| Ferdinand Schumann-Heink | |
| Birth Name: | Ferdinand Schumann |
| Birth Date: | 9 August 1893 |
| Birth Place: | Hamburg, German Empire (present-day Germany) |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego County, California |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1925–1944 |
| Spouse: | June Osborne |
| Father: | Paul Schumann |
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink (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.[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]
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink (Schumann) was the son of opera singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink.[4] He was married to June Osborne.
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink died in Los Angeles on 15 September 1958, aged 65. He was buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego County, California.