Heinz Rühmann

Heinz Rühmann

Known for Acting · 132 credits

Born
1902-03-07
Died
1994-10-03
Place of birth
Essen, Germany

Biography

Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann (March 7, 1902 – October 3, 1994) was a popular German film actor.

Rühmann was born in Essen, Westphalia. His role in the 1930 movie Die Drei von der Tankstelle (Those Three from the Gas Station) led him to film stardom. He remained highly popular as a comedic actor (and sometime singer) throughout the 1930s and early 1940s. He remained in Germany and continued to work during the Nazi period, as did his friend and colleague, Hans Albers.

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Known For

TV Shows (15)

Movies (117)

Ship of Fools
Movie

Ship of Fools

1965

as Lowenthal

Faraway, So Close!
Movie

Faraway, So Close!

1993

as Konrad

A Waltz for You
Movie

A Waltz for You

1934

as Benjamin Cortes

The Punch Bowl
Movie

The Punch Bowl

1944

as Dr. Johannes Pfeiffer/Hans Pfeiffer

Allotria
Movie

Allotria

1936

as David

Clothes Make the Man
Movie

Clothes Make the Man

1940

as Schneidergeselle Wenzel

It Happened in Broad Daylight
Movie

It Happened in Broad Daylight

1958

as Oberleutnant Matthäi

Bombs Over Monte Carlo
Movie

Bombs Over Monte Carlo

1931

as Erster Offizier Peter

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes
Movie

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes

1937

as Dr. John H. Watson / Macky McPherson

If the Father and the Son
Movie

If the Father and the Son

1955

as Teddy Lemke

Er kann's nicht lassen
Movie

Er kann's nicht lassen

1962

as Father Brown

The Captain from Kopenick
Movie

The Captain from Kopenick

1956

as Wilhelm Voigt

Operation San Pietro
Movie

Operation San Pietro

1967

as Erik Braun

We Need No Money
Movie

We Need No Money

1931

as Heinz Schmidt

Burglars
Movie

Burglars

1930

as Sérigny

Es gibt noch Haselnußsträucher
Movie

Es gibt noch Haselnußsträucher

1983

as Perret-Latour

The Man in Search of His Murderer
Movie

The Man in Search of His Murderer

1931

as Hans Herfort

Mein Schulfreund
Movie

Mein Schulfreund

1960

as Ludwig Fuchs

The Man Who Walked Through the Wall
Movie

The Man Who Walked Through the Wall

1959

as Herr Buchsbaum

Der brave Soldat Schwejk
Movie

Der brave Soldat Schwejk

1960

as Schwejk

Not Afraid of Big Animals
Movie

Not Afraid of Big Animals

1953

as Emil Keller

Your Money or Your Life
Movie

Your Money or Your Life

1966

as Henry Schmidt

Hitler's Hollywood
Movie

Hitler's Hollywood

2017

as Various Roles (archive footage)

