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
Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts
Self (archive Footage)
2001
Film
Die Erbschaft
Karl Meier
1936
Einmal im Jahr möcht' ich auch lachen können
selbst (Archivmaterial)
1982
Der Sonderling
Schneidergeselle
1929
Film
Im Schallplattenladen
Kunde
1934
Film
Fruit in the Neighbor's Garden
Valentin, sein Gärtner
1935
Film
Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine
Schneidermeister Huckebein
1936
WRDLBRMPFD! Karl Valentin: Der Unverstandene
Self (archival footage)
2019
Film
The Bartered Bride
Rudolph Brummer
1932
Film
Im Photoatelier
Heinrich
1933
Film
In der Apotheke
Kunde
1941
Orchesterprobe
Trumpeter
1933
Film
Street Music
Kürassier-Otto
1936
Film
Der Theaterbesuch
Fanny's Husband
1934
Der verhexte Scheinwerfer
Elektriker
1934
Lachkabinett
1953
Der Antennendraht
Intruder
1937
Musik zu zweien
1936
The Jolly Vagabonds
Valentin (Police Officer)
1912
So ein Theater!
Geiger
1934
Der Feuerwehrtrompeter
Feuerwehrtrompeter
Beim Rechtsanwalt
The Farmer
1936
At the Neurologist
Mr. Meier
1936
Ein verhängnisvolles Geigensolo
1936
Die karierte Weste
1936
Film
Karl Valentin – Die beliebtesten Kurzfilme
2024
Karl Valentin privat und im Atelier
1913
Der Kuß
1913
Film
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
Frisiergeselle
1923
Karl Valentins Hochzeit
Groom
1913
Film
New Desk
Sekretär Dürr
1914
The Confirmee
Father
1934
Der Zithervirtuose
Zithervirtuose
1934
Film
Auf dem Oktoberfest
1921
Film
Es knallt
Xaver Fürst
1934