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