Portrait of Heinz Rühmann

Acting

Heinz Rühmann

Career

Active from 1930 to 1994, busiest in 1934 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
100
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Heinz Rühmann Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Tension
    4.7, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic German Comedy 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Period Charm 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Operetta Style 2
  • Lighthearted Romance 2
  • Charming Ensemble Cast 2
  • Historical German Cinema 2
  • Gentle Social Satire 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

118
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Geburtstagsfilm für Joseph Goebbels
Geburtstagsfilm für Joseph Goebbels

Director

2010s

1 title · average score 65
Hitler's Hollywood
Hitler's Hollywood (2017)
GoodWatch score 65

as Various Roles (archive footage)

1990s

2 titles · average score 65
Die schönsten Geschichten mit Heinz Rühmann
Die schönsten Geschichten mit Heinz Rühmann (1994)

as Varius Characters

Faraway, So Close!
Faraway, So Close! (1993)
GoodWatch score 65

as Konrad

1980s

3 titles
Es gibt noch Haselnußsträucher
Es gibt noch Haselnußsträucher (1983)

as Perret-Latour

Ein Zug nach Manhattan
Ein Zug nach Manhattan (1981)

as Kantor Leon Sternberger

Aller guten Dinge sind drei. Serenade für Spieldose, Cello und Orgel
Aller guten Dinge sind drei. Serenade für Spieldose, Cello und Orgel (1980)

as Friebe, Eberts, Weber

1970s

15 titles
Balthasar im Stau
Balthasar im Stau (1979)

as Taxifahrer

Another Opera
Another Opera (1979)

as Golfer

Diener und andere Herren
Diener und andere Herren (1978)

as Kirchendiener / Butler / Edward / Ehemann

Max und Moritz
Max und Moritz (1978)

as Narrator

Scrounged Meals
Scrounged Meals (1977)

as Alfred Eisenhardt

Das chinesische Wunder
Das chinesische Wunder (1977)

as Poliakoff

Not an Evening  like any Other
Not an Evening like any Other (1976)

as Roeder, Antiquitätenhändler

Oh Jonathan – oh Jonathan!
Oh Jonathan – oh Jonathan! (1973)

as Konsul Jonathan Reynold

Der Hausmeister
Der Hausmeister (1973)

as Davies

Der Kapitän
Der Kapitän (1971)

as Kapitän Wilhelm Ebbs

Der Pfandleiher
Der Pfandleiher (1971)

as Hilary

Mein Freund Harvey
Mein Freund Harvey (1970)

as Elwood Dowd

1960s

21 titles · average score 65
Der Tod eines Handlungsreisenden
Der Tod eines Handlungsreisenden (1968)

as Willy Loman

Operation San Pietro
Operation San Pietro (1967)
GoodWatch score 55

as Erik Braun

Your Money or Your Life
Your Money or Your Life (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

as Henry Schmidt

Enter Inspector Maigret
Enter Inspector Maigret (1966)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kommissar Maigret

Hocuspocus
Hocuspocus (1966)

as Peer Bille

Vorsicht Mister Dodd
Vorsicht Mister Dodd (1964)

as Dr. Lancelot Dodd / Dr. Ivor Marmion

The House in Montevideo
The House in Montevideo (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

as Prof. Dr. Traugott Hermann Nägler

Er kann's nicht lassen
Er kann's nicht lassen (1962)
GoodWatch score 67

as Father Brown

The Liar
The Liar (1961)

as Sebastian Schumann

Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund (1960)
GoodWatch score 77

as Ludwig Fuchs

Der brave Soldat Schwejk
Der brave Soldat Schwejk (1960)
GoodWatch score 66

as Schwejk

The Black Sheep
The Black Sheep (1960)
GoodWatch score 67

as Pater Brown

1950s

18 titles · average score 67
The Man Who Walked Through the Wall
The Man Who Walked Through the Wall (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

as Herr Buchsbaum

Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel (1959)

as Carl Kringelein

It Happened in Broad Daylight
It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958)
GoodWatch score 75

as Oberleutnant Matthäi

Der Pauker
Der Pauker (1958)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dr. Hermann Seidel

Der eiserne Gustav
Der eiserne Gustav (1958)
GoodWatch score 76

as Gustav Hartmann

Vater sein dagegen sehr
Vater sein dagegen sehr (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lutz Ventura

Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

as Dr. Otto Dernburg

The Captain from Kopenick
The Captain from Kopenick (1956)
GoodWatch score 72

as Wilhelm Voigt

If the Father and the Son
If the Father and the Son (1955)
GoodWatch score 65

as Teddy Lemke

Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins
Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

as Pittes Breuer

Mailman Mueller
Mailman Mueller (1953)

as Titus Müller

Not Afraid of Big Animals
Not Afraid of Big Animals (1953)

as Emil Keller

1940s

17 titles · average score 68
Ich mach Dich glücklich
Ich mach Dich glücklich (1949)

as Peter Krüger

Das Geheimnis der roten Katze
Das Geheimnis der roten Katze (1949)

as André

Der Herr vom andern Stern
Der Herr vom andern Stern (1948)

as Der Herr vom andern Stern

Die kupferne Hochzeit
Die kupferne Hochzeit (1948)

Director, Producer

Quax in Afrika
Quax in Afrika (1947)

as Otto 'Quax' Groschenbügel

The Punch Bowl
The Punch Bowl (1944)
GoodWatch score 74

as Dr. Johannes Pfeiffer/Hans Pfeiffer

The Angel and the Lyre
The Angel and the Lyre (1944)

Director

Ich vertraue Dir meine Frau an
Ich vertraue Dir meine Frau an (1943)

as Peter Trost

Sophienlund
Sophienlund (1943)

Director

Quax, der Bruchpilot
Quax, der Bruchpilot (1941)
GoodWatch score 58

as Otto Groschenbügel

Der Gasmann
Der Gasmann (1941)

as Hermann Knittel

Clothes Make the Man
Clothes Make the Man (1940)
GoodWatch score 67

as Schneidergeselle Wenzel

1930s

40 titles · average score 66
13 Chairs
13 Chairs (1938)
GoodWatch score 67

as Friseur Felix Rabe

Der Mustergatte
Der Mustergatte (1937)

as Billy Bartlett

The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (1937)
GoodWatch score 72

as Dr. John H. Watson / Macky McPherson

Wer zuletzt küßt...
Wer zuletzt küßt... (1936)

as Franz Angerer

Heaven on Earth
Heaven on Earth (1935)

as Peter Hilpert

Frasquita
Frasquita (1934)

as Hippolit

Heinz in the Moon
Heinz in the Moon (1934)

as Aristides Nessel

A Waltz for You
A Waltz for You (1934)

as Benjamin Cortes

Heimkehr ins Glück
Heimkehr ins Glück (1933)

as Amadori

Laughing Heirs
Laughing Heirs (1933)
GoodWatch score 61

as Peter Frank

Bombs Over Monte Carlo
Bombs Over Monte Carlo (1931)

as Erster Offizier Peter

Burglars
Burglars (1930)

as Sérigny