Loriot

BernhardViktor ChristophCarl von Bülow 12 November 1923 22 August 2011 known as Vicco von Bülow or Loriot was a German comedian humorist cartoonist film director actor and writer As an artist he was almost exclusively known under his pen name Loriot which is the French term for the bird oriole depicted as a crest in the coat of arms of the Bülow family He was best known for his cartoons the television series Loriot 197678 and his two movies Ödipussi 1988 and Pappa Ante Portas 1991 On the television series Unsere Besten Our Best Loriot was ranked the 54th best German ever In a special comedy episode of Unsere Besten he was ranked as the most famous German comedian ever