Karl Valentin
Acting
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.
Karl Valentin – Die beliebtesten Kurzfilme
WRDLBRMPFD! Karl Valentin: Der Unverstandene
Self (archival footage)
Einmal im Jahr möcht' ich auch lachen können
selbst (Archivmaterial)
Lachkabinett
In der Apotheke
Kunde
Der Antennendraht
Intruder
Thunder, Lightning and Sunshine
Schneidermeister Huckebein
Die Erbschaft
Karl Meier
Beim Rechtsanwalt
The Farmer
Straßenmusik
Kürassier-Otto
At the Neurologist
Mr. Meier
Musik zu zweien
Ein verhängnisvolles Geigensolo
Die karierte Weste
Fruit in the Neighbor's Garden
Valentin, sein Gärtner
The Confirmee
Father
So ein Theater!
Geiger
Der verhexte Scheinwerfer
Elektriker
Im Schallplattenladen
Kunde
Es knallt
Xaver Fürst
Der Theaterbesuch
Fanny's Husband
Der Zithervirtuose
Zithervirtuose
Orchesterprobe
Trumpeter
Im Photoatelier
Heinrich
The Bartered Bride
Rudolph Brummer
Der Sonderling
Schneidergeselle
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop
Frisiergeselle
Auf dem Oktoberfest
New Desk
Sekretär Dürr
Karl Valentin privat und im Atelier
Karl Valentins Hochzeit
Groom
The Jolly Vagabonds
Valentin (Police Officer)