Karel Effa
Date of birth: 1922-05-23
Place of birth: Praha, Československo
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Карел Эффа
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.
Movie Credits
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
1978-08-04
When famous detective Nick Carter visits Prague, he becomes involved in strange case of a missing do
Lemonade Joe
1964-10-16
A satire of the Great American Way, with Lemonade Joe a "clean living" gunfighter who drinks only Ko
Koncert pro mantinely
1977-01-01
A musical and entertaining féerie based on the contrast between the world of classical music with it
Pozor, ide Jozefína...
1977-03-18
A satirical story about a young teacher, Josefína, who resolutely embarks on a fight against a group
The Proud Princess
1952-09-26
It's very human and nice story about lofty princess (her father is amiable but incapable - unforgett
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
1980-08-15
This wacky musical comedy builds on absurd ideas, parodic humour and many variously subverted refere
On the Comet
1970-10-09
When a comet passes the Earth very closely, it pulls a small part of North Africa, and a small swath
S Pydlou v zádech
1985-01-01
The character of a simple folk smart guy who gets involved in a chess game between the powerful prov
Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
1966-08-26
In this zany Czechoslovakian comedy, a scientist invents a machine that projects a sleeping person's
May Stars
1959-05-05
May 1945. On the outskirts of Prague, ordinary people meet Soviet soldiers-liberators with tears of
The Princess with the Golden Star
1959-12-18
A Czech fairy tale about a princess named Lada who runs away from home in a mouse fur disguise in or
Věčná Slavia
2016-01-01
Black Saturday
1961-01-06
In this crime story, surprisingly, neither the all-powerful criminals nor the spies or saboteurs are
The Jester's Tale
1964-12-18
An anti-war black comedy set during the Thirty Years' War. It follows ploughman Petr, recruiter Matě
Long Live Ghosts!
1977-11-11
A trespassing gang of boys encounter a ghost in the ruins of a castle. When they rescue the ghost wh
The Pipes
1966-08-30
This three-part Austrian/Czech comedy stretches the boundaries of what is considered to be humorous.
The Wishing Machine
1968-09-20
Two young boys, play hooky from school in order to explore an ultramodern world's fair. They take in
Hudba z Marsu
1955-05-27
The employees of the furniture company MARS welcome a rare visitor with hired music. Their boast tha
Pražská romance
1969-01-01
I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
1970-02-27
This futuristic science fiction comedy features an atomic bomb blast that causes women to grow beard
Sám proti městu
1974-09-14
Straw Hat
1972-03-24
Slacker Maurice Fadinar wasted his whole inheritance and the only way out of this situation, as it s
Paní Liška
1988-01-17
Zpívající přístavy
1971-01-01
Affairs of my Wife
1973-03-16
Doctor Adéla Neradová, a medical doctor, has succumbed to the desire to uncover a criminal and becom
A Night at Karlstein
1974-07-12
No Woman is allowed into Karlstejn Castle! Yet the enamoured Daniele Kolářová and the equally enamou
Almost King
1977-07-15
A fairy tale about how those who have a heart and are not stingy will not fail. The most popular her
Tlouštík
1961-12-25
The Stolen Border
1947-03-14
Czech film tells the story of a border town in World War II. Family members and friends become enemi
The Borrowed Face
1965-12-24
It is the 1930s. Physician Bartos devotedly attends poor patients in the city suburbs, at the same t
...and again that Lucy!
1984-12-01
A second part of a funny adventures of six years old Lucie and her two magic dolls.
Distant Journey
1949-06-03
Prague, during World War II. Hana Kaufmann, a Jewish ophthalmologist, marries Dr. Antonín Bureš, a C
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
1985-02-01
The 50th anniversary of the Barrandov studios was celebrated with a spectacular show: many directors
Bulldogs and Cherries
1981-09-11
The dreaded Italian mafioso, Marian Labuda, will also be convinced. Mafioso Carmello was guilty of t
Four Murders Are Enough, Darling
1971-07-16
Two criminal gangs are ruthlessly fighting for a 1-million dollar check that, purely by chance, got
Amadeus
1984-09-19
Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the
The Feather Fairy
1985-10-01
A fairy-tale about an old lady who takes care of snow and Jakub who does not fear death. It reflects
Byt je vykraden, maminko...
1984-04-10
The False Prince
1985-06-01
The Sultan awaits the arrival of his son, Prince Omar, who has brought up in a distant land. The mas
Růžový Hubert
1986-08-29
Eerie things are happening at Chelford Castle at night: Since the murder of Abbot Hubert some 400 ye
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
1962-07-01
A 20th century man lands on the Moon and discovers that Baron Munchausen has beaten him to it, accom
The Lost Photography
1960-05-12
A young boy from Prague is trying to find a Soviet soldier from the old 1945 picture.
