Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 4, 1882
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 linguistic dexterity and wordplay—Valentin was a linguistic anarchist.
Known For - Movies
Straßenmusik
as Kürassier-Otto
Im Schallplattenladen
as Kunde
Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine
as Schneidermeister Huckebein
Der Sonderling
as Schneidergeselle
Lachkabinett
The Bartered Bride
as Rudolph Brummer
Die Erbschaft
as Karl Meier
WRDLBRMPFD! Karl Valentin: Der Unverstandene
as Self (archival footage)
Der verhexte Scheinwerfer
as Elektriker
Im Photoatelier
as Heinrich