KV
Karl Valentin
Actor, Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Born June 4, 1882Died February 9, 1948 (65 years)
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
| 1936 | Donner, Blitz und Sonnenschein · as Schneidermeister Huckebein |
| 1936 | Die Erbschaft · as Karl Meier |
| 1935 | Kirschen in Nachbars Garten · as Valentin, Sein Gärtner |
| 1934 | Der Firmling · as Father |
| 1934 | Im Schallplattenladen · as Kunde |
| 1934 | Der Theaterbesuch · as Fanny's Husband |
| 1933 | Orchesterprobe · as Trumpeter |
| 1933 | Im Photoatelier · as Heinrich |
| 1932 | The Bartered Bride · as Rudolph Brummer |
| 1929 | Der Sonderling · as Schneidergeselle |
| 1921 | |
| 1921 | Der dritte Schlüssel · as Amtsdiener |
| 1912 | The Jolly Vagabonds · as Valentin (police Officer) |