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