Three Bluejackets and a Blonde
Movie

Three Bluejackets and a Blonde

1933

as Kadett Heini Jäger

Things Are Getting Better Already
Movie

Things Are Getting Better Already

1932

as Fred Holmes

Intermediate Landing in Paris
Movie

Intermediate Landing in Paris

1955

as Albert Petit

Summa Summarum - Sondersendung zu Heinz Rühmanns 75. Geburtstag
Movie

Summa Summarum - Sondersendung zu Heinz Rühmanns 75. Geburtstag

1977

Das Liebeskarussell
Movie

Das Liebeskarussell

1965

as Professor Hellberg

Heimkehr ins Glück
Movie

Heimkehr ins Glück

1933

as Amadori

Vorsicht Mister Dodd
Movie

Vorsicht Mister Dodd

1964

as Dr. Lancelot Dodd / Dr. Ivor Marmion

Der eiserne Gustav
Movie

Der eiserne Gustav

1958

as Gustav Hartmann

Enter Inspector Maigret
Movie

Enter Inspector Maigret

1966

as Kommissar Maigret

Quax, der Bruchpilot
Movie

Quax, der Bruchpilot

1941

as Otto Groschenbügel

Aller guten Dinge sind drei. Serenade für Spieldose, Cello und Orgel
Movie

Aller guten Dinge sind drei. Serenade für Spieldose, Cello und Orgel

1980

as Friebe, Eberts, Weber

Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius
Movie

Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius

1965

as Dr. Hiob Prätorius

The Pride of Company Three
Movie

The Pride of Company Three

1932

as Gustav Diestelbeck

Charley's Aunt
Movie

Charley's Aunt

1956

as Dr. Otto Dernburg

Ein Zug nach Manhattan
Movie

Ein Zug nach Manhattan

1981

as Kantor Leon Sternberger

If We All Were Angels
Movie

If We All Were Angels

1936

as Christian Kempenich

Sag’s dem Weihnachtsmann
Movie

Sag’s dem Weihnachtsmann

1969

as Leslie Darwin

Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins
Movie

Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins

1954

as Pittes Breuer

Wer wagt – gewinnt
Movie

Wer wagt – gewinnt

1935

as Paul Normann

13 Chairs
Movie

13 Chairs

1938

as Friseur Felix Rabe

Das chinesische Wunder
Movie

Das chinesische Wunder

1977

as Poliakoff

Who was Hitler
Movie

Who was Hitler

2017

as Self (archive footage)

Der Pauker
Movie

Der Pauker

1958

as Dr. Hermann Seidel

The Three from the Filling Station
Movie

The Three from the Filling Station

1930

as Hans

Die Umwege des schönen Karl
Movie

Die Umwege des schönen Karl

1938

as Karl Kramer - Kellner

Oh Jonathan – oh Jonathan!
Movie

Oh Jonathan – oh Jonathan!

1973

as Konsul Jonathan Reynold

The Black Sheep
Movie

The Black Sheep

1960

as Pater Brown

Request Concert
Movie

Request Concert

1940

as Himself

Grand Hotel
Movie

Grand Hotel

1959

as Carl Kringelein

Scrounged Meals
Movie

Scrounged Meals

1977

as Alfred Eisenhardt

The Judge and the Sinner
Movie

The Judge and the Sinner

1960

as Dr. Ferdinand Bluhme

Meine Tochter und ich
Movie

Meine Tochter und ich

1963

as Dr. Robert Stegemann

Max der Taschendieb
Movie

Max der Taschendieb

1962

as Max Schilling

The Upright Sinner
Movie

The Upright Sinner

1931

as Karl Wittek

The Liar
Movie

The Liar

1961

as Sebastian Schumann

Hauptsache glücklich!
Movie

Hauptsache glücklich!

1941

as Axel Roth

Frasquita
Movie

Frasquita

1934

as Hippolit

Der Herr vom andern Stern
Movie

Der Herr vom andern Stern

1948

as Der Herr vom andern Stern

Another Opera
Movie

Another Opera

1979

as Golfer

Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
Movie

Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen

1927

Mailman Mueller
Movie

Mailman Mueller

1953

as Titus Müller

Der Mustergatte
Movie

Der Mustergatte

1937

as Billy Bartlett

The Grand Duke's Finances
Movie

The Grand Duke's Finances

1934

as Pelotard

Der Kapitän
Movie

Der Kapitän

1971

as Kapitän Wilhelm Ebbs

Balthasar im Stau
Movie

Balthasar im Stau

1979

as Taxifahrer

Eva, the Factory Girl
Movie

Eva, the Factory Girl

1935

as Willibald Riegele

The Man Who is Talked About
Movie

The Man Who is Talked About

1937

as Toni Mathis

The Only Girl
Movie

The Only Girl

1933

as Didier

Fronttheater
Movie

Fronttheater

1942

as Selbst

Heaven on Earth
Movie

Heaven on Earth

1935

as Peter Hilpert

Ich vertraue Dir meine Frau an
Movie

Ich vertraue Dir meine Frau an

1943

as Peter Trost

Heinz in the Moon
Movie

Heinz in the Moon

1934

as Aristides Nessel

Quax in Afrika
Movie

Quax in Afrika

1947

as Otto 'Quax' Groschenbügel

Die Ente klingelt um halb acht
Movie

Die Ente klingelt um halb acht

1968

as Dr. Alexander

Das Geheimnis der roten Katze
Movie

Das Geheimnis der roten Katze

1949

as André

Der Tod eines Handlungsreisenden
Movie

Der Tod eines Handlungsreisenden

1968

as Willy Loman

Pipin, der Kurze
Movie

Pipin, der Kurze

1934

as August Pipin

Der Außenseiter
Movie

Der Außenseiter

1935

as Peter Bang

The Leghorn Hat
Movie

The Leghorn Hat

1939

as Theo Farina

Ich mach Dich glücklich
Movie

Ich mach Dich glücklich

1949

as Peter Krüger

Der Gasmann
Movie

Der Gasmann

1941

as Hermann Knittel

Humor ist eine ernste Sache - Der Filmregisseur Kurt Hoffmann
Movie

Humor ist eine ernste Sache - Der Filmregisseur Kurt Hoffmann

1985

as Self

Nanu, Sie kennen Korff noch nicht?
Movie

Nanu, Sie kennen Korff noch nicht?

