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Heinz Rühmann

German actor (1902-1994) · Germany · On the map · Actors · Died at 92

Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann 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.

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1994Died3 October 19941993Kein schöner LandSeries1990Herzlichst, Heinz RühmannSeries1984Goldene KameraSeries1981Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and ArtAwardWetten, dass..?Series, 19811978Max und MoritzSeries, Narrator1977Auf los geht's losSeries1974Am laufenden BandSeries1972Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1967Operation San PietroFilm, Erik Braun1966Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1965Ship of FoolsFilm, Lowenthal1962Er kann's nicht lassenFilm, Father Brown1960Der brave Soldat SchwejkFilm, Schwejk1959Stars in der ManegeSeries1958Der PaukerFilm, Dr. Hermann Seidel1957Berliner KunstpreisAward1956Charley's AuntFilm, Dr. Otto Dernburg1954Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb einsFilm, Pittes Breuer1951German Film AwardSeries1948BambiSeries1947Quax in AfrikaFilm, Otto 'Quax' Groschenbügel1943Ich vertraue Dir meine Frau anFilm, Peter Trost1940StaatsschauspielerAwardClothes Make the ManFilm, 1940Producer1937Der MustergatteFilm, Writer1934FrasquitaFilm, Hippolit1930BurglarsFilm, Sérigny1902Born7 March 1902

People around Heinz

  • It Happened in Broad Daylight 1958
  • The Captain from Kopenick 1956
  • The Punch Bowl 1944
  • Faraway, So Close! 1993
  • Ship of Fools 1965

Filmography 40

150 credits on file

Television 15

Awards

Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art1981
Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1972
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1966
Berliner Kunstpreis1957
Staatsschauspieler1940
Honorary Golden Medal of the State Capital Munich

About this person

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.

Country
Germany
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1902 to 1994 · aged 92