Karl Valentin
Acting
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
Acting35
WRDLBRMPFD! Karl Valentin: Der Unverstandene
2019
Self (archival footage)
Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts
2001
Self (archive Footage)
Einmal im Jahr möcht' ich auch lachen können
1982
selbst (Archivmaterial)
movieThunder, Lightning and Sunshine
1936
Schneidermeister Huckebein
movieDie Erbschaft
1936
Karl Meier
movieStreet Music
1936
Kürassier-Otto
movieFruit in the Neighbor's Garden
1935
Valentin, sein Gärtner
movieEs knallt
1934
Xaver Fürst
movieDer Theaterbesuch
1934
Fanny's Husband
Der Zithervirtuose
1934
Zithervirtuose
movieIm Photoatelier
1933
Heinrich
movieThe Bartered Bride
1932
Rudolph Brummer
Der Sonderling
1929
Schneidergeselle
movieThe Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
1923
Frisiergeselle
movieNew Desk
1914
Sekretär Dürr
The Jolly Vagabonds
1912
Valentin (Police Officer)
Der Feuerwehrtrompeter
Feuerwehrtrompeter
Writing13
movieDie Erbschaft
1936
Writer
movieDer Theaterbesuch
1934
Screenplay
movieIm Photoatelier
1933
Screenplay
movieNew Desk
1914
Writer