# Karel Effa

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{{Short description|Czech actor (1922–1993)}}
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| birth_name    = Karel Effenberger
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| birth_place   = [Prague](/source/Prague), [Czechoslovakia](/source/Czechoslovakia)
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| death_place   = [Prague](/source/Prague), Czech Republic
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'''Karel Effa''' (born '''Karel Effenberger'''; 23 May 1922 – 11 June 1993) was a Czech [character actor](/source/character_actor) who appeared in some 65 films.<ref name=CSFD>{{cite web|title=Karel Effa|url=http://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/1537-karel-effa/|work=Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze|accessdate=10 February 2013|language=cs}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
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* ''Uloupená hranice'' (1947) – Závodcí
* ''[The Last of the Mohicans](/source/The_Last_of_the_Mohicans_(1947_film))'' (1947)
* ''Parohy'' (1947)
* ''Znamení kotvy'' (1947)
* ''Ves v pohranicí'' (1948) – Jarda
* ''Muzikant'' (1948) – Musician
* ''[Old Ironside](/source/Old_Ironside_(film))'' (1948) – Seller
* ''Cervená jesterka'' (1949)
* ''Pan Novák'' (1949) – Vasek Kunc
* ''Rodinné trampoty oficiála Trísky'' (1949)
* ''[Distant Journey](/source/Distant_Journey)'' (1950) – Prisoner building a gas chamber #2
* ''[The Proud Princess](/source/The_Proud_Princess)'' (1952) – Guard of King's treasure
* ''Únos'' (1953) – American journalist
* ''Nad námi svítá'' (1953) – Kuba
* ''Haskovy povidky ze stareho mocnarstvi'' (1954) – Porotce
* ''[Cirkus bude!](/source/Cirkus_bude!)'' (1954) – Taxikár Karel
* ''[Music from Mars](/source/Music_from_Mars)'' (1955) – Kulhánek, hrác na cello a kytaru
* ''[Muž v povětří](/source/Mu%C5%BE_v_pov%C4%9Bt%C5%99%C3%AD)'' (1956) – Postman
* ''Vzorný kinematograf Haska Jaroslava'' (1956)
* ''Synove hor'' (1956) – Photographer
* ''Florenc 13:30'' (1957) – Mr. Konícek
* ''[O věcech nadpřirozených](/source/O_v%C4%9Bcech_nadp%C5%99irozen%C3%BDch)'' (1959) – Detective (segment "The Secret of a Handwriting")
* ''[Hvězda jede na jih](/source/Hv%C4%9Bzda_jede_na_jih)'' (1959) – Egon Zejda – guitarist
* ''[May Stars](/source/May_Stars)'' (1959) – Řezník
* ''[The Princess with the Golden Star](/source/The_Princess_with_the_Golden_Star)'' (1959) – Adjutant of King Kazisvet
* ''Poteryannaya fotografiya'' (1959)
* ''Cerná sobota'' (1959)
* ''Pochodne'' (1961) – Dozorce ve vezení
* ''[Procesí k Panence](/source/Proces%C3%AD_k_Panence)'' (1961) – chalupník Slapák
* ''Kazdá koruna dobrá'' (1961) – False medium
* ''Florián'' (1961)
* ''[The Fabulous Baron Munchausen](/source/The_Fabulous_Baron_Munchausen)'' (1962) – Adjutant
* ''[Velká cesta](/source/Velk%C3%A1_cesta_(film))'' (1963) – Arcivédova
* ''[The Cassandra Cat](/source/The_Cassandra_Cat)'' (1963) – druzstevník Janek
* ''[Lemonade Joe](/source/Lemonade_Joe)'' (1964) – Pancho Kid – Gunslinger
* ''[The Secret of the Chinese Carnation](/source/The_Secret_of_the_Chinese_Carnation)'' (1964)
* ''[A Jester's Tale](/source/A_Jester's_Tale)'' (1964) – Varga
* ''Ztracená tvár'' (1965)
* ''[Who Wants to Kill Jessie?](/source/Who_Wants_to_Kill_Jessie%3F)'' (1966) – Pistolník
* ''[The Pipes](/source/The_Pipes)'' (1966) – Pastor
* ''[The Stolen Airship](/source/The_Stolen_Airship)'' (1967) – Gustav – Cerny
* ''Martin a devet bláznu'' (1967) – Kvasnák
* ''[The Incredibly Sad Princess](/source/The_Incredibly_Sad_Princess)'' (1968) – Nápadník
* ''Automat na prání'' (1968)
* ''[I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen](/source/I_Killed_Einstein%2C_Gentlemen)'' (1970) – Zástupce velitele policie
* ''[On the Comet](/source/On_the_Comet)'' (1970) – Kaprál Ben
* ''[You Are a Widow, Sir](/source/You_Are_a_Widow%2C_Sir)'' (1971) – Zrízenec na patologii
* ''[Four Murders Are Enough, Darling](/source/Four_Murders_Are_Enough%2C_Darling)'' (1971) – Kovarski
* ''[Straw Hat](/source/Straw_Hat_(film))'' (1972) – Mayor
* ''Zlatá svatba'' (1972) – drobný chovatel Choleva
* ''Aféry mé zeny'' (1973) – kostlivec – segment Vrazda Certove Mlýne
* ''Tri chlapi na cestách'' (1973) – Valchar
* ''[A Night at Karlstein](/source/A_Night_at_Karlstein)'' (1974) – Varlet
* ''[Circus in the Circus](/source/Circus_in_the_Circus)'' (1975) – Veterinár
* ''Almost King'' (1977) – Robber
* ''[Long Live Ghosts!](/source/Long_Live_Ghosts!)'' (1977) – Mládek
* ''{{ill|Good-for-Nothing (1978 film)|de|3=Taugenichts (Film)|lt=Good-for-Nothing}}'' (1978) – Hofgesellschaft
* ''[Dinner for Adele](/source/Dinner_for_Adele)'' (1978) – Baddy / Veteran
* ''Deváté srdce'' (1979) – Chamberlain
* ''Hodinárova svatební cesta korálovým morem'' (1979)
* ''Buldoci a tresne'' (1981) – Pepa
* ''[Amadeus](/source/Amadeus_(film))'' (1984)
* ''...a zase ta Lucie!'' (1984) – Electrician
* ''[The Feather Fairy](/source/The_Feather_Fairy)'' (1985) – Prinzipal
* ''Falosny princ'' (1985) – Vezír
* ''Figurky ze smantu'' (1987) – waiter Liborek (segment "Návraty")
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0250551}}

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Category:Male actors from Prague
Category:Czech male film actors
Category:Czech male stage actors
Category:20th-century Czech male actors
Category:Czechoslovak male actors

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