Acting · Munich, Germany · Born June 4, 1882
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.
MovieKarl Valentin – Die beliebtesten Kurzfilme
2024
WRDLBRMPFD! Karl Valentin: Der Unverstandene
2019
as Self (archival footage)
Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts
2001
as Self (archive Footage)
Einmal im Jahr möcht' ich auch lachen können
1982
as selbst (Archivmaterial)
Lachkabinett
1953
MovieIn der Apotheke
1941
as Kunde
Der Antennendraht
1937
as Intruder
MovieThunder, Lightning and Sunshine
1936
as Schneidermeister Huckebein
MovieDie Erbschaft
1936
as Karl Meier
Beim Rechtsanwalt
1936
as The Farmer
MovieStreet Music
1936
as Kürassier-Otto
At the Neurologist
1936
as Mr. Meier
Ein verhängnisvolles Geigensolo
1936
Musik zu zweien
1936
Die karierte Weste
1936
MovieFruit in the Neighbor's Garden
1935
as Valentin, sein Gärtner
The Confirmee
1934
as Father
So ein Theater!
1934
as Geiger
Der verhexte Scheinwerfer
1934
as Elektriker
MovieIm Schallplattenladen
1934
as Kunde
MovieEs knallt
1934
as Xaver Fürst
MovieDer Theaterbesuch
1934
as Fanny's Husband
Der Zithervirtuose
1934
as Zithervirtuose
Orchesterprobe
1933
as Trumpeter
MovieIm Photoatelier
1933
as Heinrich
MovieThe Bartered Bride
1932
as Rudolph Brummer
Der Sonderling
1929
as Schneidergeselle
MovieThe Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
1923
as Frisiergeselle
MovieAuf dem Oktoberfest
1921
MovieNew Desk
1914
as Sekretär Dürr
Karl Valentins Hochzeit
1913
as Groom
Karl Valentin privat und im Atelier
1913
Der Kuß
1913
The Jolly Vagabonds
1912
as Valentin (Police Officer)
Der Feuerwehrtrompeter
as Feuerwehrtrompeter
