Karl Lieffen

Karl Lieffen (72)

1926-05-17 - 1999-01-13 | Ossek (Ossegg), Czechoslovakia [now Osek, Czech Republic]

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

On Movies

  • Rudy, the Racing Pig
  • Nägel mit Köpfen
  • Otto - The Movie
  • Lass das, ich hass das
  • Götz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand
  • Geschäfte mit Plückhahn
  • The Angels of the Street
  • Should a Schoolgirl Tell?
  • Heidi
  • Der Monat der fallenden Blätter
  • Jack of Diamonds
  • When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn
  • The Defector
  • The Waltz King
  • The Pirates of the Mississippi
  • Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
  • One, Two, Three
  • Die Sendung der Lysistrata
  • Agatha, let the murdering be!
  • She Walks by Night
  • A Man Goes Through the Wall
  • Ship of the Dead
  • Beautiful Adventure
  • A Song Goes Round the World
  • Aren't We Wonderful
  • Resurrection
  • Eva Only Kisses Directors
  • Sharks and Little Fish

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