Ferdinand Schumann-Heink (né Schumann; born 9 August 1893 – 15 September 1958)[citation needed] was a German-born American character actor with over 65 films to his credit.

[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.

He was buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego County, California.