1938

as Niels Korff

Five Millions Seek an Heir
Movie

Five Millions Seek an Heir

1938

as Peter Pett / Patrick Pett

Vater sein dagegen sehr
Movie

Vater sein dagegen sehr

1957

as Lutz Ventura

Wer zuletzt küßt...
Movie

Wer zuletzt küßt...

1936

as Franz Angerer

Endspurt
Movie

Endspurt

1970

as Sam Kinsale mit 80 Jahren

Der Pfandleiher
Movie

Der Pfandleiher

1971

as Hilary

Hocuspocus
Movie

Hocuspocus

1966

as Peer Bille

Not an Evening  like any Other
Movie

Not an Evening like any Other

1976

as Roeder, Antiquitätenhändler

That Can Happen to Anyone
Movie

That Can Happen to Anyone

1952

as Hugo Brinkmeyer

Hurra, ich bin Papa
Movie

Hurra, ich bin Papa

1939

as Peter Ohlsen, Student

Paradies der Junggesellen
Movie

Paradies der Junggesellen

1939

as Hugo Bartels

Treffpunkt Herz
Movie

Treffpunkt Herz

1975

as Gast

There Is Only One Love
Movie

There Is Only One Love

1933

as Ballettmeister Eddy Blattner

Lumpacivagabundus
Movie

Lumpacivagabundus

1936

as Schneidergeselle Zwirn

So ein Flegel
Movie

So ein Flegel

1934

as Dr. Hans Pfeiffer/ Erich Pfeiffer

Das Sonntagskind
Movie

Das Sonntagskind

1956

as Anton Wibbel

Kleiner Mann ganz groß
Movie

Kleiner Mann ganz groß

1994

as Self

Once a Greek
Movie

Once a Greek

1966

as Archilochos

Strich durch die Rechnung
Movie

Strich durch die Rechnung

1932

as Willy Streblow - Rennfahrer

Diener und andere Herren
Movie

Diener und andere Herren

1978

as Kirchendiener / Butler / Edward / Ehemann

The House in Montevideo
Movie

The House in Montevideo

1963

as Prof. Dr. Traugott Hermann Nägler

Laughing Heirs
Movie

Laughing Heirs

1933

as Peter Frank

Der Hausmeister
Movie

Der Hausmeister

1973

as Davies

Das deutsche Mutterherz
Movie

Das deutsche Mutterherz

1926

Mein Freund Harvey
Movie

Mein Freund Harvey

1970

as Elwood Dowd

Der Mann, der nicht nein sagen konnte
Movie

Der Mann, der nicht nein sagen konnte

1958

as Thomas Träumer

Die schönsten Geschichten mit Heinz Rühmann
Movie

Die schönsten Geschichten mit Heinz Rühmann

1994

as Varius Characters

My Wife, the Adventuress
Movie

My Wife, the Adventuress

1931

as Peter Bergmann

Heinz Rühmann - Schauspieler, Flieger, Mensch
Movie

Heinz Rühmann - Schauspieler, Flieger, Mensch

1982

as himself

Schäm' dich, Brigitte!
Movie

Schäm' dich, Brigitte!

1952

as Dr. Felix Schneider

Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Heinz Rühmann zum 90. Geburtstag
Movie

Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Heinz Rühmann zum 90. Geburtstag

1992

as Self

Max und Moritz
Movie

Max und Moritz

1978

as Narrator

About Heinz Rühmann

Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann (March 7, 1902 – October 3, 1994) was a popular German film actor. Rühmann was born in Essen, Westphalia. His role in the 1930 movie Die Drei von der Tankstelle (Those Three from the Gas Station) led him to film stardom. He remained highly popular as a comedic actor (and sometime singer) throughout the 1930s and early 1940s. He remained in Germany and continued to work during the Nazi period, as did his friend and colleague, Hans Albers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Heinz Rühmann, licensed under… With 132 credits spanning from 1926 to 2017, Heinz Rühmann has appeared in 117 films and 15 TV shows.

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