Actor
Karel Effa
May 23, 1922 · 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Miloš Kopecký
7 titles together
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen, Lemonade Joe, Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Josef Hlinomaz
7 titles together
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen, Lemonade Joe, The Proud Princess
Vladimír Menšík
6 titles together
When the Cat Comes, Lemonade Joe, On the Comet
Eduard Kohout
5 titles together
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen, The Princess with the Golden Star, On the Comet
Jan Libíček
5 titles together
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen, Who Wants to Kill Jessie?, I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
Jiří Sovák
5 titles together
When the Cat Comes, Who Wants to Kill Jessie?, I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen
Full filmography · 82
Věčná Slavia
cast
2016Figurky ze šmantů
cast
1988
Růžový Hubert
cast
1986
A co ten ruksak, králi?
cast
1986
The Feather Fairy
as Troupe Principal
19857.1
The False Prince
as Vizier
1985S Pydlou v zádech
as komorník
1985
...and again that Lucy!
as Electrician and cast
1984
Amadeus
as Leporello
19848
Bulldogs and Cherries
cast
1981
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
cast
1980
The Ninth Heart
as Lackey
1979