Karl Valentin
Birthday: 1882-06-04 | Place of Birth: Munich, GermanyKarl 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
Acting
Role
as Self (archival footage)
as selbst (Archivmaterial)
as Kunde
as Karl Meier
as Kürassier-Otto
as Mr. Meier
as Schneidermeister Huckebein
as The Farmer
as Valentin, sein Gärtner
as Fanny's Husband
as Father
as Geiger
as Kunde
as Xaver Fürst
as Zithervirtuose
as Heinrich
as Trumpeter
as Rudolph Brummer
as Schneidergeselle
as Frisiergeselle
as Sekretär Dürr
as Groom
as Valentin (Police Officer)
