Heinz Rühmann
Date of birth: 1902-03-07
Place of birth: Essen, Germany
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Heinz Rühmann, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
It Happened in Broad Daylight
1958-06-09
The search for a child murderer drags a once-respected detective into an all-consuming obsession.
The Punch Bowl
1944-01-28
Writer Johannes Pfeiffer who goes undercover as a student in a high school after his friends told hi
The Three from the Filling Station
1930-09-15
Willy, Kurt and Hans are broke, so they sell their car and open a filling station. Then, they all fa
The Captain from Kopenick
1956-08-15
A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is jailed for fifteen years.
Faraway, So Close!
1993-09-01
A group of angels look longingly upon the life of humans. Berlin now is a very different place: unif
Ship of Fools
1965-07-29
Passengers on a ship traveling from Mexico to Europe in the 1930s represent society at large in that
Max der Taschendieb
1962-03-01
Max, a small time pick-pocket, has nothing to do with the ‘big’ crimes. But then he must find the mu
Charley's Aunt
1956-01-19
Otto Dernburg is forced by circumstances to dress up as a middle-aged woman.
Der eiserne Gustav
1958-12-05
Gustav Hartmann is in trouble. Because of the new taxis he doesn't get many passengers in his horse-
If the Father and the Son
1955-08-01
After Clown Teddy lost his son, he lost his gift for laughter. He opened a joke shop and lives above
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes
1937-07-14
Two dubious characters disguise themselves as Holmes and Watson to gain attention and end up chasing
Quax, der Bruchpilot
1941-12-16
Er kann's nicht lassen
1962-10-19
Father Brown is only too happy to interfere with the work of the police in solving tricky criminal c
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
1960-09-21
When the First World War breaks out in 1914, Josef Schwejk, a naive dog dealer in Prague, joins the
Humor ist eine ernste Sache - Der Filmregisseur Kurt Hoffmann
1985-11-12
Hitler's Hollywood
2017-02-23
Film journalist and critic Rüdiger Suchsland examines German cinema from 1933, when the Nazis came i
Clothes Make the Man
1940-09-16
The daydreaming tailor Wenzel is fired from his job, because the fancy frock he was supposed to cut
Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins
1954-12-15
After many years on the oceans, sailor Hannes Wedderkamp has finally returned to Hamburg. On St. Pau
Mailman Mueller
1953-10-01
Postman Titus Müller returns from his daily rounds with a letter that will change the course of his
The Liar
1961-12-20
When the wife of Sebastian Schumann left her family, he told his little daughter that her mother has
The Black Sheep
1960-12-19
Father Brown starts solving crimes, much to the annoyance of his housekeeper, the police and especia
Eva, the Factory Girl
1935-07-25
A famous racing driver must give up his sport and take over the management of the porcelain factory
The Leghorn Hat
1939-04-04
Der Florentiner Hut (The Leghorn Hat), a 1939 German film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Wer zuletzt küßt...
1936-02-27
On the occasion of a charity ball in Vienna a kiss of a famous actress should be auctioned. Misunder
The Man Who is Talked About
1937-02-05
The Man Who is Talked About is the overly agreeable Toni Mathis (Heinz Ruhmann), a gent constitution
We Need No Money
1931-12-24
In this German comedy, an enterprising American uncle comes from Chicago goes to the tiny town of Gr
Frasquita
1934-08-09
Czechoslovakian opera star Jarmila Novotná plays the title role in the Austrian tunefest "Frasquita"
13 Chairs
1938-09-16
A classical art junk dealer and an almost bankrupt hairdresser who unexpectedly makes an inheritance
Heaven on Earth
1935-01-01
A poor composer who should buy a property for his ambitious father-in-law finances with the money, n
Operation San Pietro
1967-12-29
Small time crook Napoleone falls into an unlikely gang made up of a gangster, called The Baron, and
Treffpunkt Herz
1975-10-04
Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius
1965-01-14
Dr. med. Job Prätorius enjoys great popularity among patients, doctors and students alike thanks to
Your Money or Your Life
1966-04-26
Pétepan learns that his money has been lost by Robinhoude brothers.He asks his assistants to withdra
Der Kapitän
1971-10-28
Captain Ebbs is an older, experienced seaman who has, however, only sailed on freighters. While his
Das Liebeskarussell
1965-09-30
An episodic film, telling four erotic tales: Angela isn't sexually satisfied by her husband, so she
Scrounged Meals
1977-03-03
Homeless Alfred would like to spend his life on Mallorca. A destination far away. But one day he mee
Vater sein dagegen sehr
1957-09-12
Margot is looking forward to moving into the old defense tower with her fiancé Lutz, a writer. Then
Bombs Over Monte Carlo
1931-08-31
The captain of a battleship of a small Balkan country is fed up with following strange orders from t
Die Ente klingelt um halb acht
1968-09-13
Once a Greek
1966-09-16
An extravagant comedy with Heinz Rühmann.
