--- name: "Heinz Rühmann" canonical: "https://film.one/person/heinz-ruhmann" roles: [] born: "7 March 1902" died: "3 October 1994" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-20T04:32:39.745871+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Heinz Rühmann Actor. Born 7 March 1902 in Essen, Germany. Died 3 October 1994. ## Details - **Born:** 7 March 1902, Essen, Germany - **Died:** 3 October 1994 - **Berlin International Film Festival:** 1 Berlin prize (1 won) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_R%C3%BChmann, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60876, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004464/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12745 ## Streaming the US now - **The Roku Channel:** [*Ship of Fools*](https://film.one/film/ship-of-fools.md) (62) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Heinz Rühmann was a German film actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1926 and 1993. Born in Essen, he trained as an actor in Munich and began his career in the theatre before making his film debut in the mid-1920s. Rühmann achieved stardom with his role in the 1930 musical *Die Drei von der Tankstelle*. He remained a leading comedic actor through the 1930s and 1940s, appearing in films such as *The Punch Bowl* (1944). After the war he established himself as a character actor in titles including *The Captain from Köpenick* (1956) and *It Happened in Broad Daylight* (1958). His only English-language role was as Lowenthal in *Ship of Fools* (1965). Later credits include *Faraway, So Close!* (1993). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Ship of Fools* (1965), Fi1m 62, as Lowenthal — [page](https://film.one/film/ship-of-fools.md) ## Complete filmography (121) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Hitler's Hollywood* (2017), as Various Roles (archive footage) - *Die schönsten Geschichten mit Heinz Rühmann* (1994), as Varius Characters - *Faraway, So Close!* (1993), as Konrad - *Es gibt noch Haselnußsträucher* (1983), as Perret-Latour - *Ein Zug nach Manhattan* (1981), as Kantor Leon Sternberger - *Aller guten Dinge sind drei. Serenade für Spieldose, Cello und Orgel* (1980), as Friebe, Eberts, Weber - *Balthasar im Stau* (1979), as Taxifahrer - *Another Opera* (1979), as Golfer - *Diener und andere Herren* (1978), as Kirchendiener / Butler / Edward / Ehemann - *Max und Moritz* (1978), series, as Narrator - *Max und Moritz* (1978), as Narrator - *Summa Summarum - Sondersendung zu Heinz Rühmanns 75. Geburtstag* (1977), Actor - *Scrounged Meals* (1977), as Alfred Eisenhardt - *Das chinesische Wunder* (1977), as Poliakoff - *Not an Evening like any Other* (1976), as Roeder, Antiquitätenhändler - *Treffpunkt Herz* (1975), as Gast - *Oh Jonathan – oh Jonathan!* (1973), as Konsul Jonathan Reynold - *Der Hausmeister* (1973), as Davies - *Der Pfandleiher* (1971), as Hilary - *Der Kapitän* (1971), as Kapitän Wilhelm Ebbs - *Endspurt* (1970), as Sam Kinsale mit 80 Jahren - *Mein Freund Harvey* (1970), as Elwood Dowd - *Sag’s dem Weihnachtsmann* (1969), as Leslie Darwin - *Die Ente klingelt um halb acht* (1968), as Dr. Alexander - *Der Tod eines Handlungsreisenden* (1968), as Willy Loman - *Operation San Pietro* (1967), as Erik Braun - *Enter Inspector Maigret* (1966), as Kommissar Maigret - *Once a Greek* (1966), as Archilochos - *Your Money or Your Life* (1966), as Henry Schmidt - *Hocuspocus* (1966), as Peer Bille - *Das Liebeskarussell* (1965), as Professor Hellberg - *Ship of Fools* (1965), as Lowenthal — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/ship-of-fools.md) - *Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius* (1965), as Dr. Hiob Prätorius - *Vorsicht Mister Dodd* (1964), as Dr. Lancelot Dodd / Dr. Ivor Marmion - *The House in Montevideo* (1963), as Prof. Dr. Traugott Hermann Nägler - *Meine Tochter und ich* (1963), as Dr. Robert Stegemann - *Er kann's nicht lassen* (1962), as Father Brown - *Max der Taschendieb* (1962), as