Karl Lieffen
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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 |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.7543 |
| Birthday | 1926-05-17 |
| Place of Birth | Ossek (Ossegg), Czechoslovakia [now Osek, Czech Republic] |
| Also Known As | Karel František Lifka, |
1961
One, Two, Three
7.505/418
In Cold War-era West Berlin, American Coca-Cola executive C.R. 'Mac' MacNamara is tasked with playing babysitter to his boss' spoiled 17-year-old daug...
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One, Two, Three
1966
The Defector
5.778/9
An American scientist is sent by the CIA to East Germany to retrieve a secret microfilm from a Soviet scientist interested in defecting to the West bu...
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The Defector
1959
She Walks by Night
5/6
Based on an actual murder case in Frankfurt after the war, the film tells the story of the murder of Rosemarie, a prostitute, and how she ended up str...
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She Walks by Night
1969
The Angels of the Street
6.722/9
In Hamburg's red light district Jule and his mob of macks battle Holleck's competing Viennese clan. When a sex worker is murdered both kingpins join f...
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The Angels of the Street
1991
Rothenbaumchaussee
7/1
Hamburg, summer 1945: The young English control officer Captain Hannes Hacker arrives in the Hanseatic city to initiate the establishment of a new, li...
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Rothenbaumchaussee
1978
Eine seltsame Bescherung
8/1
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Eine seltsame Bescherung
1958
Aren't We Wonderful
6.667/12
Kurt Hoffmann′s satire concerning Germany′s development during the first half of the 20th century tells the story of two schoolmates - Hans and Bruno....
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Aren't We Wonderful
1966
Pflicht ist Pflicht
8/1
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Pflicht ist Pflicht
1959
Beautiful Adventure
7/2
The teacher Dorothee Durand, young and single, travels from England to the picturesque south of France to find the remaining remnants of her family. H...
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Beautiful Adventure
1967
Jack of Diamonds
5/6
The protégé of a famous cat burglar reluctantly agrees to join forces with a lesser criminal in the daring heist of several famous jewels from a seemi...
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Jack of Diamonds
1967
When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn
5/7
A crime reporter uncovers a lurid plot by a Hamburg gang to dose impressionable young girls with LSD in order to enslave them into prostitution. Featu...
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When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn
1963
The Pirates of the Mississippi
6.688/8
European produced Western based on the novel by Friedrich Gerstäcker, set in the 19th century in a town on the banks of the Mississippi River. The are...
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The Pirates of the Mississippi
1983
Lass das, ich hass das
9/1
Beate lives self-sacrificingly for endangered animal species. The director of a lignite-fired power station is determined to buy her house because he...
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Lass das, ich hass das
1958
Der Bettelstudent
7/2
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Der Bettelstudent
1962
Verrückt und zugenäht
7/1
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Verrückt und zugenäht
1958
A Song Goes Round the World
8/1
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A Song Goes Round the World
1960
Agatha, let the murdering be!
5.833/3
A black comedy about a female author of crime novels who becomes a victim of a macabre hoax.
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Agatha, let the murdering be!
1972
Mensch, ärgere dich nicht
4.5/2
The clumsy manager of a milk advertising company is suddenly treated with excessive friendliness by the people around him because they believe he has...
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Mensch, ärgere dich nicht
1957
Sharks and Little Fish
5.8/5
Four young German naval cadets begin their military service in 1940; only one of them will survive.
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Sharks and Little Fish
1983
Die wilden Fünfziger
3.667/3
The Second World War is over and now begins in post-war Germany, the reconstruction. Jakob Formann sees his chance here and begins a rapid rise as an...
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Die wilden Fünfziger
1960
Conny und Peter machen Musik
7/4
Young Peter loses his job as a waiter on Lake Maggiore. Together with his girlfriend Conny, who works at a hotel, he tracks down some thieves. Togethe...
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Conny und Peter machen Musik
1961
The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi
5.5/4
Florestan Mississippi, a public prosecutor by profession, visits a lady named Anastasia and, while drinking coffee with her, convicts her of poisoning...
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The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi
1979
Götz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand
6/2
During the time of the Peasants' Wars, the free knight Götz von Berlichingen gets into all kinds of private and political entanglements when he defend...
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Götz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand
1959
The Man Who Walked Through the Wall
7.2/11
Mr. Buchsbaum, third class taxes employee, lives a peaceful life until the new chief immediately criticizes his work. His only confort is his stamps c...
