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

Im Photoatelier

The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop

Street Music

Der Theaterbesuch

Fruit in the Neighbor's Garden

The Bartered Bride

New Desk

Es knallt

All Movies (34)

• Karl Valentin – Die beliebtesten Kurzfilme2024
• WRDLBRMPFD! Karl Valentin: Der Unverstandene2019 · as Self (archival footage)
• Einmal im Jahr möcht' ich auch lachen können1982 · as selbst (Archivmaterial)
• Lachkabinett1953
• In der Apotheke1941 · as Kunde
• Der Antennendraht1937 · as Intruder
• Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine1936 · as Schneidermeister Huckebein
• Die Erbschaft1936 · as Karl Meier
• Beim Rechtsanwalt1936 · as The Farmer
• Street Music1936 · as Kürassier-Otto
• At the Neurologist1936 · as Mr. Meier
• Die karierte Weste1936
• Ein verhängnisvolles Geigensolo1936
• Musik zu zweien1936
• Fruit in the Neighbor's Garden1935 · as Valentin, sein Gärtner
• The Confirmee1934 · as Father
• Der verhexte Scheinwerfer1934 · as Elektriker
• So ein Theater!1934 · as Geiger
• Im Schallplattenladen1934 · as Kunde
• Es knallt1934 · as Xaver Fürst
• Der Theaterbesuch1934 · as Fanny's Husband
• Der Zithervirtuose1934 · as Zithervirtuose
• Orchesterprobe1933 · as Trumpeter
• Im Photoatelier1933 · as Heinrich
• The Bartered Bride1932 · as Rudolph Brummer
• Der Sonderling1929 · as Schneidergeselle
• The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop1923 · as Frisiergeselle
• Auf dem Oktoberfest1921
• New Desk1914 · as Sekretär Dürr
• Karl Valentins Hochzeit1913 · as Groom
• Karl Valentin privat und im Atelier1913
• Der Kuß1913
• The Jolly Vagabonds1912 · as Valentin (Police Officer)
• Der Feuerwehrtrompeter— · as Feuerwehrtrompeter

All TV Shows (1)

• Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts2001 · as Self (archive Footage)