Karl Huszár-Puffy

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Karl Huszár-Puffy , also Charles Puffy (born November 3, 1884 in Budapest ; † June 1943 in the Spassk camp near Karaganda / Soviet Union ; born Károly Huszár ), was a Hungarian actor .

Karl Huszár-Puffy

Life

He made his debut in 1905 in Hungary and one of the cabaret Endre Nagy, where he since 1910 fictional character Pufi created. Years later this creation became known in Germany as Puffi , whereupon Huszar gave himself the stage name Karl Huszar-Puffy .

His earliest films were made in Hungary before the First World War . After the end of the war he settled in Berlin , where he played mostly funny fat men on stage and in films. In Fritz Lang's The Weary Death he was seen as emperor. From 1924 to 1928 he filmed in Hollywood under the name Charles Puffy .

Back in Germany, he often appeared in front of the camera as a supporting actor, including in Der Blaue Engel as host of the eponymous dive bar. When the National Socialists came to power, he left Germany and returned to Hungary. In Budapest he played theater and was also involved in a few films.

When war broke out in 1939, he left for the Soviet Union. In 1941 he was arrested near Vladivostok when he was about to leave for the USA. He was taken to the Kokusek labor camp in Kazakhstan and later to the Spassk camp in Kazakhstan, where he perished.

Filmography

literature

  • Kay Less : 'In life, more is taken from you than given ...'. Lexicon of filmmakers who emigrated from Germany and Austria between 1933 and 1945. A general overview. P. 255 f., ACABUS-Verlag, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86282-049-8

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personal data
SURNAME Huszár-Puffy, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Puffy, Carles; Huszar-Puffy, Carl; Huszár, Károly
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian actor
DATE OF BIRTH November 3, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest , Austria-Hungary
DATE OF DEATH June 1943
Place of death Spassk Camp near Karaganda , Soviet Union