Karl Elzer was born on August 2, 1881 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Maud Rockfellers Wette (1924), Ein Film der deutschen Reformation von Hans Kyser (1928) and Die blaue Laterne (1918). He died on August 30, 1938 in Rottach-Egern, Bavaria, Germany.