Karl Valentin
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1882-06-04 (66 years old)
Deathday
1948-02-09
Place of Birth
Munich, Germany
Also known As
Valentin Ludwig Fey
Karl Valentin
Biography
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...
Acting
1935
as Valentin, sein Gärtner
1934
as Father
1934
as Geiger
1934
as Elektriker
1923
as Frisiergeselle
1929
as Schneidergeselle
1936
as Schneidermeister Huckebein
1936
as Mr. Meier
1934
as Fanny's Husband
1936
1912
as Valentin (Police Officer)
1933
as Trumpeter
1936
as Karl Meier
1932
as Rudolph Brummer
1936
as Kürassier-Otto
2019
as Self (archival footage)
1914
as Sekretär Dürr
1953
1936
as The Farmer
1933
as Heinrich
1934
as Kunde
1913
as Groom
1937
as Intruder
1934
as Zithervirtuose
1941
as Kunde
1982
as selbst (Archivmaterial)
1934
as Xaver Fürst
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as Feuerwehrtrompeter
Production
1986
as Writer
1963
as Theatre Play
1934
as Writer
1934
as Writer
1914
as Director
1929
as Writer
1929
as Director
1912
as Director
1912
as Writer
1933
as Writer
1936
as Writer
1934
as Director
1923
2024
as Director
1913
as Director
1914
as Writer
1933
as Screenplay
1934
as Screenplay
1979
as Writer
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