Karl Valentin
Actor
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 linguistic dexterity and wordplay—Valentin was a linguistic anarchist.
Filmography
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
as Frisiergeselle 1923
The Confirmee
as Father 1934
The Bartered Bride
as Rudolph Brummer 1932
New Desk
as Sekretär Dürr 1914
The Jolly Vagabonds
as Valentin (Police Officer) 1912
Fruit in the Neighbor's Garden
as Valentin, sein Gärtner 1935
So ein Theater!
as Geiger 1934
Der verhexte Scheinwerfer
as Elektriker 1934
Der Sonderling
as Schneidergeselle 1929
Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine
as Schneidermeister Huckebein 1936
Der Theaterbesuch
as Fanny's Husband 1934
At the Neurologist
as Mr. Meier 1936
Ein verhängnisvolles Geigensolo
1936
Die karierte Weste
1936
Musik zu zweien
1936
Auf dem Oktoberfest
1921
Orchesterprobe
as Trumpeter 1933