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Karl Valentin

Comedian / Writer / Screenwriter / Playwright / Film Producer / Actor / Film Director | * 06/04/1882 († 65, 02/09/1948) | Munich (Germany)
Karl Valentin (born Valentin Ludwig Fey, 4 June 1882 in Munich – 9 February 1948 in Planegg) was a Bavarian comedian. 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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Music | TV Movies

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Movies with Karl Valentin as Actor(25)

as Kunde1941 In der Apotheke
as Intruder1937 Der Antennendraht
as Mr. Meier1936 At the Neurologist
as Kürassier-Otto1936 Straßenmusik
as The Farmer1936 Beim Rechtsanwalt
as Schneidermeister Huckebein1936 Donner, Blitz und Sonnenschein
as Karl Meier1936 Die Erbschaft
as Valentin, sein Gärtner1935 Fruit in the Neighbor's Garden
as Geiger1934 So ein Theater!
as Father1934 Der Firmling
as Elektriker1934 Der verhexte Scheinwerfer
as Zithervirtuose1934 Der Zithervirtuose
as Fanny's Husband1934 Der Theaterbesuch
as Trumpeter1933 Orchesterprobe
as Heinrich1933 Im Photoatelier
as Rudolph Brummer1932 The Bartered Bride
as Schneidergeselle1929 Der Sonderling
as Sekretär Dürr1914 Der neue Schreibtisch
as Valentin (Police Officer)1912 The Jolly Vagabonds

Movies with Karl Valentin as Crew(15)

Writing/Writer1934 So ein Theater!
Directing/Director1934 Der Firmling
Writing/Writer1934 Der verhexte Scheinwerfer
Writing/Screenplay1934 Der Theaterbesuch
Writing/Screenplay1933 Im Photoatelier
Directing/Director1929 Der Sonderling
Writing/Writer1929 Der Sonderling
Directing/Director1914 Der neue Schreibtisch
Writing/Writer1914 Der neue Schreibtisch
Directing/Director1912 The Jolly Vagabonds
Writing/Writer1912 The Jolly Vagabonds

Additional Information

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Full Name: Karl Valentin
Citizenship: Germany
Born: Sunday, 06/04 1882 (June) in Munich (Germany)
Died: Monday, 02/09 1948 (February) in Planegg (aged: 65)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: German (DE)
Educated at: Grundschule an der Herrnstraße
Children: Bertl Valentin, Gisela Valentin
Other names for Karl Valentin (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Valentin Ludwig Fey"
Karl Valentin frequently works together with these people:
Liesl Karlstadt (21x, Actress)
Erich Engels (8x, Crew)
Reinhold Bernt (6x, Actor)
Karel Lamač (5x, Crew)
Josef Eichheim (3x, Actor)
Ferhan Şensoy (3x, Crew)
Jorge Silva Melo (3x, Crew)
Otto Wernicke (2x, Actor)
Bertolt Brecht (2x, Crew)
Max Ophüls (2x, Crew)
Ludwig Zahn (2x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:193042, Added: 07/17/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024