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Heinz Rühmann

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Heinz Rühmann

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Also known as Heinrich Wilhelm Rühmann

German actor (1902–1994)

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Heinz Rühmann, born Heinrich Wilhelm Rühmann on 1902-03-07 in Essen, was a male German actor, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His professional career began in 1926 and concluded in 1993. He was a citizen of the Kingdom of Prussia, the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, and West Germany. Rühmann spoke German and utilized his voice as an instrument. He was married to Hertha Feiler.

During his life, Rühmann received the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art. His work is associated with genres including actor, german, chanson, deutsch, Schlager, and oldies. He died on 1994-10-03. Materials related to his career are held in the archives at the Deutsche Kinemathek.

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Film & TV

Essen, Germany

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…

Known for

  • Hitler's Hollywood — Various Roles (archive footage)2017
  • Who was Hitler — Self (archive footage)2017
  • Kleiner Mann ganz groß — Self1994
  • Die schönsten Geschichten mit Heinz Rühmann — Varius Characters1994
  • Faraway, So Close! — Konrad1993
  • Kein schöner Land — Self1993
  • Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Heinz Rühmann zum 90. Geburtstag — Self1992
  • Herzlichst, Heinz Rühmann — Self1990
  • Showgeschichten — Self1986
  • Humor ist eine ernste Sache - Der Filmregisseur Kurt Hoffmann — Self1985

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1902
Active to
1994
actorgerman

Discography

Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
15,965
Total plays
124,558

Tags

germanchansondeutschSchlageroldies

Heinrich "Heinz" Wilhelm Rühmann (* March 7, 1902, in Essen; † October 3, 1994, in Aufkirchen at Lake Starnberg) was a German actor, director, and singer. His role in the film Die Drei von der Tankstelle marked his breakthrough as a film actor in 1930. From then on, he was one of the most prominent and beloved actors in German cinema and became one of the highest-paid film stars of the Nazi era. Rühmann was predominantly cast as a comedic everyman, such as in his most famous role as Hans Pfeiffe

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Key facts

Born
Heinrich Wilhelm Rühmann , ( 1902-03-07 ) 7 March 1902, Essen , German Empire
Died
3 October 1994 (1994-10-03) (aged 92), Berg , Germany
Occupations
Actor , Director
Years active
1926–1993
Spouse s
Maria Herbot (1924–1938) (divorced), Hertha Feiler (1939–1970) (her death) (1 son), Hertha Droemer (m. 1974)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Heinz
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Essen
Occupation
aircraft pilot
Languages spoken
German
Instrument
voice
Image
Fotothek df roe-neg 0000039 002 Heinz Rühmann am PKW crop.jpg
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Commons category
Heinz Rühmann
date of birth
1902-03-07
date of death
1994-10-04
name in native language
Heinz Rühmann
start of work period
1926-00-00
end of work period
1993-00-00
birth name
Heinrich Wilhelm Rühmann
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Encyclopedic overview

Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann ( German: [haɪnts ˈʁyːman] ; 7 March 1902 – 3 October 1994) was a German film actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1926 and 1993. He is one of the most famous and popular German actors of the 20th century, and is considered a German film legend. Rühmann is best known for playing the part of a comic ordinary citizen in film comedies such as Three from the Filling Station and The Punch Bowl. During his later years, he was also a respected character actor in films such as The Captain from Köpenick and It Happened in Broad Daylight. His only English-speaking movie was the 1965 Ship of Fools.

Biography

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