Karl Valentin
Acting • Born 1882-06-04 – Died 1948-02-09
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
34 credits
Fruit in the Neighbor's Garden
Movie • 1935
Valentin, sein Gärtner
The Confirmee
Movie • 1934
Father
So ein Theater!
Movie • 1934
Geiger
Der verhexte Scheinwerfer
Movie • 1934
Elektriker
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
Movie • 1923
Frisiergeselle
Der Sonderling
Movie • 1929
Schneidergeselle
Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine
Movie • 1936
Schneidermeister Huckebein
At the Neurologist
Movie • 1936
Mr. Meier
Der Theaterbesuch
Movie • 1934
Fanny's Husband
Ein verhängnisvolles Geigensolo
Movie • 1936
Musik zu zweien
Movie • 1936
Die karierte Weste
Movie • 1936
The Jolly Vagabonds
Movie • 1912
Valentin (Police Officer)
Auf dem Oktoberfest
Movie • 1921
Orchesterprobe
Movie • 1933
Trumpeter
Die Erbschaft
Movie • 1936
Karl Meier
The Bartered Bride
Movie • 1932
Rudolph Brummer
Straßenmusik
Movie • 1936
Kürassier-Otto
WRDLBRMPFD! Karl Valentin: Der Unverstandene
Movie • 2019
Self (archival footage)
New Desk
Movie • 1914
Sekretär Dürr
Karl Valentin – Die beliebtesten Kurzfilme
Movie • 2024
Lachkabinett
Movie • 1953
Beim Rechtsanwalt
Movie • 1936
The Farmer
Im Photoatelier
Movie • 1933
Heinrich
Im Schallplattenladen
Movie • 1934
Kunde
Karl Valentins Hochzeit
Movie • 1913
Groom
Der Antennendraht
Movie • 1937
Intruder
Karl Valentin privat und im Atelier
Movie • 1913
Der Zithervirtuose
Movie • 1934
Zithervirtuose
In der Apotheke
Movie • 1941
Kunde
Einmal im Jahr möcht' ich auch lachen können
Movie • 1982
selbst (Archivmaterial)
Es knallt
Movie • 1934
Xaver Fürst
Der Feuerwehrtrompeter
Movie
Feuerwehrtrompeter
Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts
TV • 2001
Self (archive Footage)