Karl Lieffen

Karl Lieffen

1926-05-17 – 1999-01-13 (age 72) Ossek (Ossegg), Czechoslovakia [now Osek, Czech Republic]
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Biography

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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

One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three

1961

as Fritz

The Defector
The Defector

1966

as Major Windisch

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Goldfüchse

1974

as Zweiter Landstreicher

Otto - The Movie
Otto - The Movie

1985

as Flopmann

Heidi
Heidi

1968

as Sebastian

The Angels of the Street
The Pirates of the Mississippi
Ship of the Dead
Ship of the Dead

1959

as belgischer Kripobeamter

Sharks and Little Fish
Sharks and Little Fish

1957

as Dr.Timmler

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The Man Who Walked Through the Wall
The Man Who Walked Through the Wall

1959

as Herr Hintz - der Dandy

Should a Schoolgirl Tell?
Should a Schoolgirl Tell?

1969

as Staatsanwalt Grundeis

Jack of Diamonds
Jack of Diamonds

1967

as Helmut

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Resurrection
The Waltz King
The Waltz King

1964

as Stieglitz

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Aren't We Wonderful
Aren't We Wonderful

1958

as Obmann Wehackel