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William Karfiol(1875-1945)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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William Karfiol was born on 10 December 1875 in Klikowa, Poland - now Tarnow. He was a director and producer, known for Sein Badepuppchen (1918), Hoppla, Vater sieht's ja nicht (1919) and Benjamin, der Schüchterne (1916). He died on 29 April 1945 in Berlin, Germany.
BornDecember 10, 1875
DiedApril 29, 1945(69)
BornDecember 10, 1875
DiedApril 29, 1945(69)
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Known for

Sein Badepuppchen
  • Director
  • 1918
Hoppla, Vater sieht's ja nicht
  • Director
  • 1919
Benjamin, der Schüchterne
  • Director
  • 1916
Heiratskontor Lindenbaum
  • Director
  • 1916

Credits

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Director



  • Untermieter gesucht
    Short
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Carlo Aldini, William Karfiol, Helga Thomas, and Erich Ludwig Stahl in Dva pekelné dny (1928)
    Dva pekelné dny
    2.2
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Die Bacchantin
    • Director
    • 1924
  • Das Kind muß doch 'nen Vater haben!
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Der eingeweichte Don Juan
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Ein weißer Othello
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Einmal und nie wieder
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Nun hat's geschnappt
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Paul fliegt
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Wie man Millionär wird
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Firnenrausch
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Die Stranddiva
    Short
    • Director
    • 1922
  • O, du süßer Strolch
    Short
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Ein Ganz Flinker
    Short
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Der Todesreigen
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1922

Producer



  • Müller reist zum Wintersport
    Short
    • producer
    • 1933
  • Untermieter gesucht
    Short
    • producer
    • 1932
  • Die Bacchantin
    • producer
    • 1924
  • Die Stranddiva
    Short
    • producer
    • 1922
  • O, du süßer Strolch
    Short
    • producer
    • 1922
  • Ein Ganz Flinker
    Short
    • producer
    • 1922
  • Krümelchen lernt Boxen
    Short
    • producer
    • 1922
  • Die Dame mit der anderen Hälfte
    Short
    • producer
    • 1921
  • Nicht doch - Männe
    Short
    • producer
    • 1920
  • Der Sturz in die Flammen
    • producer
    • 1920
  • Bis früh um fünfe
    • producer
    • 1919
  • Die Seebadnixe
    • producer
    • 1919
  • Ein toller Schwiegersohn
    Short
    • producer
    • 1919
  • Mein Neffe - Der Herr Baron
    • producer
    • 1919
  • O, Sie Schlimmer
    Short
    • producer
    • 1919

Writer



  • Untermieter gesucht
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1932
  • Durand contre Durand (1931)
    Durand contre Durand
    • adaptation
    • 1931
  • Maria Paudler, Edgar Röll, Fritz Schulz, Eugen Thiele, Nikolaus Nowik, and Josef Fenneker in Einer Frau muß man alles verzeih'n (1931)
    Einer Frau muß man alles verzeih'n
    7.3
    • book
    • 1931
  • Carlo Aldini, William Karfiol, Helga Thomas, and Erich Ludwig Stahl in Dva pekelné dny (1928)
    Dva pekelné dny
    2.2
    • screenplay
    • 1928
  • Der Todesreigen
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1922
  • Hans Hyan and Josef Fenneker in Entgleist (1921)
    Entgleist
    • Writer
    • 1921
  • Die Braut auf 24 Stunden
    Short
    • writer
    • 1919
  • Hoppla, Vater sieht's ja nicht
    • screenplay
    • 1919
  • Irmas Ehekontrakt
    Short
    • script
    • 1918
  • Kuhprinzess und Stallbaron
    Short
    • script
    • 1918
  • Sein Badepuppchen
    • screenplay
    • 1918
  • Aha, jetzt hab ich sie
    Short
    • script
    • 1918
  • Die Eheschule
    • Writer
    • 1917
  • Pension Trudchen
    Short
    • script
    • 1917
  • Das Telefonkätzchen
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1917

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Willy Karfiol
  • Born
    • December 10, 1875
    • Klikowa, Poland - now Tarnow
  • Died
    • April 29, 1945
    • Berlin, Germany

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Any efforts to make a comeback in the film business in the sound film era swept of in 1933.

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