Karl Valentin

"Carl Valentin" redirects here. For the Danish politician, see Carl Valentin (politician).
For the Swedish composer, see Karl Valentin (composer).
Karl Valentin
Valentin with his dog Bopsi in 1936
Born
Valentin Ludwig Fey

(1882-06-04)4 June 1882
Munich, German Empire
Died9 February 1948(1948-02-09) (aged 65)
Planegg, Bavaria, Germany
NationalityGerman
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • filmmaker
  • singer
  • clown
  • playwright
  • author
Known forHis sketches and poems
Comedy career
Genres

Karl Valentin (IPA: ['falɛntiːn], 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".[1] His work has an essential influence on artists like Bertolt Brecht, Samuel Beckett, Loriot and Helge Schneider.

  1. ^ Michael Glasmeier, Karl Valentin: Der Komiker und die Künste (Munich: Carl Hanser Verlag, 198Michael Glasmeier, Karl Valentin: Der Komiker und die Künste (Monachium: Carl Hanser Verlag, 1987), str. 37.7), p. 37.