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Aliases: Karel František Lifka

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Ossek (Ossegg), Czechoslovakia [now Osek, Czech Republic]

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Movie Involvements: 62

TV Involvements: 34


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Karl Lieffen (born Karel František Lifka, 17 May 1926 – 13 January 1999) was a German film actor. He appeared in over 140 films on screen and television between 1949 and 1998. He was born in Osek, Czechoslovakia and attended drama classes at Brunswick and the Heer School of Music in Bückeburg. In 1946 he started his theatre career in Freiburg followed by engagements at the Hessian State Theatre in Wiesbaden, the Munich Kammerspiele and the Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt. In 1975 he joined the ensemble of the Bavarian State Theatre (Residenz Theatre) in Munich. From the 1950s on Lieffen became known to a wider public for his film appearances, like the role of brisk chauffeur Fritz in Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three. He died in Starnberg, Germany. Description above from the Wikipedia article Karl Lieffen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Most Famous Work

Die Harald Schmidt Show
Average
7
Scene of the Crime
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6

Scene of the Crime

(1970) Dr. Achim Otto
Der Alte
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6

Der Alte

(1977) August Ströbel
Derrick
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6

Derrick

(1974) Lagusta
Großstadtrevier
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6

Großstadtrevier

(1986) Rostami
Dalli Dalli
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8

Dalli Dalli

(1971) Self - Candidate
Zum blauen Bock
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6

Zum blauen Bock

(1957) Self
Forsthaus Falkenau
Average
5

Forsthaus Falkenau

(1989) Professor H. Bundschuh

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1996 N/A
Opa Gustav
1995 Self
Buselmeier
1994 Hardy van Bellen
1993 Dr. Egbert Reckensihl
De Vries
N/A
1991 Produzent
o.A.
1990 Konsul Reichmann
Bruder Berthold
ředitel Bertrand
1989 Reporter
Professor H. Bundschuh
1988 Albert Kröger
1987 N/A
Journalist Kulka
1986 Podgorsky
Rostami
Weininger
Toni Schultze
Industrieller
Dr.White
Sebastian Peuker
1985 Eickelberg
Flopmann
1984 Lübber
Dr. Francoid
1983 N/A
Uncle Franz
Major Blaschenko
1982 Russischer Agent
N/A
N/A
1981 N/A
Antonic
1979 N/A
Onkel Jonathan Wehmeier
Self
Reichsgerichtsassistent
Dr. Kornsack
N/A
1978 N/A
Jack MacCampbell
1977 August Ströbel
1976 Professor Dr. Ahlgrimm
Immanuel Zwickelbach
Sir Bernard
1974 Self
Herr Sparke
Albert Rabes
Heinrich Gruga
Johannes Brusius
Lagusta
N/A
Maurepas
N/A
Zweiter Landstreicher
Sachverständiger Reinhold Feder
Arzt
1972 Max
Herr Eisenberger
Pitolet
Untersuchungsrichter
1971 Otto Rupp
Staatsanwalt Lutz
Self - Candidate
1970 Dr. Achim Otto
Ains
1969 Radensky
Staatsanwalt Grundeis
Schmolcke
Göbel - Auskunfteibesitzer
Frederiksen
Lheureux
1968 Sebastian
Willie Oban
Leutnant Barberis
Carotte
Hans Kubsch
Britischer Geheimdienstchef
1967 Helmut
Karlchen Dincke
Inspecteur Janot
Dinga Mingh
Pierre
Redbrook
Sigismund Sülzheimer
1966 Slade
Major Windisch
Kaspar
Lofraso
Hodge
Sawinsky
Mister Level
1964 Lucio
Hank Griffin
Fix
Turio
Stieglitz
N/A
1963 Lee Costello
Doc Monrove
Bakin
Duncan
Kornatzky
Philippe, Diener des Hauptmanns
1962 Kralle Kaktus
Ulbach, Landtagsabgeordneter
1961 Moritz
Fritz
Santamaria
Ein Staatsanwalt
Dr. Hellwig
Osric
1960 Thomas Lorenzen
N/A
Magier
Grossi, Osteria-Wirt
Populescu
Pierre
1959 McGlade
Zuhälter
Herr Hintz - der Dandy
belgischer Kripobeamter
Fortuné Tallon
Arzt
Herr Mattusch
Kabinetts-Chef
Nick Knatterton
1958 Der Polizist
Pianist Schlange
Obmann Wehackel
N/A
Stabsarzt
Major Wangenheim
Herr Fuchs
1957 Dr.Timmler
Self
1950 N/A
1949 Bursche
Year Character Movie/Tv

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