Ferdinand Schumann-Heink

Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
	Schumann-Heink in 1925
Born	Ferdinand Schumann; 9 August 1893; Hamburg, German Empire; (present-day Germany)
Died	15 September 1958 (aged 65); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego County, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1925–1944
Spouse	June Osborne
Parents	Paul Schumann (father); Ernestine Schumann-Heink (mother);

Ferdinand Schumann-Heink (né Schumann; born 9 August 1893 – 15 September 1958) was a German-born 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.

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