List of clowns
Clowns are comical actors who can usually be characterized by grotesque appearances. This selection lists some of the most famous representatives.
Well-known clowns
- Alfredo Smaldini (1919-2010)
- Andreff (Jean Andreff; 1919–1976)
- Annie Fratellini (1932–1997)
- Ball-Ricco (R. Meininger; 1925–2009)
- Bassie (Bas van Toor; 1935)
- Beatocello ( Beat Richner ; 1947-2018)
- Bello ( Bello Nock ; * 1968)
- Bip ( Marcel Marceau ; 1923-2007)
- Buffo ( Howard Buten ; * 1950)
- Carequinha ( George Savalla Gomes ; 1915-2006)
- Carl Godlewski (1862-1949)
- Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977)
- Charlie Rivel (Josep Andreu i Lasserre; 1896–1983)
- Clemil ( Clement de Wroblewsky ; * 1943)
- Clown Ferdinand ( Jiří Vršťala ; 1920–1999)
- Coco ( Michael Polakov ; * 1923)
- David Larible (* 1957)
- Dimitri (Jakob Dimitri; 1935-2016)
- Eugen Rosai (1885–1956)
- Francesco Caroli (1922-2004)
- Frosty ( Glen Little ; * 1925)
- Gaston ( Gaston Häni ; * 1951)
- Gensi ( Fulgenci Mestres ; * 1965)
- George Carl (1916-2000)
- Grock (Adrian Wettach; 1880–1959)
- Habakuk ( Arminio Rothstein ; 1927–1994)
- Herman van Veen (born 1945)
- Jango Edwards (born 1950)
- Jean-Baptiste Auriol (1806-1881)
- Joseph Grimaldi (1778–1837)
- Karandasch (Mikhail Nikolajewitsch Rumjanzew; 1901–1983)
- Klinsch (Roy Martin; * 1974)
- Leo Bassi (* 1952)
- Lou Jacobs (1903-1992)
- NUK (Georg Spillner; 1908–1998)
- Oleg Popov (1930-2016)
- Patch Adams (Hunter Adams; * 1945)
- Peter Shub (born 1957)
- Pic (Richard Hirzel; * 1949)
- Pio Nock (1921–1998)
- Poppo ( Siegfried Krische ; * 1963)
- René Bazinet (* 1955), German-Canadian clown
- Spidi (Peter Wetzel; 1966-2018)
- Walter Galetti (* 1931)
- Juri Nikulin (1921–1997)
- Zippo ( Bernhard Paul ; * 1947)
Well-known female clowns
- Antoschka (Jekaterina Moschajewa) (* 1954)
- Gardi Hutter (born 1953)
- Nola Rae
- Purple Monti
- Laura Herts
- Pepa Plana
Well-known clown groups
- Carlo e Albero Colombaioni
- The Chicky's
- Laurel and Hardy ( Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel )
- Duo Grigorescu
- Illi and Olli (Illi Szekers and Oliver Hauenstein)
- Albert , François and Paul Fratellini
Fictional clown characters
- Hans Schnier , protagonist from Heinrich Böll's Views of a Clown
- Joker (cartoon character) in Batman ; a clown as a villain
- Koko the clown , cartoon character by Max Fleischer
- Krusty , clown from the animated series The Simpsons
- Pennywise from It -Romanverfilmungen It and There
- Pooter-the-Clown , a drunken birthday clown from the movie Alone With Uncle Buck .
- Ronald McDonald , advertising character from McDonald’s
See also
Web links
Commons : Clowns - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wikiquote: Clown Quotes