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Charles Puffy is a Actor Hongrois born on 3 november 1884 at Budapest (Hongrie)

Charles Puffy

Charles Puffy
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Birth name Károly Hochstadt
Nationality Hongrie
Birth 3 november 1884 at Budapest (Hongrie)
Death 1 january 1942 (at 57 years)

Charles Puffy (3 November 1884 – 1942 or 1943) born Károly Hochstadt in Budapest, was a Hungarian film actor. He appeared in 134 films between 1914 and 1938. He was the earliest (and only) slapstick star in Hungary's silent film era, appearing under the name "Pufi" (meaning "Fatty" in Hungarian, referring to his weight). His other stage names were "Károly Huszár" or "Pufi Huszár". Besides his work on films, he frequently appeared on stage, mostly in comical roles.

Later, he worked in films in both Germany and the United States, including such classics as Fritz Lang's Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler (Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler) (1922) and Josef von Sternberg's Der blaue Engel (The Blue Angel) (1930). He used the names "Karl Huszar", "Karl Huszar-Puffy" or "Charles Puffy". In the sound era, he returned to his native Hungary, where he was featured in smaller roles in a number of films.

Puffy was Jewish, and decided to flee Hungary when the Holocaust started. He and his wife tried to get away to the United States, but Puffy died mid-way, in Tokyo, Japan. Other sources say that he and his wife were captured by the Red Army and imprisoned in a Gulag in Karaganda, Kazahstan. Puffy participated in the camp's amateur acting company, but after one year in capture, he died of diphtheria.

Biography

Il apparait dans 134 films entre 1919 à 1938. Il est la première (et seule) vedette du slapstick pendant l'époque du muet en Hongrie, apparaissant sous le nom de "Pufi" (ce qui signifie "balourd" en hongrois, en référence à son poids). Ses autres noms de scène étaient Károly Huszár" ou "Pufi Huszár". Outre son travail au cinéma, Puffy se produisit souvent sur scène, principalement dans des rôles comiques.

Plus tard, il joua en Allemagne et aux États-Unis, apparaissant dans des classiques comme Docteur Mabuse le joueur de Fritz Lang en 1922 ou l'Ange Bleu de Josef von Sternberg en 1930. Il utilisait alors les noms de "Karl Huszar", "Karl Huszar-Puffy" ou "Charles Puffy". Pendant l'époque du parlant, il retourna en Hongrie, où il apparut dans des rôles secondaires dans un certain nombre de films.

Puffy était juif, et il décida de fuir la Hongrie quand l'Holocauste commença. Lui et sa femme essayèrent de s'exiler aux États-Unis, mais Puffy mourut en chemin, à Tokyo au Japon. D'autres sources indiquent que lui et sa femme furent capturés par l'armée rouge et envoyés au goulag à Karaganda au Kazakhstan. Puffy fit partie de la troupe de théâtre amateur du camp, mais après un an de captivité, il mourut de la diphtérie.

Best films

The Private Life of Helen of Troy
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
(1927)
(Actor)

Usually with

Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang
(2 films)
Harry Liedtke
Harry Liedtke
(4 films)
Ernő Verebes
Ernő Verebes
(4 films)
Erich Pommer
Erich Pommer
(4 films)
Conrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Charles Puffy (28 films)

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Actor

Little Mother
Little Mother (1935)
, 1h30
Directed by Henry Koster
Origin Austria
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Friedrich Benfer, Franciska Gaal, Ernő Verebes, Otto Wallburg, Annie Rosar, Charles Puffy
Roles Auctionary
Rating67% 3.3896853.3896853.3896853.3896853.389685
After a girl discovers a deserted baby, it is widely assumed that she is the mother.
King Fu's yellow house
King Fu's yellow house (1931)
, 1h30
Origin German
Genres Crime
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Gustav Diessl, Charlotte Susa, Karl Günther, Willy Prager, Paul Graetz, Charles Puffy
Roles l'enthousiaste

Un mystérieux tueur est en liberté dans la ville, il a assassiné plusieurs femmes. De nombreux indices mènent vers un certain King-Fu que la police suspecte fortement. Par ailleurs, une petite compagnie de théâtre en assez mauvaise situation financière, invite un spectateur. Le directeur de la petite troupe est ravi quand un certain Cyrill Scalpa offre ses services pour la pièce. La pièce colle à l'actualité, le public vient. Scalpa veut absolument le premier rôle, mais il appartient à l'acteur Smell. Smell sait que Scalpa se rapproche d'Anita, une danseuse, sa partenaire sur scène ; la compétition devient aussi amoureuse.
The Blue Angel
The Blue Angel (1930)
, 1h40
Directed by Josef von Sternberg
Origin German
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about education, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Musical films
Actors Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Gerron, Hans Albers, Eduard von Winterstein, Roland Varno
Roles The Blue Angel's Proprietor
Rating76% 3.84583.84583.84583.84583.8458
Immanuel Rath (Emil Jannings) is an esteemed educator at the local Gymnasium – a college preparatory high school – in Weimar Germany. He punishes several of his students for circulating photographs of the beautiful Lola-Lola (Marlene Dietrich), the headliner for the local cabaret, "The Blue Angel". Hoping to catch the boys at the club, Rath goes there later that evening and meets Lola herself.
I Kiss Your Hand, Madame
I Kiss Your Hand, Madame (1929)
, 1h6
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Harry Liedtke, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Puffy, Pierre de Guingand, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Richard Tauber
Roles Percy Talandier
Rating60% 3.0458653.0458653.0458653.0458653.045865
Madame Gerard is a divorcee living the high life in Paris. Her current lover is the overweight Percy Talandier but then she meets Count Lerski and sets her sights on him. Then she hears from her ex-husband Adolphe that Lerski is not a count, but works as a waiter.
The Man Who Laughs
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
, 1h50
Directed by Paul Leni
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Horror, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, La cécité
Actors Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin, Brandon Hurst, Olga Baclanova, Cesare Gravina, Stuart Holmes
Roles Innkeeper
Rating75% 3.7949153.7949153.7949153.7949153.794915
Taking place in England in the year 1690, The Man Who Laughs features Gwynplaine, the son of an English nobleman who has offended King James II. The monarch sentences Gwynplaine's father to death in an iron maiden, after calling upon a surgeon, Dr. Hardquannone, to disfigure the boy's face into a permanent grin. As a title card states, the King condemned him "to laugh forever at his fool of a father."
The Yellow Lily
The Yellow Lily (1928)
, 1h5
Directed by Alexander Korda
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Billie Dove, Clive Brook, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Marc McDermott, Eugenie Besserer, Jane Winton
Roles Mayor of Tarna
Rating70% 3.54493.54493.54493.54493.5449
L'Archiduc Alexander, un débauché, tombe amoureux de Judith Peredy, la sœur du docteur qui exerce dans le village hongrois près duquel Alexandre a un relais de chasse. Bien que Judith aime Alexander, elle l'éconduit, car son frère Eugene l'a mise en garde. N'étant pas quelqu'un à accepter facilement un refus, l'archiduc se rend dans la chambre de Judith en profitant d'une absence d'Eugene et la brutalise. Eugene arrive alors et n'est sauvé de l'épée de l'archiduc que parce que Judith tire sur l'homme qu'elle aime. Judith et Eugene sont emprisonnés à Budapest sur ordre du père d'Alexander, qui ne veut pas que son fil se marie en dessous de sa condition. Judith, sure de son amour pour Alexander, convainc les parents de celui-ci de sa sincérité et par dispense spéciale le mariage est accepté.