Biography
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink (born 9 August 1893 β 15 September 1958) was a German-American character actor with over 65 films to his credit.
Though most of his films were uncredited roles, he wrote the screenplay for the 1930 film Mamba.During the First World War Ferdinand enlisted in the U.S. Army Field Artillery, serving at Camp Funston, Arizona, until he was medically discharged with weakened lungs from pneumonia. Ferdinand's brother George Washington Schumann-Heink died of illness whilst in the US Army. His brother August had returned to Germany, where he was killed in action with the Imperial German Navy when his U-boat hit a mine in the Mediterranean Sea.
Filmography
all 41
Movies 41
Writer 1
German (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Movie
Gestapo Officer in Opera Box (Uncredited)
Above Suspicion (1943)
Movie
Karl, German Soldier
This Land Is Mine (1943)
Movie
6
German Reporter (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow (1943)
Movie
German Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Invisible Agent (1942)
Movie
4.8
Submarine Captain
Mystery Sea Raider (1940)
Movie
German Officer
British Intelligence (1939)
Movie
1
Train Conductor
Espionage Agent (1939)
Movie
German Operator (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat (1939)
Movie
(uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
Movie
6
Associate Doctor
Never Say Die (1939)
Movie
German Officer
Submarine Patrol (1938)
Movie
Maitre d'Hotel
Madame X (1937)
Movie
Costume Designer (uncredited)
Talent Scout (1937)
Movie
Ambulance Helper (uncredited)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
Movie
(uncredited)
Kid Galahad (1937)
Movie
Purser
Ready, Willing and Able (1937)
Movie
Reporter Grant (uncredited)
Smart Blonde (1937)
Movie
Ellis, Governor's Secretary
Guns of the Pecos (1936)
Movie
Albuquerque Airline Attendant
Fugitive in the Sky (1936)
Movie
Mason's Driver (uncredited)
The Case of the Black Cat (1936)
Movie
Sound Mixer
Two Against the World (1936)
Movie
English Officer (Uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
Movie
Orderly
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan (1936)
Movie
Torrent's Chauffeur
The Widow from Monte Carlo (1935)
Movie
Franz Kristan
Condemned to Live (1935)
Movie
Laboratory Assistant (Uncredited)
Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)
Movie
Worried McCarger Employee
Oil for the Lamps of China (1935)
Movie
Congressman (uncredited)
'G' Men (1935)
Movie
Policeman Otto (uncredited)
The Florentine Dagger (1935)
Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
While the Patient Slept (1935)
Movie
Doctor
Fugitive Road (1934)
Movie
Fritz von Gerhardt
The World Moves On (1934)
Movie
Gigolettes of Paris (1933)
Movie
Gen. Wiedeman (uncredited)
My Pal, the King (1932)
Movie
First Officer of Zeppelin
Hell's Angels (1930)
Movie
Jeff
Worldly Goods (1930)
Movie
Writer
Mamba (1930)
Movie
Carl Hummel
Blaze o' Glory (1929)
Movie
Julius Kuchendorf
Riley the Cop (1928)
Movie
A Staff Sergeant
Four Sons (1928)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.78
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1936
1943
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1893-08-09
Deathday1958-09-15 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceHamburg, Germany
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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