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.
Filmography
Karl Valentin – Die beliebtesten Kurzfilme
2024
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Karl Valentin: Der Unverstandene
2019
as Self (archival footage)
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Einmal im Jahr möcht' ich auch lachen können
1982
as selbst (Archivmaterial)
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Lachkabinett
1953
In der Apotheke
1941
as Kunde
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Der Antennendraht
1937
as Intruder
Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine
1936
as Schneidermeister Huckebein
Die Erbschaft
1936
as Karl Meier
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Beim Rechtsanwalt
1936
as The Farmer
Street Music
1936
as Kürassier-Otto
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At the Neurologist
1936
as Mr. Meier
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Ein verhängnisvolles Geigensolo
1936
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Musik zu zweien
1936
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The Checkered Vest
1936
Fruit in the Neighbor's Garden
1935
as Valentin, sein Gärtner
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The Confirmee
1934
as Father
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So ein Theater!
1934
as Geiger
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Der verhexte Scheinwerfer
1934
as Elektriker
Im Schallplattenladen
1934
as Kunde
Es knallt
1934
as Xaver Fürst
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Der Theaterbesuch
1934
as Fanny's Husband
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Der Zithervirtuose
1934
as Zithervirtuose
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Orchesterprobe
1933
as Trumpeter
Im Photoatelier
1933
as Heinrich