Karl Lieffen
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Karl Lieffen has spent over 77 years in front of the camera, with more than 66 film and TV credits. his Fritz in 'One, Two, Three' ranks among the most remembered of his filmography. Comedy has been his most frequent territory.
Karl Lieffen
42 Movies
24 Series
Karl Lieffen has spent over 77 years in front of the camera, with more than 66 film and TV credits. his Fritz in 'One, Two, Three' ranks among the most remembered of his filmography. Comedy has been his most frequent territory.
Movies
Plays Major Windisch
The Defector
1966
Plays Fritz
One, Two, Three
1961
Plays Ein Staatsanwalt
When Worlds Collide
1961
Plays Major Blaschenko
The Roaring Fifties
1983
Plays Buselmeier
Rudy, the Racing Pig
1995
Plays Herr Hintz - der Dandy
The Man Who Walked Through the Wall
1959
Plays belgischer Kripobeamter
Ship of the Dead
1959
Plays Flopmann
Otto - The Movie
1985
Plays Nick Knatterton
Nick Knattertons Abenteuer
1959
Plays Zuhälter
She Walks by Night
1959
Plays Santamaria
The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi
1961
Plays Helmut
Jack of Diamonds
1967
Plays Doc Monrove
The Pirates of the Mississippi
1963
Plays Obmann Wehackel
Aren't We Wonderful
1958
Plays Staatsanwalt Grundeis
Should a Schoolgirl Tell?
1969
Plays Karlchen Dincke
When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn
1967
Plays Radensky
The Angels of the Street
1969
Plays Osrick
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
1961
Plays Lee Costello
Piccadilly Zero Hour 12
1963
Plays Grossi, Osteria-Wirt
Conny und Peter machen Musik
1960
Plays Thomas Lorenzen
Agatha, let the murdering be!
1960
Plays Mr. Mattusch
Melodie und Rhythmus
1959
Plays Dr.Timmler
Sharks and Little Fish
1957
Plays Industrieller
Nägel mit Köpfen
1986
TV Shows
Plays Inspecteur Janot
Dem Täter auf der Spur
1967
Plays Eickelberg
Oliver Maass
1985
Plays Pelford
Es ist soweit
1960
Plays James Bashwood
Der rote Schal
1973
Plays Dr. Egbert Reckensihl
Nicht von schlechten Eltern
1993
Plays Karl Kempowski
Tadellöser & Wolff
1975
Plays Blend
Die Katze im Sack
1965
Plays Untersuchungsrichter
Manolescu - Die fast wahre Biographie eines Gauners
1972
Plays Kornatzky
Das Kriminalmuseum
1963
Plays Achim Otto
Scene of the Crime
1970
Plays Toni Schultze
Kir Royal
1986
Plays Reporter
Die schnelle Gerdi
1989
Plays Podgorsky
Großstadtrevier
1986
Plays Albert Kröger
Die Männer vom K3
1988
Plays Johannes Brusius
Derrick
1974
Plays August Ströbel
The Old Fox
1977
Plays Russischer Agent
Der Andro-Jäger
1982
Plays Sachverständiger Reinhold Feder
Lokaltermin
1973
Plays Professor H. Bundschuh
Forsthaus Falkenau
1989
Plays Dr. Kornsack
Der ganz normale Wahnsinn
1979
Plays Dr.White
Die Wächter
1986
Plays Weininger
Irgendwie und Sowieso
1986
Plays Mister Level
Pater Brown
1966
Plays Onkel Jonathan Wehmeier
Locker vom Hocker
1979
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Nägel mit Köpfen
Full Filmography
Derrick
Johannes Brusius · 1 episode
1996
TV
Rohe Ostern
Opa Gustav
1996
Film
Rudy, the Racing Pig
Buselmeier
1995
Film
Nicht von schlechten Eltern
Dr. Egbert Reckensihl · 2 episodes
1993–
TV
Die Männer vom K3
Albert Kröger · 1 episode
1991–1992
TV
Forsthaus Falkenau
Professor H. Bundschuh · 1 episode
1991
TV
Die schnelle Gerdi
Reporter · 1 episode
1989
TV
Großstadtrevier
Podgorsky · 1 episode
1988
TV
Kir Royal
Toni Schultze · 1 episode
1986
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Karl Lieffen still alive?
Karl Lieffen passed away on January 13, 1999 at age 72.
What are the most famous roles of Karl Lieffen?
Karl Lieffen is best known for roles in One, Two, Three, Otto - The Movie, Ship of the Dead.
How many movies has Karl Lieffen been in?
Over a 50-year career (since 1949), Karl Lieffen has appeared in 42 movies and 24 TV shows.
What was Karl Lieffen's first movie?
The career of Karl Lieffen began with Begegnung mit Werther (1949).
What is Karl Lieffen's most recent movie or series?
Karl Lieffen's most recent release is Zimmer frei!, which premiered on July 9, 1996.
What TV shows has Karl Lieffen appeared in?
On television, Karl Lieffen has appeared in Scene of the Crime, Derrick, The Old Fox, Die Harald Schmidt Show.
Karl Lieffen
1926-05-17 · Ossek (Ossegg), Czechoslovakia [now Osek, Czech Republic]
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.
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