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Vicco von Bülow

Nov 12, 1923 - Aug 22, 2011 (87 years old) in Brandenburg, Germany

Bernhard-Viktor Christoph-Carl von Bülow (12 November 1923 – 22 August 2011), known as Vicco von Bülow or Loriot was a German comedian, humorist, cartoonist, film director, actor and writer. As an artist, he was almost exclusively known under his pen name Loriot, which is the French term for the bird oriole depicted as a crest in the coat of arms of the Bülow family.

He was best known for his cartoons, the television series Loriot (1976-78) and his two movies, Ödipussi (1988) and Pappa Ante Portas (1991). On the television series Unsere Besten (Our Best), Loriot was ranked the 54th best German ever. In a special comedy episode of Unsere Besten, he was ranked as the most famous German comedian ever.

Known For

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The Longest Day
Pemsel's Adjutant (uncredited)
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Ödipussi
Paul Winkelmann
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The Bridge
Stabsweldfebel
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Germany, Your Artists
Self
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Friedrich Schiller – Der Triumph eines Genies
Page at the Court of Duke Karl Eugen
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Sharks and Little Fish
Matrose
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Leonard Bernstein: Candide
Narrator
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Christmas at Hoppenstedts
Opa Hoppenstedt
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Loriot
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Loriots Telecabinet
Gastgeber / Viktor Schmoller / Herr Blühmel / Herr Pochlow, Cellist (as Loriot)

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