Karl Valentin
ActingKarl 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 — Acting
Im Schallplattenladen
Kunde
The Bartered Bride
Rudolph Brummer
Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine
Schneidermeister Huckebein
Der Sonderling
Schneidergeselle
The Confirmee
Father
Straßenmusik
Kürassier-Otto
WRDLBRMPFD! Karl Valentin: Der Unverstandene
Self (archival footage)
Lachkabinett
Die Erbschaft
Karl Meier
Der Theaterbesuch
Fanny's Husband
Der verhexte Scheinwerfer
Elektriker
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
Frisiergeselle
Im Photoatelier
Heinrich
Fruit in the Neighbor's Garden
Valentin, sein Gärtner
Auf dem Oktoberfest
Orchesterprobe
Trumpeter
Einmal im Jahr möcht' ich auch lachen können
selbst (Archivmaterial)
Es knallt
Xaver Fürst
In der Apotheke
Kunde
Der Antennendraht
Intruder
Ein verhängnisvolles Geigensolo
Karl Valentins Hochzeit
Groom
Der Zithervirtuose
Zithervirtuose
Karl Valentin – Die beliebtesten Kurzfilme
Musik zu zweien
New Desk
Sekretär Dürr
The Jolly Vagabonds
Valentin (Police Officer)
Beim Rechtsanwalt
The Farmer
Karl Valentin privat und im Atelier
So ein Theater!
Geiger
Die karierte Weste
At the Neurologist
Mr. Meier
Der Feuerwehrtrompeter
Feuerwehrtrompeter
Der Kuß
Filmography — Crew
Der Sonderling
Director
E Não se Pode Exterminá-lo?
Writer
The Confirmee
Director
Die Erbschaft
Writer
Der Theaterbesuch
Screenplay
Der verhexte Scheinwerfer
Writer
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
Writer
İçinden Tramvay Geçen Şarkı
Writer
Im Photoatelier
Screenplay
Orchesterprobe
Writer
Karl Valentin – Die beliebtesten Kurzfilme
Director
New Desk
Director
The Jolly Vagabonds
Writer
Karl Valentin privat und im Atelier
Director
So ein Theater!
Writer