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The Man Who Walked Through the Wall
1959
Melodie und Rhythmus
5.833/3
Father and son have the same taste in women, but different tastes in music: both love the beautiful Linda, but while the father leads a successful dan...
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Melodie und Rhythmus
1959
Nick Knattertons Abenteuer
7.214/7
Nick Knatterton has the reputation of being the true master of all detectives, which is due to the fact that - like Sherlock Holmes - he can combine r...
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Nick Knattertons Abenteuer
1985
Otto - The Movie
6.511/141
East Friesian Otto moves to the big city Hamburg. There he gets into trouble with a loan shark and needs to find a way to impress his love interest Si...
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Otto - The Movie
1963
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
6.909/11
Mike Hilton served eight years in prison for being innocent. When he is released from prison early, he wants revenge on the men who were responsible....
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Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
1995
Rudy, the Racing Pig
6/17
Flat-dwelling urban family win a pig in a raffle, and decide to keep it. They lose their flat (no pets allowed) but eventually Rudi the pig makes good...
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Rudy, the Racing Pig
1961
Die Sendung der Lysistrata
9/1
Persuaded by Lysistrata, the women of Athens agree to withdraw all sexual favours from the men until the men agree to end to war with Sparta.
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Die Sendung der Lysistrata
1959
Ein Tag, der nie zu Ende geht
9/1
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Ein Tag, der nie zu Ende geht
1961
Toller Hecht auf krummer Tour
7/1
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Toller Hecht auf krummer Tour
1959
Ship of the Dead
6.641/32
After a line of mischief Philip Gale, an American sailor, is lured into hiring on the "Yorikke", a tramp cargo, by Lawski, a stoker from Poland. Still...
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Ship of the Dead
1963
Schwiegerväter
8/1
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Schwiegerväter
1970
Wie man seinen Gatten los wird
8/1
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Wie man seinen Gatten los wird
1958
Eva Only Kisses Directors
7/1
Unhappy accountant Karl has a crush on Eva who seems to prefer dates with execs. But real trouble ensues when he inherits his uncle's apartment and in...
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Eva Only Kisses Directors
1964
Zwei Herren aus Verona
9/2
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Zwei Herren aus Verona
1967
Im weißen Rößl
7/1
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Im weißen Rößl
1964
The Waltz King
9/1
A look at the life of Johann Strauss, Jr., beginning when, as a boy, he earns his famous father’s displeasure when he tries his hand at composing. But...
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The Waltz King
1971
Geschäfte mit Plückhahn
10/1
A German TV-Drama.
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Geschäfte mit Plückhahn
1961
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
2.786/14
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle.
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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
1969
Vom Teufel geholt
9/1
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Vom Teufel geholt
1973
Krieg im dritten Stock
10/1
One night, a letter carrier appears in the bedroom of Mr. and Mrs. Blaha, who don't know what hit them. Mr. Blaha is told to acknowledge receipt. The...
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Krieg im dritten Stock
1964
Zweierlei Maß
9.5/2
When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn't be worse for Claudio, who is sente...
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Zweierlei Maß
1961
When Worlds Collide
0/0
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When Worlds Collide
1968
Madame Bovary
10/1
Emma Bovary, a dreamy, idealistic woman married to the dull provincial doctor Charles, yearns for the passion and luxury she’s read about in novels. A...
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Madame Bovary
1966
Der Richter von London
7/1
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Der Richter von London
1960
Eine Frau fürs ganze Leben
10/1
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Eine Frau fürs ganze Leben
1964
Stunden der Angst
8.5/2
Glenn Gridffin, his brother Hank and Samuel Robish have escaped from prison. They choose Dan Hilliard's house, of all places, as a safe house. The rea...
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Stunden der Angst
1968
Die Benachrichtigung
10/1
Caustic satire on the state of mind and soul of the Czech bureaucracy.
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Die Benachrichtigung
1983
Die leichten Zeiten sind vorbei
7/1
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Die leichten Zeiten sind vorbei
1966
Destry reitet wieder
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Destry reitet wieder
1974
Goldfüchse
9/1
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Goldfüchse
1962
Wenn beide schuldig werden
8/1
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Wenn beide schuldig werden
1976
Aus nichtigem Anlaß
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Aus nichtigem Anlaß
1978
Die Ängste des Dr. Schenk
10/1
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Die Ängste des Dr. Schenk
1966
Der Ritter vom Mirakel
7/1
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Der Ritter vom Mirakel
1996
Rohe Ostern
6.5/2
All hell has broken loose in the afterlife because the scatterbrained Schulz has killed his friend Frieder instead of the architecture student Sebasti...