Meine Tochter und ich
1963-08-16
Das Sonntagskind
1956-09-11
Not an Evening like any Other
1976-12-23
Two competing antique dealers have their shops opposite each other in a small shopping street. The d
The Judge and the Sinner
1960-02-11
A drama directed by Paul Verhoeven.
Laughing Heirs
1933-03-06
After the death of his uncle, the owner of the Rhine based Bockelmann Sparkling Wine, Peter turns up
Heinz in the Moon
1934-09-04
A young man of property is engaged to two women at once.
Intermediate Landing in Paris
1955-03-16
Michèle, an employee at the airport, is in love with American pilot Eddie Miller who regularly flies
Hocuspocus
1966-03-03
Kurt Hoffmann's remake of his own 1953 movie based on the play by Curt Goetz.
Grand Hotel
1959-09-23
Based on a book by Vicki Baum, all of the action takes place in one day in a luxury hotel in Berlin.
Ich vertraue Dir meine Frau an
1943-04-02
Das Geheimnis der roten Katze
1949-04-13
In the dive bar "Rote Katze," unemployed actor André is mistaken for a gang leader, whose charm attr
Schäm' dich, Brigitte!
1952-09-04
When the mathematics teacher discovers a love letter from his daughter, family father Felix Schneide
The Pride of Company Three
1932-01-04
The adventures of smart soldier Gustav Diestelbeck include managing his superior officer, competing
So ein Flegel
1934-02-13
The great Dr. Pfeiffer plays the little Primaner Pfeiffer. As the successful playwright Dr. Hans Pfe
Quax in Afrika
1947-05-16
Quax, a former crash pilot, has now become a skilled pilot who even trains student pilots himself. W
Der Mann, der nicht nein sagen konnte
1958-09-03
A man takes in three a dog and three runaway girls.
The Man in Search of His Murderer
1931-02-04
A man in bad sorts hires a burglar to later kill him, then changes his mind when his fortunes turn a
A Waltz for You
1934-08-11
Ruritanian power struggle with opera singing.
Der Mustergatte
1937-10-12
Heinz Rühmann plays the "model husband" who, when his bored wife threatens to leave him, embarks on
Vorsicht Mister Dodd
1964-02-13
Three Bluejackets and a Blonde
1933-10-01
While out dancing, two sailors fall for the same girl.
Mein Schulfreund
1960-07-21
In the midst of World War II, postman Ludwig Fuchs writes a letter to his former school friend Field
Lumpacivagabundus
1936-12-22
The fairies Fortuna and Amorosa make a bet with the devil, in the form of the evil spirit Lumpacivag
Enter Inspector Maigret
1966-11-25
After the theft of a priceless Van Gogh from a Parisian museum, Maigret follows his chief suspect to
Allotria
1936-06-11
Best friends David and Philip have to end their love affair with their mistress Aimée which they - n
Die Umwege des schönen Karl
1938-01-30
Karl Kramer is a waiter in a beach hotel on the Baltic Sea. But he has completely different plans in
Hauptsache glücklich!
