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
Known For
| Birth Location | Ossek (Ossegg), Czechoslovakia [now Osek, Czech Republic] |
|---|---|
| Born | 1926-05-17 |
| Died | 1999-01-13 |
Movies
Rohe Ostern
as Opa Gustav
1996
Rudy, the Racing Pig
as Buselmeier
1995
Rothenbaumchaussee
as o.A.
1991
Professor Bernhardi
as Journalist Kulka
1987
Nägel mit Köpfen
as Industrieller
1986
Schloßherren
as Sebastian Peuker
1986
Otto - The Movie
as Flopmann
1985
Zinsen des Ruhms
as Dr. Francoid
1984
Die wilden Fünfziger
as Major Blaschenko
1983
Lass das, ich hass das
as Uncle Franz
1983
1982
Der Aufsteiger
as Antonic
1981
Götz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand
as Court Assistant
1979
1979
Eine seltsame Bescherung
as Jack MacCampbell
1978
Aus nichtigem Anlaß
as Professor Dr. Ahlgrimm
1976
Lehmanns Erzählungen
as Sir Bernard
1975
Madame Pompadour
as Maurepas
1974
1974
Goldfüchse
as Zweiter Landstreicher
1974
Krieg im dritten Stock
as Arzt
1973
Mensch, ärgere dich nicht
as Max
1972
Die Erbschaft
as Pitolet
1972
Manolescu - Die fast wahre Biographie eines Gauners
as Untersuchungsrichter
1972
Geschäfte mit Plückhahn
as Otto Rupp
1971
Oliver
as Staatsanwalt Lutz
1971
Wie man seinen Gatten los wird
as Ains
1970
Angels of the Street
as Radensky
1969
Should a Schoolgirl Tell?
as Staatsanwalt Grundeis
1969
Peter Brauer
as Schmolcke
1969
Damenquartett
as Göbel - Auskunfteibesitzer
1969
Vom Teufel geholt
as Frederiksen
1969
Madame Bovary
as Lheureux
1969
Heidi
as Sebastian
1968
Der Eismann kommt
as Willie Oban
1968
Die Geschichte von Vasco
as Leutnant Barberis
1968
Napoleon in New Orleans
as Carotte
1968
Die Benachrichtigung
as Hans Kubsch
1968
Der Monat der fallenden Blätter
as Britischer Geheimdienstchef
1968
Jack of Diamonds
as Helmut
1967
When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn
as Karlchen Dincke
1967
Siedlung Arkadien
as Dinga Mingh
1967
Die Mohrin
as Pierre
1967
Kapitän Brassbounds Bekehrung
as Redbrook
1967
Im weißen Rößl
as Sigismund Sülzheimer
1967
Destry reitet wieder
as Slade
1966
The Defector
as Major Windisch
1966
Der Ritter vom Mirakel
as Lofraso
1966
Der Richter von London
as Hodge
1966
Pflicht ist Pflicht
as Sawinsky
1966
Zweierlei Maß
as Lucio
1964
Stunden der Angst
as Hank Griffin
1964
Die Reise um die Erde
as Fix
1964
Zwei Herren aus Verona
as Turio
1964
The Waltz King
as Stieglitz
1964
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
as Lee Costello
1963
The Pirates of the Mississippi
as Doc Monrove
1963
Talente und Verehrer
as Bakin
1963
Bartleby
as Duncan
1963
Schwiegerväter
as Philippe, Diener des Hauptmanns
1963
Verrückt und zugenäht
as Kralle Kaktus
1962
Wenn beide schuldig werden
as Ulbach, Landtagsabgeordneter
1962
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
as Osrick
1961
Toller Hecht auf krummer Tour
as Moritz
1961
One, Two, Three
as Fritz
1961
The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi
as Santamaria
1961
When Worlds Collide
as Ein Staatsanwalt
1961
Die Sendung der Lysistrata
as Dr. Hellwig
1961
Agatha, let the murdering be!
as Thomas Lorenzen
1960
Eine Frau fürs ganze Leben
as Magier
1960
Conny und Peter machen Musik
as Grossi, Osteria-Wirt
1960
Der Schleier fiel…
as Populescu
1960
Orientalische Nächte
as Pierre
1960
Ein Tag, der nie zu Ende geht
as McGlade
1959
She Walks by Night
as Zuhälter
1959
Ein Mann geht durch die Wand
as Herr Hintz - der Dandy
1959
Ship of the Dead
as belgischer Kripobeamter
1959
Beautiful Adventure
as Fortuné Tallon
1959
Kasimir und Karoline
as Arzt
1959
Melody and Rhythms
as Herr Mattusch
1959
Der Winterschläfer
as Kabinetts-Chef
1959
Nick Knattertons Abenteuer
as Nick Knatterton
1959
Ein gewisser Judas
as Der Polizist
1958
A Song Goes Round the World
as Pianist Schlange
1958
Aren't We Wonderful
as Obmann Wehackel
1958
1958
Mikosch, der Stolz der Kompanie
as Stabsarzt
1958
Der Bettelstudent
as Major Wangenheim
1958
Eva Only Kisses Directors
as Herr Fuchs
1958
Sharks and Little Fish
as Dr.Timmler
1957
1950
Begegnung mit Werther
as Bursche
1949
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