Heinz Rühmann

Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann (March 7, 1902 – October 3, 1994) was a German film actor. 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 his comedic "Average Guys" in films like Die Feuerzangenbowle (1944), Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1956), but he also played serious roles like in It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958). A popular but unpolitical actor during the Third Reich, his only Hollywood movie was his role as a German Jew in Ship of Fools.

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Heinz Rühmann
Alias (AKA)Rühmann Heinrich Wilhelm Heinz
Birth dateMarch 07, 1902
Birth nameHeinrich Wilhelm Rühmann
Birth place
German Empire , Essen , Prussia , Rhine Province
Date of deathOctober 03, 1994
Place of death
Bavaria , Berg Upper Bavaria , Aufkirchen

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