- He became established as a cinematographer in the second half of the 10s and he was engaged for "Der Fakir" (1918), "Die Pantherbraut" (1919), "Malaria" (19) and "Aberglaube" (1919).
- The movie "Hochverrat" (1929) became his last cinematical work but he did not survive the shooting. During his work for this movie he was hit by a hoofbeat of a horse. He was insured in such a way that he died shortly afterwards. The movie was finished by the cinematographer Carl Hoffmann.
- He made first experiences in the film business from 1908 and from 1913 he became a cinematographer of many movies.
- The 20s offered him again numerous engagements and Friedrich Weinmann was responsible as a cinematographer for the silent movies "Kaliber fünf Komma zwei" (1920), "Die Herrin der Welt, 8. Teil: Die Rache der Maud Fergusson" (1920), Der Biberpelz" (1928) and "Napoleon auf St. Helena" (1929).
- His film career became interrupted during World War I when he served for the "Bild- and Filmamt" for which he shot aerial photographs.
- The cinematographer Friedrich Weinmann did not enter the film business via a profession as a photographer like many other early cinematographers but finished an education for graphics in Dresden.
- His son Siegfried Weinmann became a cinematographer too.
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