Weiss Ferdl

Weiß Ferdl
Weiß Ferdl in 1924
Born	(1883-06-28)28 June 1883 Altötting, Germany
Died	19 June 1949(1949-06-19) (aged 65) Munich, Germany
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1928-1941

Weiß Ferdl (28 June 1883 – 19 June 1949, real name: Ferdinand Weisheitinger) was a German actor, folksinger, and author. He appeared in 19 films between 1928 and 1941.

His amous song Ein Wagen von der Linie Acht is still played to this day. It is a mocking song about Munich people and Munich tram.

Selected filmography

• Behind Monastery Walls (1928)
• Left of the Isar, Right of the Spree (1929)
• Wunschkonzert (1940)

Selected discography

• CD Weiß Ferdl, I woaß net wia ma is, Aufnahmen 1919-1946, Ed. Christian Springer, Trikont 2001

Selected bibliography

• Ich bin kein Intellektueller. Ein heiteres Buch. Hugendubel, München 1941.
• Bayerische Schmankerl. Hrsg.: Bertl Weiss. dtv, München 1982, ISBN 3-423-01752-X.

Further reading

• Sabine Sünwoldt (Bearb.): Weiß Ferdl. Eine weiß-blaue Karriere. Hugendubel, München 1983, ISBN 3-88034-219-9.
• Robert Eben Sackett: Popular entertainment, class, and politics in Munich, 1900-1923. Study of Munich popular theatre, focusing on Karl Valentin and Weiß Ferdl. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 1982, ISBN 0-674-68985-2 (englisch).

External links

• Weiß Ferdl at IMDb