Karl Valentin
Known for 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.
Filmography
Street Music
1936
as Kürassier-Otto
Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine
1936
as Schneidermeister Huckebein
Der Sonderling
1929
as Schneidergeselle
Lachkabinett
1953
Im Schallplattenladen
1934
as Kunde
Der verhexte Scheinwerfer
1934
as Elektriker
The Bartered Bride
1932
as Rudolph Brummer
WRDLBRMPFD! Karl Valentin: Der Unverstandene
2019
as Self (archival footage)
Die Erbschaft
1936
as Karl Meier
Im Photoatelier
1933
as Heinrich
Karl Valentin – Die beliebtesten Kurzfilme
2024
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
1923
as Frisiergeselle
Fruit in the Neighbor's Garden
1935
as Valentin, sein Gärtner
New Desk
1914
as Sekretär Dürr
Der Zithervirtuose
1934
as Zithervirtuose
Der Theaterbesuch
1934
as Fanny's Husband
The Confirmee
1934
as Father
Orchesterprobe
1933
as Trumpeter
Auf dem Oktoberfest
1921
Der Antennendraht
1937
as Intruder