1941-04-02
Axel Roth is happy in his marriage and with his job. But his mother-in-law wants more for her daught
The House in Montevideo
1963-10-16
A respectable professor inherits a house and money in Montevideo from his wild sister, on the condit
Request Concert
1940-12-30
The young, attractive Inge Wagner becomes acquainted with Herbert Koch during the Berlin Olympics, h
Pipin, der Kurze
1934-03-30
The Man Who Walked Through the Wall
1959-10-14
Mr. Buchsbaum, third class taxes employee, lives a peaceful life until the new chief immediately cri
Five Millions Seek an Heir
1938-03-31
According to his last will, the rich American uncle of vacuum cleaner salesman Peter Pett only leave
Heimkehr ins Glück
1933-05-08
The Only Girl
1933-02-22
A dashing marquis bends from his horse when he discovers a lost garter in the woods and falls. Durin
My Wife, the Adventuress
1931-09-17
A mousy bank clerk is married to an ambitious woman.
Nanu, Sie kennen Korff noch nicht?
1938-12-21
Burglars
1930-12-15
The young wife of a rich old husband is prevented of a fling by a gentleman-burglar, who falls in lo
Things Are Getting Better Already
1932-02-06
The fast-driving daughter of a car manufacturer keeps Berlin's most pricey lawyer busy as she keeps
Der Gasmann
1941-08-01
A man comes into money unexpectatly. That's when the trouble starts.
Der Herr vom andern Stern
1948-07-13
Mein Freund Harvey
1970-02-22
Hurra, ich bin Papa
1939-11-16
Oh Jonathan – oh Jonathan!
1973-05-09
Paradies der Junggesellen
1939-07-31
Der Pauker
1958-10-03
Secondary-school teacher Dr. Hermann Seidel is transferred from his sleepy, provincial grammar schoo
Another Opera
1979-02-21
In this hilarious opera parody, Loriot delivers a comedic take on the pretentiousness of the operati
Strich durch die Rechnung
1932-10-24
Die Finanzen des Großherzogs
1934-01-10
The likeable and carefree Grand Duke of Abacco is in dire straits. There is no money left to service
Wer wagt – gewinnt
1935-07-08
Der Außenseiter
1935-11-14
If We All Were Angels
1936-10-08
Christian Kempenich, a pedantic law firm manager, attends a christening in Cologne, leading to a boo
Das chinesische Wunder
1977-01-21
Kleiner Mann ganz groß
1994-11-11
Documentary feature about German actor Heinz Rühmann made shortly before his death in 1994.
The Upright Sinner
1931-10-21
Leopold Pichler is a very orderly and trustworthy chief cashier who is asked by his boss to get a la
Es gibt noch Haselnußsträucher
1983-01-01
The story of François Perret-Latour, a formerly successful banker and member of Parisian high societ
Not Afraid of Big Animals
1953-07-30
Emil, a technical draftsman, is hardworking, always helpful, and somewhat shy. Because of these trai
There Is Only One Love
1933-11-16
The chamber singer Sir Henry Godwin and the ballet master Blattner need a vacation.
Ein Zug nach Manhattan
1981-03-08
1952 in a suburb of New York: the pious Leon Sternberger is a cantor in a small Jewish community. On
Der Pfandleiher
1971-11-14
That Can Happen to Anyone
1952-05-29
Hugo Brinkmeyer, a tax consultant, takes his wife Gerda out to the cabaret one evening. There he enc
Balthasar im Stau
1979-03-04
Max und Moritz
1978-01-01
Aller guten Dinge sind drei. Serenade für Spieldose, Cello und Orgel
1980-03-30
Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Heinz Rühmann zum 90. Geburtstag
1992-03-07
Sag’s dem Weihnachtsmann
1969-12-21
Diener und andere Herren
1978-02-05
Der Tod eines Handlungsreisenden
1968-05-15
Der Hausmeister
1973-02-14
Summa Summarum - Sondersendung zu Heinz Rühmanns 75. Geburtstag
1977-09-18
Endspurt
1970-11-15
The author Peter Ustinov has called his work "Endspurt" a "biographical adventure". Biographical bec
Die schönsten Geschichten mit Heinz Rühmann
1994-09-03
Heinz Rühmann - Schauspieler, Flieger, Mensch
1982-03-07
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
1927-12-02
Ich mach Dich glücklich
1949-12-02
Das deutsche Mutterherz
1926-08-28
Who was Hitler
2017-11-16
Hitler's biography told like never before. Besides brief historical localizations by a narrator, onl