Weiss Ferdl

{{short description|German actor (1883–1949)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{Infobox person

| image = WP Weiß Ferdl 1924.jpg

| caption = Weiß Ferdl in 1924

| name = Weiss Ferdl

| birth_date = {{birth date|1883|6|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Altötting, German Empire

| death_date = {{death date and age|1949|6|19|1883|6|28|df=yes}}

| death_place = Munich, West Germany

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1928-1941

}}

Weiss Ferdl (28 June 1883 – 19 June 1949, real name: Ferdinand Weisheitinger){{cite web |title=Ferdinand Weisheitinger genannt Weiß Ferdl 1883-1949 |language=de |trans-title=Ferdinand Weisheitinger known as Weiß Ferdl 1883-1949 |url=http://www.volkssaengerei.de/menschen/weissferdl.htm |website=volkssaengerei.de |access-date=25 June 2017}} was a German actor,{{cite web |url=http://www.filmportal.de/en/person/weiss-ferdl_f2ff6d868d2424d9e03053d50b377d98 |title=Weiß Ferdl |language=de |access-date=18 July 2013 |work=filmportal.de}} humorous folksinger, and author. He appeared in 19 films between 1928 and 1941 and performed regularly at the Platzl, a well-known Munich theater. Weiß Ferdl was born in the town of Altötting, {{convert|96|km|abbr=on}} east of Munich.

His famous song "Ein Wagen von der Linie Acht" ("A Carriage from Line 8") is still played to this day. It is a mocking song about Munich people and the trams in Munich.{{cite web |title=Ein Wagen der Linie 8 |language=de |trans-title=A Carriage from Line 8 |url=http://www.volkssaengerei.de/menschen/linieacht.htm |website=volkssaengerei.de |access-date=25 June 2017}} The Weiß-Ferdl-Mittelschule, a secondary school in Altötting, has a retired blue Munich Tram carriage in the southeast corner of the schoolyard.{{cite web |url=https://weiss-ferdl-schule.de/ |title=Weiß-Ferdl-Mittelschule ... Lernen und Lachen |language=de |trans-title=Weiß Ferdl Middle School ... Learning and Laughing |work=Weiß-Ferdl-Mittelschule |access-date=27 November 2020 |quote=(as of November 2020, the homepage images include one showing the blue streetcar)}}