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{{Infobox actor
{{short description|German actor}}
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| name = Karl Lieffen
| name = Karl Lieffen
| birthdate = {{birth date|1926|5|17}}
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| birthplace = [[Ossek]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
| birth_place = [[Osek (Teplice District)|Ossegg (Osek)]], Czechoslovakia
| deathdate = {{death date and age|1999|1|13|1926|5|17}}
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| deathplace = [[Starnberg]], [[Germany]]
| death_place = [[Starnberg]], Germany
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| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1949–1998
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| yearsactive = [[1949 in film|1949]] - [[1998 in film|1998]]
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'''Karl Lieffen''' (17 May, 1926 – 13 January, 1999) was a [[cinema of Germany|German]] film actor. He appeared in over 140 films on screen and television between [[1949 in film|1949]] and [[1998 in film|1998]].
'''Karl Lieffen''' (17 May 1926 – 13 January 1999), born '''Karel František Lifka''', was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films on screen and television between 1949 and 1998.


He was born in [[Osek (Teplice District)|Ossegg (Osek)]], [[Czechoslovakia]] and attended drama classes at [[Braunschweig|Brunswick]] and the [[German Army (Wehrmacht)|Heer]] School of Music in [[Bückeburg]]. In 1946 he started his theatre career in [[Freiburg im Breisgau|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 the brisk chauffeur Fritz in [[Billy Wilder]]'s ''[[One, Two, Three]]''. He died in [[Starnberg]], Germany.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0HjGCwAAQBAJ&q=Karl+Lieffen|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1999: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture|first=Harris M. Lentz|last=III|date=1 July 2000|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786452040|accessdate=4 August 2018|via=Google Books}}</ref>
He was born in [[Ossek]], [[Czechoslovakia]] and died in [[Starnberg]], [[Germany]].