Max Schilling - *The Liar* (1961), as Sebastian Schumann - *The Black Sheep* (1960), as Pater Brown - *Der brave Soldat Schwejk* (1960), as Schwejk - *Mein Schulfreund* (1960), as Ludwig Fuchs - *The Judge and the Sinner* (1960), as Dr. Ferdinand Bluhme - *The Man Who Walked Through the Wall* (1959), as Herr Buchsbaum - *Grand Hotel* (1959), as Carl Kringelein - *Der eiserne Gustav* (1958), as Gustav Hartmann - *Der Pauker* (1958), as Dr. Hermann Seidel - *Der Mann, der nicht nein sagen konnte* (1958), as Thomas Träumer - *It Happened in Broad Daylight* (1958), as Oberleutnant Matthäi - *Vater sein dagegen sehr* (1957), as Lutz Ventura - *Das Sonntagskind* (1956), as Anton Wibbel - *The Captain from Kopenick* (1956), as Wilhelm Voigt - *Charley's Aunt* (1956), as Dr. Otto Dernburg - *If the Father and the Son* (1955), as Teddy Lemke - *Intermediate Landing in Paris* (1955), as Albert Petit - *Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins* (1954), as Pittes Breuer - *Mailman Mueller* (1953), as Titus Müller · Director - *Not Afraid of Big Animals* (1953), as Emil Keller - *Schäm' dich, Brigitte!* (1952), as Dr. Felix Schneider - *That Can Happen to Anyone* (1952), as Hugo Brinkmeyer - *City of Violence* (1951), Producer - *Ich mach Dich glücklich* (1949), as Peter Krüger · Producer - *Martina* (1949), Producer - *Das Geheimnis der roten Katze* (1949), as André · Producer - *The Berliner* (1948), Producer - *Die kupferne Hochzeit* (1948), Producer, Director - *Der Herr vom andern Stern* (1948), as Der Herr vom andern Stern · Producer - *Quax in Afrika* (1947), as Otto 'Quax' Groschenbügel - *The Angel and the Lyre* (1944), Director - *The Punch Bowl* (1944), as Dr. Johannes Pfeiffer/Hans Pfeiffer · Producer - *Ich vertraue Dir meine Frau an* (1943), as Peter Trost - *Sophienlund* (1943), Director - *Fronttheater* (1942), as Selbst - *Quax, der Bruchpilot* (1941), as Otto Groschenbügel - *Der Gasmann* (1941), as Hermann Knittel - *Happiness Is the Main Thing* (1941), as Axel Roth - *Clothes Make the Man* (1940), as Schneidergeselle Wenzel · Producer - *Lauter Liebe* (1940), Director - *Hurra, ich bin Papa* (1939), as Peter Ohlsen, Student - *Paradies der Junggesellen* (1939), as Hugo Bartels - *The Leghorn Hat* (1939), as Theo Farina · Executive Producer - *Many Lies* (1938), Director - *Nanu, Sie kennen Korff noch nicht?* (1938), as Niels Korff - *13 Chairs* (1938), as Friseur Felix Rabe - *Five Millions Seek an Heir* (1938), as Peter Pett / Patrick Pett - *Die Umwege des schönen Karl* (1938), as Karl Kramer - Kellner - *Der Mustergatte* (1937), as Billy Bartlett · Writer - *The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes* (1937), as Dr. John H. Watson / Macky McPherson - *The Man Who is Talked About* (1937), as Toni Mathis - *Lumpaci the Vagabond* (1936), as Schneidergeselle Zwirn - *If We All Were Angels* (1936), as Christian Kempenich - *Allotria* (1936), as David - *Wer zuletzt küßt...* (1936), as Franz Angerer - *Der Außenseiter* (1935), as Peter Bang - *Eva, the Factory Girl* (1935), as Willibald Riegele - *Wer wagt – gewinnt* (1935), as Paul Normann - *Heaven on Earth* (1935), as Peter Hilpert - *Heinz in the Moon* (1934), as Aristides Nessel - *A Waltz for You* (1934), as Benjamin Cortes - *Frasquita* (1934), as Hippolit - *Pipin, der Kurze* (1934), as August Pipin - *So ein Flegel* (1934), as Dr. Hans Pfeiffer/ Erich Pfeiffer - *The Grand Duke's Finances* (1934), as Pelotard - *There Is Only One Love* (1933), as Ballettmeister Eddy Blattner - *Three Bluejackets and a Blonde* (1933), as Kadett Heini Jäger - *Heimkehr ins Glück* (1933), as Amadori - *Laughing Heirs* (1933), as Peter Frank - *The Only Girl* (1933), as Didier - *Strich durch die Rechnung* (1932), as Willy Streblow - Rennfahrer - *Things Are Getting Better Already* (1932), as Fred Holmes - *The Pride of Company Three* (1932), as Gustav Diestelbeck - *We Need No Money* (1931), as Heinz Schmidt - *The Upright Sinner* (1931), as Karl Wittek - *My Wife, the