Actor

Karl Valentin

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Movies: 15Series: 0Crew credits: 8

TMDB ID: 1020679

IMDb ID: nm0884171

Known for: Acting

Born: June 4, 1882

Died: February 9, 1948

Age: 65

Place of birth: Munich, Germany

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1914 - 2024

Years active: 111

Wikidata: Q45255

Also known as

Valentin Ludwig Fey

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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.