Acting
Karl Lieffen
DE, EN cinema · 98 credits
Born
17 May 1926
Died
13 January 1999 (aged 72)
Birthplace
Ossek (Ossegg), Czechoslovakia [now Osek, Czech Republic]
Also known as Karel František Lifka
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
Filmography
Rohe Ostern
as Opa Gustav
Rudy, the Racing Pig
as Buselmeier
Professor Bernhardi
1987
Professor Bernhardi
as Journalist Kulka
Nägel mit Köpfen
as Industrieller
Schloßherren
1986
Schloßherren
as Sebastian Peuker
Otto - The Movie
as Flopmann
Zinsen des Ruhms
1984
Zinsen des Ruhms
as Dr. Francoid
The Roaring Fifties
as Major Blaschenko
Götz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand
as Court Assistant
Eine seltsame Bescherung
1978
Eine seltsame Bescherung
as Jack MacCampbell
Aus nichtigem Anlaß
1976
Aus nichtigem Anlaß
as Professor Dr. Ahlgrimm
Lehmanns Erzählungen
1975
Lehmanns Erzählungen
as Sir Bernard
Goldfüchse
1974
Goldfüchse
as Zweiter Landstreicher
Oliver
1971
Oliver
as Staatsanwalt Lutz
The Angels of the Street
as Radensky
Vom Teufel geholt
1969
Vom Teufel geholt
as Frederiksen
Peter Brauer
1969
Peter Brauer
as Schmolcke
Damenquartett
as Göbel - Auskunfteibesitzer
Should a Schoolgirl Tell?
as Staatsanwalt Grundeis
Madame Bovary
1968
Madame Bovary
as Lheureux
Die Geschichte von Vasco
1968
Die Geschichte von Vasco
as Leutnant Barberis
Der Eismann kommt
1968
Der Eismann kommt
as Willie Oban
Heidi
as Sebastian
Der Monat der fallenden Blätter
as Britischer Geheimdienstchef
Jack of Diamonds
as Helmut
When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn
as Karlchen Dincke
Im weißen Rößl
1967
Im weißen Rößl
as Sigismund Sülzheimer
Siedlung Arkadien
1967
Siedlung Arkadien
as Dinga Mingh
The Defector
as Major Windisch
The Waltz King
as Stieglitz
Stunden der Angst
as Hank Griffin
The Pirates of the Mississippi
as Doc Monrove
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
as Lee Costello
Schwiegerväter
1963
Schwiegerväter
as Philippe, Diener des Hauptmanns
Verrückt und zugenäht
as Kralle Kaktus
Wenn beide schuldig werden
1962
Wenn beide schuldig werden
as Ulbach, Landtagsabgeordneter
One, Two, Three
as Fritz
The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi
as Santamaria
Die Sendung der Lysistrata
as Dr. Hellwig
When Worlds Collide
as Ein Staatsanwalt
Agatha, let the murdering be!
as Thomas Lorenzen
Conny und Peter machen Musik
as Grossi, Osteria-Wirt
Die Brücke des Schicksals
as 1. Mann im Zug
Der Schleier fiel…
as Populescu
She Walks by Night
as Zuhälter
Beautiful Adventure
as Fortuné Tallon
The Man Who Walked Through the Wall
as Herr Hintz - der Dandy
Melodie und Rhythmus
as Mr. Mattusch
Nick Knattertons Abenteuer
as Nick Knatterton
Ship of the Dead
as belgischer Kripobeamter
Der Winterschläfer
1959
Der Winterschläfer
as Kabinetts-Chef
Aren't We Wonderful
as Obmann Wehackel
Der Bettelstudent
as Major Wangenheim
A Song Goes Round the World
as Pianist Schlange
Eva Only Kisses Directors
as Herr Fuchs
Ein gewisser Judas
1958
Ein gewisser Judas
as Der Polizist
Mikosch, der Stolz der Kompanie
as Stabsarzt
Sharks and Little Fish
as Dr.Timmler
Begegnung mit Werther
as Bursche