Karl Lieffen

Karl Lieffen

1926-05-17

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Karl Lieffen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Also appears in

One, Two, Three

One, Two, Three

7.5

Otto - The Movie

Otto - The Movie

6.5

Heidi

Heidi

6.1

Aren’t We Wonderful

Aren’t We Wonderful

6.6

Rudy, the Racing Pig

Rudy, the Racing Pig

5.9

The Defector

The Defector

5.5

Ship of the Dead

Ship of the Dead

6.5

Käpt’n Senkstakes Abenteuer - Ehrenhäuptling der Watubas

Käpt’n Senkstakes Abenteuer - Ehrenhäuptling der Watubas

10.0

Piccadilly Zero Hour 12

Piccadilly Zero Hour 12

6.9

Der Eismann kommt

Der Eismann kommt

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Die Reise um die Erde

Die Reise um die Erde

6.0

Napoleon in New Orleans

Napoleon in New Orleans

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Götz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand

Götz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand

5.0

Der Richter von London

Der Richter von London

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Conny und Peter machen Musik

Conny und Peter machen Musik

6.3

Nägel mit Köpfen

Nägel mit Köpfen

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Jack of Diamonds

Jack of Diamonds

4.2

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

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In der Sache J. Robert Oppenheimer

In der Sache J. Robert Oppenheimer

8.5

Mensch, ärgere dich nicht

Mensch, ärgere dich nicht

1.0