Karl Lieffen
98 movies · 38 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 17, 1926
- Died
- Jan 13, 1999 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Ossek (Ossegg), Czechoslovakia [now Osek, Czech Republic]
- Also known as
- Karel František Lifka
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.
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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.
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Karl Lieffen: movies and TV shows
Acting (136)
- 1996 Rohe Ostern
as Opa Gustav
- 1995 Rudy, the Racing Pig
as Buselmeier
- 1994
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993
- 1991
- 1991 Rothenbaumchaussee
as o.A.
- 1990
- 1990
- 1990
- 1989
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
- 1987 Professor Bernhardi
as Journalist Kulka
- 1986
- 1986
- 1986
- 1986 Nägel mit Köpfen
as Industrieller
- 1986
- 1986 Schloßherren
as Sebastian Peuker
- 1985
- 1985 Otto - The Movie
as Flopmann
- 1984
- 1984 Zinsen des Ruhms
as Dr. Francoid
- 1983
- 1983 Lass das, ich hass das
as Uncle Franz
- 1983 The Roaring Fifties
as Major Blaschenko
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982
- 1981
- 1981 Der Aufsteiger
as Antonic
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979 Götz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand
as Court Assistant
- 1979
- 1979
- 1978
- 1978 Eine seltsame Bescherung
as Jack MacCampbell
- 1977
- 1976 Aus nichtigem Anlaß
as Professor Dr. Ahlgrimm
- 1976
- 1975
- 1975 Lehmanns Erzählungen
as Sir Bernard
- 1974 Derrick · TV
as Johannes Brusius / Lagusta / Mr. Sparke / Heinrich Gruga / Albert Rabes · 5 episodes
- 1974
- 1974 Madame Pompadour
as Maurepas
- 1974
- 1974 Goldfüchse
as Zweiter Landstreicher
- 1973
- 1973
- 1973 Krieg im dritten Stock
as Arzt
- 1972 Mensch, ärgere dich nicht
as Max
- 1972
- 1972 Die Erbschaft
as Pitolet
- 1972
- 1971 Geschäfte mit Plückhahn
as Otto Rupp
- 1971 Oliver
as Staatsanwalt Lutz
- 1970
- 1970 Wie man seinen Gatten los wird
as Ains
- 1969 The 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
- 1968 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 Madame Bovary
as Lheureux
- 1968 Die Benachrichtigung
as Hans Kubsch
- 1968 Der Monat der fallenden Blätter
as Britischer Geheimdienstchef
- 1967 Jack of Diamonds
as Helmut
- 1967 When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn
as Karlchen Dincke
- 1967
- 1967 Siedlung Arkadien
as Dinga Mingh
- 1967 Die Mohrin
as Pierre
- 1967 Kapitän Brassbounds Bekehrung
as Redbrook
- 1967 Im weißen Rößl
as Sigismund Sülzheimer
- 1966 Destry reitet wieder
as Slade
- 1966 The Defector
as Major Windisch
- 1966
- 1966 Der Ritter vom Mirakel
as Lofraso
- 1966 Der Richter von London
as Hodge
- 1966 Pflicht ist Pflicht
as Sawinsky
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964 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
- 1963 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
- 1963 Schwiegerväter
as Philippe, Diener des Hauptmanns
- 1962 Verrückt und zugenäht
as Kralle Kaktus
- 1962 Wenn beide schuldig werden
as Ulbach, Landtagsabgeordneter
- 1961 Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
as Osrick
- 1961 Toller Hecht auf krummer Tour
as Moritz
- 1961 One, Two, Three
as Fritz
- 1961
- 1961 The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi
as Santamaria
- 1961 When Worlds Collide
as Ein Staatsanwalt
- 1961 Die Sendung der Lysistrata
as Dr. Hellwig
- 1960 Agatha, let the murdering be!
as Thomas Lorenzen
- 1960 Die Brücke des Schicksals
as 1. Mann im Zug
- 1960
- 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
- 1959 Ein Tag, der nie zu Ende geht
as McGlade
- 1959 She Walks by Night
as Zuhälter
- 1959 The Man Who Walked Through the Wall
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 Melodie und Rhythmus
as Mr. Mattusch
- 1959 Der Winterschläfer
as Kabinetts-Chef
- 1959 Nick Knattertons Abenteuer
as Nick Knatterton
- 1958 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
- 1957 Sharks and Little Fish
as Dr.Timmler
- 1950
- 1949 Begegnung mit Werther
as Bursche
Talk shows and appearances (8)
- 1996 Zimmer frei!
1 episode
- 1995 Die Harald Schmidt Show
1 episode
- 1979 NDR Talk Show
1 episode
- 1974 3 nach 9
1 episode
- 1971 Baden-Badener Roulette
1 episode
- 1971 Dalli Dalli
2 episodes
- 1964 Einer wird gewinnen
1 episode
- 1957 Zum blauen Bock
2 episodes