Karl Valentin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 4, 1882
- Died
- February 9, 1948 (aged 65)
- Birthplace
- Munich, Germany
Biography
Karl Valentin (IPA: ['falɛntiːn], born Valentin Ludwig Fey; 4 June 1882 – 9 February 1948) was a Bavarian comedian, cabaret performer, clown, author and film producer. He had significant influence on German Weimar culture. Valentin starred in many silent films in the 1920s, and was sometimes called the "Charlie Chaplin of Germany". His work has an essential influence on artists like Bertolt Brecht, Samuel Beckett, Loriot and Helge Schneider. He developed a reputation for writing and performing short comic routines, which he performed in a strong Bavarian dialect, usually with his female partner, Liesl Karlstadt. His art centered mostly around linguistic dexterity and wordplay—Valentin was a linguistic anarchist.
Known For
Filmography
Karl Valentin – Die beliebtesten Kurzfilme
Movie
Karl Valentin: Der Unverstandene
Movie · as Self (archival footage)
Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts
TV · as Self (archive Footage) · 1 ep
Einmal im Jahr möcht' ich auch lachen können
Movie · as selbst (Archivmaterial)
Lachkabinett
Movie
In der Apotheke
Movie · as Kunde
Der Antennendraht
Movie · as Intruder
Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine
Movie · as Schneidermeister Huckebein
At the Neurologist
Movie · as Mr. Meier
Ein verhängnisvolles Geigensolo
Movie
Musik zu zweien
Movie
The Checkered Vest
Movie
Die Erbschaft
Movie · as Karl Meier
Street Music
Movie · as Kürassier-Otto
Beim Rechtsanwalt
Movie · as The Farmer
Fruit in the Neighbor's Garden
Movie · as Valentin, sein Gärtner
The Confirmee
Movie · as Father
So ein Theater!
Movie · as Geiger
Der verhexte Scheinwerfer
Movie · as Elektriker
Der Theaterbesuch
Movie · as Fanny's Husband
Im Schallplattenladen
Movie · as Kunde
Der Zithervirtuose
Movie · as Zithervirtuose
Es knallt
Movie · as Xaver Fürst
Orchesterprobe
Movie · as Trumpeter
Im Photoatelier
Movie · as Heinrich
The Bartered Bride
Movie · as Rudolph Brummer
Der Sonderling
Movie · as Schneidergeselle
Der Feuerwehrtrompeter
Movie · as Feuerwehrtrompeter
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
Movie · as Frisiergeselle
Auf dem Oktoberfest
Movie
New Desk
Movie · as Sekretär Dürr
Karl Valentins Hochzeit
Movie · as Groom
Karl Valentin privat und im Atelier
Movie
Der Kuß
Movie
The Jolly Vagabonds
Movie · as Valentin (Police Officer)