Acting
Karl Valentin
DE, TR, PT cinema · 37 credits
Born
4 June 1882
Died
9 February 1948 (aged 65)
Birthplace
Munich, Germany
Also known as Valentin Ludwig Fey
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
Der Feuerwehrtrompeter
Der Feuerwehrtrompeter
as Feuerwehrtrompeter
Karl Valentin – Die beliebtesten Kurzfilme
Actor, Director
Karl Valentin: Der Unverstandene
2019
Karl Valentin: Der Unverstandene
as Self (archival footage)
Einmal im Jahr möcht' ich auch lachen können
1982
Einmal im Jahr möcht' ich auch lachen können
as selbst (Archivmaterial)
In der Apotheke
as Kunde
Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine
as Schneidermeister Huckebein
Die Erbschaft
as Karl Meier, Writer
Street Music
as Kürassier-Otto
Beim Rechtsanwalt
1936
Beim Rechtsanwalt
as The Farmer
Fruit in the Neighbor's Garden
as Valentin, sein Gärtner
Der Firmling
1934
The Confirmee
as Father, Director
Der verhexte Scheinwerfer
1934
Der verhexte Scheinwerfer
as Elektriker, Writer
So ein Theater!
1934
So ein Theater!
as Geiger, Writer
Der Theaterbesuch
1934
Der Theaterbesuch
as Fanny's Husband, Screenplay
Der Zithervirtuose
1934
Der Zithervirtuose
as Zithervirtuose
Es knallt
as Xaver Fürst
Orchesterprobe
1933
Orchesterprobe
as Trumpeter, Writer
Im Photoatelier
as Heinrich, Screenplay
The Bartered Bride
as Rudolph Brummer
Der Sonderling
1929
Der Sonderling
as Schneidergeselle, Writer
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
as Frisiergeselle, Writer
New Desk
as Sekretär Dürr, Director, Writer
Karl Valentin privat und im Atelier
1913
Karl Valentin privat und im Atelier
Actor, Director
Die lustigen Vagabunden
1912
The Jolly Vagabonds
as Valentin (Police Officer), Writer, Director