1977
Almost King
Film · 1977
Circus in the Circus
Film · 1976
Thirty Cases of Major Zema
Series · 1976
Sám proti městu
Film · 1974
A Night at Karlstein
Film · 1974
Affairs of my Wife
Film · 1973
Three Men Travelling
Film · 1973
Straw Hat
Film · 1972
Zlatá svatba
Film · 1972
Bakaláři
Series · 1972
Zpívající přístavy
Film · 1971
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling
Film · 1971
Marcelka
Film · 1971
You Are a Widow, Sir
Film · 1971
On the Comet
Film · 1970
I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
Film · 1970
Pan Tau
Series · 1970
Pražská romance
Film · 1969
The Wishing Machine
Film · 1968
The Terribly Sad Princess
Film · 1968
Klapzubova jedenáctka
Series · 1968
The Stolen Airship
Film · 1967
Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
Film · 1966
The Pipes
Film · 1966
Martin and Nine Fools
Film · 1966
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene!
Film · 1966
The Borrowed Face
Film · 1965
Lemonade Joe
Film · 1964
The Jester's Tale
Film · 1964
A Star Travels South
Film · 1964
Secret of the Chinese Carnation
Film · 1964
When the Cat Comes
Film · 1963
A Great Road Ahead
Film · 1963
Ticho! Ticho! Ticho!
Film · 1963
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Film · 1962
Black Saturday
Film · 1961
Tlouštík
Film · 1961
Florián
Film · 1961
Every Penny Counts
Film · 1961
The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin
Film · 1961
Ztracená revue
Film · 1961
Pochodně
Film · 1961
The Lost Photography
Film · 1960
May Stars
Film · 1959
The Princess with the Golden Star
Film · 1959
Of Things Supernatural
Film · 1959
Florenc 13,30
Film · 1957
Muž v povětří
Film · 1956
Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph
Film · 1956
Sons of the Mountains
Film · 1956
Hudba z Marsu
Film · 1955
The Circus Will Be
Film · 1954
Setkání s Hansem Sachsem
Film · 1954
Kidnapped
Film · 1953
Nad námi svítá
Film · 1953
The Proud Princess
Film · 1952
Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy
Film · 1952
Distant Journey
Film · 1949
Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky
Film · 1949
Pan Novák
Film · 1949
Red Lizard
Film · 1949
Zrcadlo na vesnici 3
Film · 1949
Zrcadlo byrokratické 2
Film · 1949
The Musician
Film · 1948
Ves v pohraničí
Film · 1948
Old Ironside
Film · 1948
The Stolen Border
Film · 1947
Nobody Knows Anything
Film · 1947
Parohy
Film · 1947
Portáši
Film · 1947
The Last of the Mohicans
Film · 1947
Sign of the Anchor
Film · 1947