- 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.
- He belonged to the most popular Bavarian film comedians and was mentioned in one breath with Karl Valentin.
- When the National Socialists seized the power in 1933, Weiss-Ferdl saw the chance to find back to the well-tried values of Germany with them and cultivated the contact to the NSDAP. He became a great star in those years and was famous in whole Germany.
- He was successfully active as a folk singer at he Münchner Platz, an activity he carried on for about 30 years.
- His great talent was his sharp tongue and he put the emotions of the man in the street into sharp lines which found an appropriate huge resonance. Therefore it is not surprising that Weiss-Ferdl didn't play an important role in the silent movie era - this medium would have deprived his most important instrument, his voice.
- He also wrote several plays and books.
- He made his film debut with "Hinter Klostermauern" (1928). It followed his second and last silent movie "Links der Isar - rechts der Spree" (1929). But with the talkies it presented a new platform for him.
- Besides his activity in movies he especially worked for the stage where he often had nine performances a week.
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