When the Cat Comes
1963-09-20
While old Oliva tells a group of children about his life as a sailor and how he met Diana and her ca
A Great Road Ahead
1963-04-27
About the great Czech satirist Jaroslav Hašek, who was captured by the Russians during the First Wor
Marcelka
1971-01-01
A rich man can not cheer his daughter Marcelka. He calls overseas doctors and tries to repaint his c
Florenc 13,30
1957-12-27
The plot of the film follows a bus ride on the Prague - Karlovy Vary route and the actions of the pe
Circus in the Circus
1976-02-13
To Moscow have arrived the participants of the international conference of the zoophilologists and a
The Stolen Airship
1967-04-28
A live-action/animated film based loosely on Jules Verne's novels Two Years' Vacation and The Myster
Muž v povětří
1956-01-20
Mr. Čap is an inventor who disturbs the peace of the town of Krásnov with his experiments. During hi
Of Things Supernatural
1959-01-09
An anthology of three absurd, ironic tales inspired by Čapek’s “Tales from One Pocket” and “Fables a
You Are a Widow, Sir
1971-01-15
After a soldier cuts off the arm of king's cousin, king decides to deactivate the army. Of course, g
The Terribly Sad Princess
1968-06-07
Musical fairy tale tells the story of prince and princesses from neighbouring friendly countries who
Rodinné trampoty oficiála Tříšky
1949-12-30
The plump, punctual and slightly despotic Mr. Tříška worked as a housing officer, which completely d
The Ninth Heart
1979-04-13
Martin, a poor student, volunteers to go on a quest to find a cure for the princess Adriana, who is
Florián
1961-12-22
A mobile chapel of St. Florian is moved every week between the villages of Zbořov and Spáňovice. The
Zlatá svatba
1972-06-02
At the beginning of normalisation in the 1970s, the appearance of ideologically tinged stories inten
The Circus Will Be
1954-10-15
A few bus-loads of holidaymakers from the agricultural cooperative on a day trip arrive to see the s
Every Penny Counts
1961-09-29
After inheriting a villa from his uncle, Emil Tuma meets its strange inhabitants, getting him in tro
A Star Travels South
1964-05-15
The Prague Grand Orchestra travels by train to a music festival in Yugoslavia. Only the singer Sona
Pan Novák
1949-06-10
Mr. Novák, an insurance company clerk, only cares about his job, nothing else interests him. Even th
Good-for-Nothing
1978-01-27
A young man seeks freedom and eventually gets conformed. To escape society, he wanders south. After
Hasek’s Tales from the Old Monarchy
1952-12-25
Four short stories by the greatest Czech satirist Jaroslav Hašek. "Soup for Poor Children" tells the
Kidnapped
1953-01-30
American agents hijack a plane on the Ostrava-Prague route to launch a campaign against the People's
Jaroslav Hasek's Exemplary Cinematograph
1956-06-01
Jaroslav Hašek screens four film stories in the fairground shed around 1900. After period advertisin
Sons of the Mountains
1956-12-21
The story of a friendship for life and death captures a real event that took place in the snowy Krko
A co ten ruksak, králi?
1986-02-02
In one kingdom, there was a stupid king. And he suddenly became wise because he met a magical grandf
Ticho! Ticho! Ticho!
1963-05-14
Martin and Nine Fools
1966-05-26
Captain Martin from the police's child department and his colleague Kraus are called to Znojmo to he
Nobody Knows Anything
1947-11-28
Martin Plechatý and Petr Nový roam occupied Prague with their trams. Times are hard and sometimes su
Parohy
1947-10-10
Oldřich Nový was and will forever remain the embodiment of charm, elegance and personal charm for Cz
Portáši
1947-10-24
The Last of the Mohicans
1947-09-05
Antique dealer Kohout is not a bad person. However, he has an ideal: to be the unlimited master at h
The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin
1961-05-19
Farmers get away from their arguments by embarking on a religious pilgrimage, enjoy a picnic en rout
Svatební cesta aneb Ještě ne, Evžene!
1966-12-31
After a night of partying together, the groom-to-be and his friend wake up to find that the wedding
The Musician
1948-05-21
Ves v pohraničí
1948-02-20
The family of Prague greengrocer Pavlas was among the first immigrants to settle in the border villa
Sign of the Anchor
1947-10-31
The mysterious story of a young girl Pavla, who mysteriously disappeared from her mother five years
Red Lizard
1949-02-11
Grammar school teacher Bláha hurts himself in pursuit of a red lizard, and is lying unconscious in t
Old Ironside
1948-12-03
At the end of the war, the old train driver Matys saves his beloved locomotive Líza from depth charg
Ztracená revue
1961-01-01
The music and dance revue about the clown and the girl from the poster takes place in the streets of
Zrcadlo na vesnici 3
1949-01-01
Zrcadlo byrokratické 2
1949-01-01
Nad námi svítá
1953-03-27
Pochodně
1961-03-10
Prague in the 1870s. Work in Smolík's sulphur factory is hard and dangerous to health. The poorly pa
...and again that Lucy!
1984-12-01
A second part of a funny adventures of six years old Lucie and her two magic dolls.
Three Men Travelling
1973-11-30
Three Men Travelling is billed as a loosely related sequel to Tri chlapi v chalupe (1963), sending o
Secret of the Chinese Carnation
1964-10-09
Professor Wilkens has invented a formula for a new type of fuel and puts it on a microfiche that he
Figurky ze šmantů
1988-01-01
Three short stories about the people and folk around the shaft.
Náhodou je príma!
1988-02-01
Even ideology permeated the children's stories: the beginnings of forced collectivisation in the vil
Setkání s Hansem Sachsem
1954-09-07