Bernhard-Viktor Christoph-Carl von Bülow (1923 – 2011 - 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 oriole depicted as a crest in the coat of arms of the Bülow family.
He was 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).
