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- Birth nameFerdinand Weisheitlinger
- Weiß-Ferdl was born on June 28, 1883 in Altötting, Bavaria, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Company's Mother (1931), The Champion Shot (1932) and Der Lachdoktor (1937). He died on June 19, 1949 in Munich, Germany.
- The darker side of his character revealed him to be from the very beginning as an outspoken antisemite and Nazi sympathiser. He eventually became a member of the NSDAP in 1940.
- Sharp-tongued humorist, playwright, singer and comic actor, something of an institution in his native Bavaria where he is still celebrated alongside the other great comic Karl Valentine. Weiss-Ferdl acted on stage from 1907, as well as making appearances in a few films during the 1930's. A fountain, centrally located at Munich's Viktualienmarkt, is dedicated to his memory.
- He was the head of the "Platzl im Felde" and directed other folk singers, musicians and comedians.
- He appeared as a singer in his childhood but after an apprenticeship as a printer he chose the way of a comedian and became immortal.
- Weiss-Ferdl died in 1949, only one year after the legendary comedian Karl Valentin.
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