Adventuress* (1931), as Peter Bergmann - *Bombs Over Monte Carlo* (1931), as Erster Offizier Peter - *The Man in Search of His Murderer* (1931), as Hans Herfort - *Burglars* (1930), as Sérigny - *The Three from the Filling Station* (1930), as Hans - *Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen* (1927), Actor - *Das deutsche Mutterherz* (1926), Actor - *Geburtstagsfilm für Joseph Goebbels*, Director ## Gallery - ![Heinz Rühmann](https://film.one/media/person/1242323/gallery-bee34a173e5f.jpg) Heinz Rühmann — Roger Rössing / Renate Rössing, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Fotothek_df_roe-neg_0000039_002_Heinz_R%C3%BChmann_am_PKW_crop.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Heinz Rühmann, German actor (1958)](https://film.one/media/person/1242323/gallery-da74d69afcbd.jpg) Heinz Rühmann, German actor (1958) — SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Heinz_R%C3%BChmann%2C_German_actor%2C_1958.jpg/1280px-Heinz_R%C3%BChmann%2C_German_actor%2C_1958.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Duitse film-acteur Heinz Rühmann op een fiets, Nieuwe Doelenstraat, 13 maart 1960 Foto Ben van Meerendonk / AHF, collectie IISG, Amsterdam](https://film.one/media/person/1242323/gallery-ca9682820630.jpg) Duitse film-acteur Heinz Rühmann op een fiets, Nieuwe Doelenstraat, 13 maart 1960 Foto Ben van Meerendonk / AHF, collectie IISG, Amsterdam — IISG, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/04-13-1960_17199_Heinz_R%C3%BChmann_%284078099496%29.jpg/1280px-04-13-1960_17199_Heinz_R%C3%BChmann_%284078099496%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Aankomst van Heinz Ruhman met vrouw en zoon op Schiphol Heinz wordt ve (1960)](https://film.one/media/person/1242323/gallery-11e28f395890.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Aankomst van Heinz Ruhman met vrouw en zoon op Schiphol Heinz wordt ve (1960) — Harry Pot / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Aankomst_van_Heinz_Ruhman_met_vrouw_en_zoon_op_Schiphol_Heinz_wordt_verwelkomd_d%2C_Bestanddeelnr_911-1697.jpg/1280px-Aankomst_van_Heinz_Ruhman_met_vrouw_en_zoon_op_Schiphol_Heinz_wordt_verwelkomd_d%2C_Bestanddeelnr_911-1697.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Aankomst van Heinz Ruhman met vrouw en zoon op Schiphol Heinz wordt ve (1960)](https://film.one/media/person/1242323/gallery-aaefe8363f6f.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Aankomst van Heinz Ruhman met vrouw en zoon op Schiphol Heinz wordt ve (1960) — Harry Pot / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Aankomst_van_Heinz_Ruhman_met_vrouw_en_zoon_op_Schiphol_Heinz_wordt_verwelkomd_d%2C_Bestanddeelnr_911-1699.jpg/1280px-Aankomst_van_Heinz_Ruhman_met_vrouw_en_zoon_op_Schiphol_Heinz_wordt_verwelkomd_d%2C_Bestanddeelnr_911-1699.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Bezoek Heinz Ruhmann en echtgenote op de Floriade Datum : 14 april 196 (1960)](https://film.one/media/person/1242323/gallery-e30b9e6ee979.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Bezoek Heinz Ruhmann en echtgenote op de Floriade Datum : 14 april 196 (1960) — Herbert Behrens / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Bezoek_Heinz_Ruhmann_en_echtgenote_op_de_Floriade%2C_Bestanddeelnr_911-1748.jpg/1280px-Bezoek_Heinz_Ruhmann_en_echtgenote_op_de_Floriade%2C_Bestanddeelnr_911-1748.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Berlin International Film Festival — 1 won - 1957: Berliner Kunstpreis (won) ### Other awards — 4 won - Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art 1981: Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (won) - Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1972: Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (won) - Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1966: Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (won) - Staatsschauspieler 1940: Staatsschauspieler (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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