Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 17, 1926
Place of Birth:
Ossek (Ossegg), Czechoslovakia [now Osek, Czech Republic]
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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
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Zimmer frei! | Self |
| 1995 | Die Harald Schmidt Show | Self |
| 1994 | Lutz & Hardy | Hardy van Bellen |
| 1993 | Cluedo - Das Mörderspiel | De Vries |
| 1993 | Nicht von schlechten Eltern | Dr. Egbert Reckensihl |
| 1991 | Juhnke & Co. | Produzent |
| 1990 | Der Millionenerbe | Konsul Reichmann |
| 1990 | Damals auf Burg Wutzenstein | Bruder Berthold |
| 1990 | The Great Debureau | ředitel Bertrand |
| 1989 | Die schnelle Gerdi | Reporter |
| 1989 | Forsthaus Falkenau | Professor H. Bundschuh |
| 1988 | Die Männer vom K3 | Albert Kröger |
| 1987 | Der Elegante Hund | |
| 1986 | Kir Royal | Toni Schultze |
| 1986 | Großstadtrevier | Podgorsky |
| 1986 | Großstadtrevier | Rostami |
| 1986 | Die Wächter | Dr.White |
| 1986 | Irgendwie und Sowieso | Weininger |
| 1985 | Oliver Maass | Eickelberg |
| 1984 | Liebt diese Erde | Lübber |
| 1982 | Der Andro-Jäger | Russischer Agent |
| 1982 | Krimistunde | |
| 1979 | St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken | |
| 1979 | Der ganz normale Wahnsinn | Dr. Kornsack |
| 1979 | Locker vom Hocker | Onkel Jonathan Wehmeier |
| 1979 | NDR Talk Show | Self |
| 1977 | Der Alte | August Ströbel |
| 1976 | Zwickelbach & Co | Immanuel Zwickelbach |
| 1975 | Tadellöser & Wolff | Karl Kempowski |
| 1974 | Derrick | Johannes Brusius |
| 1974 | Derrick | Lagusta |
| 1974 | Derrick | Mr. Sparke |
| 1974 | Derrick | Albert Rabes |
| 1974 | Derrick | Heinrich Gruga |
| 1974 | 3 nach 9 | Self |
| 1973 | Lokaltermin | Sachverständiger Reinhold Feder |
| 1973 | Der rote Schal | James Bashwood |
| 1972 | Sonderdezernat K1 | Herr Eisenberger |
| 1971 | Baden-Badener Roulette | Self |
| 1971 | Dalli Dalli | Self - Candidate |
| 1970 | Scene of the Crime | Achim Otto |
| 1967 | Dem Täter auf der Spur | Inspecteur Janot |
| 1966 | Adrian der Tulpendieb | Kaspar |
| 1966 | Pater Brown | Mister Level |
| 1965 | Die Katze im Sack | Blend |
| 1964 | Einer wird gewinnen | Self |
| 1963 | Das Kriminalmuseum | Kornatzky |
| 1960 | Es ist soweit | Pelford |
| 1957 | Zum blauen Bock | Self |