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