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Vicco von Bülow
Biography
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
The Longest Day
as Pemsel's Adjutant (uncredited)
The Bridge
as Stabsweldfebel
Otto – The Alien from East Frisia
as Paul Winkelmann
Ödipussi
as Paul Winkelmann
Pappa ante Portas
as Heinrich Lohse
Sharks and Little Fish
as Matrose
Another Opera
as Opera critic
The Miracle of Father Malachia
as Kauziger Professor
Leonard Bernstein: Candide
as Narrator
Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius
as Page at the Court of Duke Karl Eugen
