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, humorous folksinger, and author. He appeared in 19 films between 1928 and 1941 and performed regularly at the Platzl, a well-known Munich theater.

His famous song Ein Wagen von der Linie Acht is still played to this day. It is a mocking song about Munich people and Munich tram. A Munich school, named after Weiß Ferdl, still has a blue streetcar in the yard, to remember this song.

Selected filmography

• Behind Monastery Walls (1928)
• Left of the Isar, Right of the Spree (1929)
• The Immortal Vagabond (1930)
• The Song of the Nations (1931)
• The Champion Shot (1932)
• The Master Detective (1933)
• The Two Seals (1934)
• All Because of the Dog (1935)
• Gordian the Tyrant (1937)
• 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