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Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-05-17 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

Ossek (Ossegg), Czechoslovakia [now Osek, Czech Republic]

Karl Lieffen

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.

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Known For

Acting

1996

Rohe Ostern as Opa Gustav
Zimmer frei! as Self

1995

Rudy, the Racing Pig as Buselmeier

1994

Lutz & Hardy as Hardy van Bellen

1993

Nicht von schlechten Eltern as Dr. Egbert Reckensihl

1991

Juhnke & Co. as Produzent

1990

Der Millionenerbe as Konsul Reichmann
Damals auf Burg Wutzenstein as Bruder Berthold
The Great Debureau as ředitel Bertrand

1989

Die schnelle Gerdi as Reporter
Forsthaus Falkenau as Professor H. Bundschuh

1988

Die Männer vom K3 as Albert Kröger

1987

Professor Bernhardi as Journalist Kulka

1986

Nägel mit Köpfen as Industrieller
Schloßherren as Sebastian Peuker
Kir Royal as Toni Schultze
Großstadtrevier as Podgorsky
Großstadtrevier as Rostami
Die Wächter as Dr.White

1985

Otto - The Movie as Flopmann
Oliver Maass as Eickelberg

1984

Zinsen des Ruhms as Dr. Francoid
Liebt diese Erde as Lübber

1983

Lass das, ich hass das as Uncle Franz
Die wilden Fünfziger as Major Blaschenko

1982

Der Andro-Jäger as Russischer Agent

1981

Der Aufsteiger as Antonic

1979

Locker vom Hocker as Onkel Jonathan Wehmeier

1978

Eine seltsame Bescherung as Jack MacCampbell

1977

Der Alte as August Ströbel

1976

Aus nichtigem Anlaß as Professor Dr. Ahlgrimm
Zwickelbach & Co as Immanuel Zwickelbach

1975

Lehmanns Erzählungen as Sir Bernard
Tadellöser & Wolff as Karl Kempowski

1974

Goldfüchse as Zweiter Landstreicher
Madame Pompadour as Maurepas
Derrick as Johannes Brusius
Derrick as Lagusta
Derrick as Mr. Sparke
Derrick as Heinrich Gruga
Derrick as Albert Rabes
3 nach 9 as Self

1973

Lokaltermin as Sachverständiger Reinhold Feder
Der rote Schal as James Bashwood

1972

Die Erbschaft as Pitolet
Sonderdezernat K1 as Herr Eisenberger

1971

Oliver as Staatsanwalt Lutz
Dalli Dalli as Self - Candidate

1970

Scene of the Crime as Achim Otto

1969

Vom Teufel geholt as Frederiksen
Peter Brauer as Schmolcke
Damenquartett as Göbel - Auskunfteibesitzer
Should a Schoolgirl Tell? as Staatsanwalt Grundeis

1968

Madame Bovary as Lheureux
Die Benachrichtigung as Hans Kubsch
Die Geschichte von Vasco as Leutnant Barberis
Der Eismann kommt as Willie Oban
Heidi as Sebastian
Der Monat der fallenden Blätter as Britischer Geheimdienstchef

1967

Im weißen Rößl as Sigismund Sülzheimer
Die Mohrin as Pierre
Siedlung Arkadien as Dinga Mingh
Dem Täter auf der Spur as Inspecteur Janot

1966

The Defector as Major Windisch
Pater Brown as Mister Level

1965

1964

The Waltz King as Stieglitz
Stunden der Angst as Hank Griffin

1963

Piccadilly Zero Hour 12 as Lee Costello
Schwiegerväter as Philippe, Diener des Hauptmanns
Bartleby as Duncan
Das Kriminalmuseum as Kornatzky

1962

Verrückt und zugenäht as Kralle Kaktus
Wenn beide schuldig werden as Ulbach, Landtagsabgeordneter

1961

When Worlds Collide as Ein Staatsanwalt

1960

Conny und Peter machen Musik as Grossi, Osteria-Wirt
Es ist soweit as Pelford

1959

She Walks by Night as Zuhälter
Beautiful Adventure as Fortuné Tallon
A Man Goes Through the Wall as Herr Hintz - der Dandy
Melody and Rhythms as Herr Mattusch
Nick Knattertons Abenteuer as Nick Knatterton
Ship of the Dead as belgischer Kripobeamter
Der Winterschläfer as Kabinetts-Chef

1958

Aren't We Wonderful as Obmann Wehackel
Der Bettelstudent as Major Wangenheim
A Song Goes Round the World as Pianist Schlange
Ein gewisser Judas as Der Polizist

1957

1950

1949