Bernhard-Victor Christoph-Carl von Bülow, short: Vicco von Bülow, alias Loriot (12 November 1923 – 22 August 2011) was a German comedian, humorist, cartoonist, movie director, actor and writer.

He is best known for his cartoons, the sketches from his 1976 television series Loriot, alongside Evelyn Hamann, and his two movies, Ödipussi (1988) and Pappa Ante Portas (1991).

Vicco von Bülow

Von Bülow was born in Brandenburg an der Havel. He died on 22 August 2011 in Ammerland at Lake Starnberg, Germany from natural causes, aged 87.

Vicco von Bülow

Other websites

"Loriot, German Comedy Legend, Dead at 87", The Hollywood Reporter

"Germany Mourns the Death of its Best Comedian", Spiegel Online

1923 births

2011 deaths

German cartoonists

German comedians

German movie actors

German movie directors

German television actors

German television directors

Writers from Brandenburg

Vicco von Bülow