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi]]'' (1961)
* ''[[One, Two, Three]]'' ([[1961 in film|1961]])
* ''[[Encounter with Werther]]'' (1949) - Bediensteter Bursche
* ''[[Piccadilly Zero Hour 12]]'' ([[1963 in film|1963]])
* ''[[Sensation in Savoy]]'' (1950)
* ''[[The Defector (film)|The Defector]]'' ([[1966 in film|1966]])
* ''[[The Beggar Student (1956 film)|The Beggar Student]]'' (1956) - Major Wangenheim
* ''Haie und kleine Fische'' (1957) - Dr. Timmler
* ''[[Derrick (TV series) | Derrick]]'' - Season 1, Episode 1 - "Waldweg" (1974)
* ''Eva küßt nur Direktoren'' (1958) - Herr Fuchs
* ''[[Mikosch, the Pride of the Company]]'' (1958) - Stabsarzt
* ''[[Resurrection (1958 film)|Resurrection]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Wir Wunderkinder]]'' (1958) - Wehackel (uncredited)
* ''[[A Song Goes Round the World (1958 film)|A Song Goes Round the World]]'' (1958) - Pianist Schlange
* ''[[Nick Knatterton’s Adventure]]'' (1959) - [[Nick Knatterton]]
* ''[[Dorothea Angermann]]'' (1959)
* ''Melodie und Rhythmus'' (1959) - Otto Mattusch
* ''[[The Beautiful Adventure (1959 film)|The Beautiful Adventure]]'' (1959) - Fotograf Fortuné Tallon
* ''[[The Death Ship (1959 film)|The Death Ship]]'' (1959) - Belgischer Kripobeamter
* ''[[The Man Who Walked Through the Wall]]'' (1959) - Herr Hintz - der Dandy
* ''[[Love Now, Pay Later]]'' (1959) - Zuhälter
* ''Ein Tag, der nie zu Ende geht'' (1959) - McGlade
* ''Orientalische Nächte'' (1960) - Pierre
* ''Der Schleier fiel'' (1960)
* ''[[Conny and Peter Make Music]]'' (1960) - Grossi
* ''[[A Woman for Life]]'' (1960) - Magier
* ''Die Brücke des Schicksals'' (1960)
* ''[[Agatha, Stop That Murdering!]]'' (1960) - Thomas Lorenzen
* ''[[The Time Has Come (TV series)|The Time Has Come]]'' (1960, TV series) - Pelford
* ''[[Hamlet (1961 film)|Hamlet]]'' (1961) - Osric
* ''{{Ill|Lysistrata (1961 film)|de|3=Die Sendung der Lysistrata|lt=Lysistrata}}'' (1961) - Dr. Hellwig
* ''[[The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi|Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi]]'' (1961) - Santamaria
* ''[[One, Two, Three]]'' (1961) - Fritz
* ''[[The Phony American|Toller Hecht auf krummer Tour]]'' (1961) - Moritz
* ''Wenn beide schuldig werden'' (1962) - Ulbach, Landtagsabgeordneter
* ''Verrückt und zugenäht'' (1962) - Kralle Kaktus, Gewohnheitsganove
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* ''[[The Pirates of the Mississippi]]'' (1963) - Doc Monrove
* ''[[Walt Disney anthology television series|Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color]]'' (1963, Episode: "{{Interlanguage link multi|The Waltz King (Disney)|de|3=Liebe im 3/4-Takt|lt=The Waltz King}}") - Stieglitz
* ''[[Piccadilly Zero Hour 12|Piccadilly null Uhr zwölf]]'' (1963) - Lee Costello
* ''[[The Defector (film)|The Defector]]'' (1966) - Major Windisch
* ''[[When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn]]'' (1967) - Karlchen Dincke
* ''[[Jack of Diamonds (1967 film)|Jack of Diamonds]]'' (1967) - Helmut
* ''[[Heidi (1968 film)|Heidi]]'' (1968, TV Movie) - Sebastian
* ''[[Dem Täter auf der Spur]]'' (1968–1973, TV Series) - Inspecteur Janot
* ''{{ill|Should a Schoolgirl Tell?|de|Josefine, das liebestolle Kätzchen}}'' (1969) - Grundeis, Prosecutor
* ''[[Angels of the Street (1969 film)|Angels of the Street]]'' (1969) - Radensky
* ''[[Don't Get Angry]]'' (1972) - Max
* ''[[Derrick (TV series)|Derrick]]'' (1974–1998, TV Series) - Lagusta / Johannes Brusius / Heinrich Gruga / Herr Sparke (final appearance)
* ''[[Tadellöser & Wolff]]'' (1975, TV Mini-Series) - Karl Kempowski
* ''[[Goetz von Berlichingen of the Iron Hand (1979 film)|Goetz von Berlichingen of the Iron Hand]]'' (1979) - Assessor Olearius
* ''[[It Can Only Get Worse]]'' (1979)
* ''Ein gutes Land'' (1982)
* ''Lass das – ich hass das'' (1983) - Onkel Franz
* ''[[The Roaring Fifties]]'' (1983) - Major Blaschenko
* ''Die leichten Zeiten sind vorbei'' (1983)
* ''[[Otto – Der Film]]'' (1985) - Floppmann
* ''Nägel mit Köpfen'' (1986) - Industrieller
* ''[[Die Wächter]]'' (1986, TV miniseries) - Doctor White
* ''{{ill|Rudy, the Racing Pig|de|Rennschwein Rudi Rüssel (Film)}}'' (1995) - Buselmeier
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Rohe Ostern|de}}'' (1996) - Grandpa Gustav
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==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb|0509586|Karl Lieffen}}
*{{IMDb name|0509586|Karl Lieffen}}


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Latest revision as of 17:51, 18 November 2022

Karl Lieffen
Born(1926-05-17)17 May 1926
Ossegg (Osek), Czechoslovakia
Died13 January 1999(1999-01-13) (aged 72)
Starnberg, Germany
OccupationActor
Years active1949–1998

Karl Lieffen (17 May 1926 – 13 January 1999), born Karel František Lifka, was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films on screen and television between 1949 and 1998.

He was born in Ossegg (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 the brisk chauffeur Fritz in Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three. He died in Starnberg, Germany.[1]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ III, Harris M. Lentz (1 July 2000). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1999: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. ISBN 9780786452040. Retrieved 4 August 2018 – via Google Books.
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