Karl Valentin
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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
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Karl Valentin: Der Unverstandene (2019)
as Self (archival footage)
Fruit in the Neighbor's Garden (1935)
as Valentin, sein Gärtner
Der Zithervirtuose (1934)
as Zithervirtuose
Es knallt (1934)
as Xaver Fürst
Der Sonderling (1929)
as Schneidergeselle
Die Erbschaft (1936)
as Karl Meier
Orchesterprobe (1933)
as Trumpeter
Einmal im Jahr möcht' ich auch lachen können (1982)
as selbst (Archivmaterial)
Der Feuerwehrtrompeter (—)
as Feuerwehrtrompeter
Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine (1936)
as Schneidermeister Huckebein
Im Photoatelier (1933)
as Heinrich
Der Kuß (1913)
Actor
Beim Rechtsanwalt (1936)
as The Farmer
Im Schallplattenladen (1934)
as Kunde
The Confirmee (1934)
as Father
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop (1923)
as Frisiergeselle
Karl Valentins Hochzeit (1913)
as Groom
So ein Theater! (1934)
as Geiger
In der Apotheke (1941)
as Kunde
The Bartered Bride (1932)
as Rudolph Brummer
Karl Valentin – Die beliebtesten Kurzfilme (2024)
Actor
Auf dem Oktoberfest (1921)
Actor
Der verhexte Scheinwerfer (1934)
as Elektriker
New Desk (1914)
as Sekretär Dürr
The Checkered Vest (1936)
Actor
Musik zu zweien (1936)
Actor
Karl Valentin privat und im Atelier (1913)
Actor
Lachkabinett (1953)
Actor
Street Music (1936)
as Kürassier-Otto
The Jolly Vagabonds (1912)
as Valentin (Police Officer)
Ein verhängnisvolles Geigensolo (1936)
Actor
Der Theaterbesuch (1934)
as Fanny's Husband
At the Neurologist (1936)
as Mr. Meier
Der Antennendraht (1937)
as Intruder