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Ferdinand Schumann-Heink (born 9 August 1893 – 15 September 1958)^{[citation needed]} was a prolific character actor with over 65 films to his credit.

Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
Schumann-Heink in 1925
Born	(1893-08-09)9 August 1893 Hamburg, Germany
Died	15 September 1958(1958-09-15) (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego County, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1925–1944
Spouse(s)	June Osborne (m. 19??)

Though most of his films were uncredited roles, he wrote the screenplay for the 1930 film Mamba.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

Personal life

Heink was the son of opera singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink.[4] He was married to June Osborne.

Death

He died in 1958 in Los Angeles, California. He was buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego County, California.^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

• The Gallant Fool (1926)
• Hell's Angels (1930)
• Blaze o'Glory (1930)
• Fugitive Road (1934)
• The Widow from Monte Carlo (1935)
• Times Square Playboy (1936)
• Fugitive in the Sky (1936) (uncredited)
• Two Against the World (1936) as Sound Mixer

Notes

External links

• Ferdinand Schumann-Heink at IMDb

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