Loriot
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 12, 1923, Brandenburg, Germany
- Died
- August 22, 2011
- Movies
- 33
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2023 | Loriot 100 | Self/Various roles (Archvial footage) |
| 2023 | Loriot's Great Cartoon Revue | Various (Voice) |
| 2007 | Loriot – The Complete Television Edition | Self/Various |
| 2003 | Leonard Bernstein: Candide | Narrator |
| 2003 | Loriot's 80th Birthday | Himself |
| 1997 | Christmas at Hoppenstedts | Opa Hoppenstedt |
| 1991 | Pappa ante Portas | Heinrich Lohse |
| 1989 | Otto – The Alien from East Frisia | Paul Winkelmann |
| 1988 | Loriot's 65th Birthday | |
| 1988 | Der Freischütz | Self - Presenter |
| 1988 | Ödipussi | Paul Winkelmann |
| 1987 | Evelyn and the Men | Klaus-Günther Bröse |
| 1983 | Loriot's 60th Birthday | |
| 1981 | Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor? | Walter, der Göttliche |
| 1979 | Another Opera | Opera critic |
| 1974 | Loriots Telecabinet | Gastgeber / Viktor Schmoller / Herr Blühmel / Herr Pochlow, Cellist (as Loriot) |
| 1962 | The Longest Day | Pemsel's Adjutant (uncredited) |
| 1961 | The Miracle of Father Malachia | Kauziger Professor |
| 1959 | The Bridge | Stabsweldfebel |
| 1957 | Sharks and Little Fish | Matrose |
| 1940 | Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius | Page at the Court of Duke Karl Eugen |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2023 | Loriot's Great Cartoon Revue | Director, Screenplay |
| 2007 | Loriot – The Complete Television Edition | Director |
| 2003 | Leonard Bernstein: Candide | Writer |
| 2003 | Loriot's 80th Birthday | Director |
| 1997 | Christmas at Hoppenstedts | Writer, Director |
| 1991 | Pappa ante Portas | Director, Screenplay |
| 1988 | Loriot's 65th Birthday | Director, Writer |
| 1988 | Der Freischütz | Director |
| 1988 | Ödipussi | Director, Screenplay |
| 1986 | Martha | Director |
| 1983 | Loriot's 60th Birthday | Director, Writer |
| 1974 | Loriots Telecabinet | Director, Writer |
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