Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 04, 1882
Died
Feb 09, 1948
Place of Birth
Munich, Germany
Credits
38 titles
Karl Valentin
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
Karl Valentin: Der Unverstandene
Self (archival footage)
Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts
Self (archive Footage)
İçinden Tramvay Geçen Şarkı
Writer
Einmal im Jahr möcht' ich auch lachen können
selbst (Archivmaterial)
E Não se Pode Exterminá-lo?
Writer
Der Buchbinder Wanninger
Theatre Play
Lachkabinett
In der Apotheke
Kunde
Der Antennendraht
Intruder
Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine
Schneidermeister Huckebein
Die Erbschaft
Karl Meier
Beim Rechtsanwalt
The Farmer
Street Music
Kürassier-Otto
At the Neurologist
Mr. Meier
Musik zu zweien
Ein verhängnisvolles Geigensolo
The Checkered Vest
Fruit in the Neighbor's Garden
Valentin, sein Gärtner
The Confirmee
Father
Der verhexte Scheinwerfer
Elektriker
So ein Theater!
Geiger
Im Schallplattenladen
Kunde
Es knallt
Xaver Fürst
Der Theaterbesuch
Fanny's Husband
Der Zithervirtuose
Zithervirtuose
Orchesterprobe
Trumpeter
Im Photoatelier
Heinrich
The Bartered Bride
Rudolph Brummer
Der Sonderling
Schneidergeselle
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
Frisiergeselle
Auf dem Oktoberfest
New Desk
Sekretär Dürr
Der Kuß
Karl Valentins Hochzeit
Groom
Karl Valentin privat und im Atelier
The Jolly Vagabonds
Valentin (Police Officer)
Der Feuerwehrtrompeter
Feuerwehrtrompeter