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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Bridge
as Stabsweldfebel
1959
Ödipussi
as Paul Winkelmann
1988
Pappa ante Portas
as Heinrich Lohse
1991
Loriot's Great Cartoon Revue
as Various (Voice)
2023
Loriot – The Complete Television Edition
as Self/Various
2007
Loriot's 65th Birthday
1988
Loriot's 60th Birthday
1983
Christmas at Hoppenstedts
as Opa Hoppenstedt
1997
Loriot's 80th Birthday
as Himself
2003
Sharks and Little Fish
as Matrose
1957
Friedrich Schiller – The Triumph of a Genius
as Page at the Court of Duke Karl Eugen
1940
Otto – The Alien from East Frisia
as Paul Winkelmann
1989
The Miracle of Father Malachia
as Kauziger Professor
1961
Another Opera
as Opera critic
1979
Loriot 100
as Self/Various roles (Archvial footage)
2023
Loriot's 70th Birthday
as self
1993
Who's Going Crazy Here, Doctor?
as Walter, der Göttliche
1981
Leonard Bernstein: Candide
as Narrator
2003
Loriots Telecabinet
as Gastgeber / Viktor Schmoller / Herr Blühmel / Herr Pochlow, Cellist (as Loriot)
1974
The Longest Day
as Pemsel's Adjutant (uncredited)
1962
TV Appearances
Showgeschichten
as Self
1986
Stars in the Ring
as Self
1959
Der rasende Lokalreporter
as Onkel Paul / Tante Bertha (voice)
1969
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
1981
Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis
as Self
1972
Germany, Your Artists
as Self
2008
Biographies
as Self
1978
Blauer Panther
as Self
1989
Goldene Kamera
as Self (archive footage)
1984
Bambi
as Self
1948
Grimme Award
as Self
1964
German Comedy Award
as Self
1997