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Rohe Ostern
1986
Nägel mit Köpfen
7/1
An art student takes revenge on a nasty financial shark for a prison sentence by "foisting" fake paintings on him
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Nägel mit Köpfen
1963
Talente und Verehrer
9/1
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Talente und Verehrer
1968
Die Geschichte von Vasco
8/1
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Die Geschichte von Vasco
1974
Käpt'n Senkstakes Abenteuer - Ehrenhäuptling der Watubas
10/2
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Käpt'n Senkstakes Abenteuer - Ehrenhäuptling der Watubas
1993
Mein Mann ist mein Hobby
7/1
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Mein Mann ist mein Hobby
1974
Preussenkorso Nr. 17
9/1
Wagner, the owner of the secondhand shop, hires student Tißmann to clear out an apartment at Preußenkorso 17 in Berlin.
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Preussenkorso Nr. 17
1972
Manolescu - Die fast wahre Biographie eines Gauners
9/1
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Manolescu - Die fast wahre Biographie eines Gauners
1981
In der Sache J. Robert Oppenheimer
8.5/2
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In der Sache J. Robert Oppenheimer
1959
Kasimir und Karoline
10/1
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Kasimir und Karoline
1971
Oliver
10/1
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Oliver
1969
Peter Brauer
0/0
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Peter Brauer
1986
Schloßherren
8/1
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Schloßherren
1979
Der Wald
9/1
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Der Wald
1969
Damenquartett
10/1
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Damenquartett
1968
Der Eismann kommt
8/1
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Der Eismann kommt
1975
Lehmanns Erzählungen
8/1
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Lehmanns Erzählungen
1960
Die Brücke des Schicksals
9/2
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Die Brücke des Schicksals
1960
Der Schleier fiel…
8/1
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Der Schleier fiel…
1969
Should a Schoolgirl Tell?
3.625/8
Schoolgirl Josefine learns from an early age to use sex to gain advantages. The school's gym teacher is arrested and accused of indecent behavior but...
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Should a Schoolgirl Tell?
1960
Orientalische Nächte
8/1
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Orientalische Nächte
1984
Zinsen des Ruhms
8/1
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Zinsen des Ruhms
1981
Der Aufsteiger
7/1
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Der Aufsteiger
1958
Ein gewisser Judas
8/1
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Ein gewisser Judas
1964
Die Reise um die Erde
6.5/2
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Die Reise um die Erde
1968
Heidi
6.265/17
Heidi is an orphaned girl initially raised by her aunt Dete in Maienfeld, Switzerland. In order to get a job in Frankfurt, Dete brings 5-year-old Heid...
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Heidi
1958
Mikosch, der Stolz der Kompanie
10/1
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Mikosch, der Stolz der Kompanie
1967
Kapitän Brassbounds Bekehrung
0/0
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Kapitän Brassbounds Bekehrung
1963
Bartleby
0/0
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Bartleby
1949
Begegnung mit Werther
7/2
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Begegnung mit Werther
1974
Madame Pompadour
8/1
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Madame Pompadour
1987
Professor Bernhardi
0/0
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Professor Bernhardi
1959
Der Winterschläfer
0/0
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Der Winterschläfer
1958
Resurrection
8/2
Young Prince Nechljudov is summoned as a judge in a murder trial. A rich merchant was found dead in the room of the inn where he was staying and the p...
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Resurrection
1968
Napoleon in New Orleans
9/1
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Napoleon in New Orleans
1967
Die Mohrin
10/1
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Die Mohrin
1950
Sensation im Savoy
8/1
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Sensation im Savoy
1967
Siedlung Arkadien
0/0
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Siedlung Arkadien
1982
Ein gutes Land
7/1
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Ein gutes Land
1972
Die Erbschaft
7/1
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Die Erbschaft
1968
Der Monat der fallenden Blätter
0/0
When British philosopher Harold Hilliard took off for Warsaw to lecture on the Dysteleological Surd, he had no idea that he would soon become embroile...
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Der Monat der fallenden Blätter
1961
Jack Mortimer
9/1
Munich cab driver Herbert Sponer picks up American businessman Jack Mortimer at the train station. Suddenly Mortimer is shot while driving and Sponer...
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