Sig Ruman
Known for Acting · 124 credits
- Born
- 1884-10-10
- Died
- 1967-02-14
- Place of birth
- Hamburg, Germany
- Also known as
- Sig Rumann · Siegfried Rumann · Sigfried Rumann · Siegfried Carl Alban Rumann
Biography
Sig Ruman was a German-American actor known for his portrayals of pompous and often stereotypical Teutonic officials or villains. Ruman made his film debut in Lucky Boy (1929).
He became a favorite of the Marx Brothers, appearing in A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, and A Night in Casablanca. His German accent and large stature kept him busy during World War II, playing sinister Nazi characters in a series of wartime thrillers.
During this period, he also appeared in several films by director Ernst Lubitsch including Ninotchka and To Be or Not to Be. Ruman continued playing over-the-top German characters later in his career for Billy Wilder in The Emperor Waltz, Stalag 17, and The Fortune Cookie.
Known For
TV Shows (15)
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Professor Lieberschmit
Maverick
1957
as Capt. Steeger
Lawman
1958
Daniel Boone
1964
as Van Coot
One Step Beyond
1959
as Franz Schuldorf
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
The Addams Family
1964
as Eric Von Bissell
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Himelmayer
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Conductor Schultz
Private Secretary
1953
Pete and Gladys
1960
Johnny Staccato
1959
Hank
1965
General Electric Theater
1953
as Dr. Haegendorff
Movies (109)
White Christmas
1954
as Landlord (uncredited)
Ninotchka
1939
as Comrade Iranoff
To Be or Not to Be
1942
as Col. Ehrhardt
One, Two, Three
1961
as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
China Girl
1942
as Jarubi
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
as Hammacher (uncredited)
Stalag 17
1953
as Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
The Fortune Cookie
1966
as Professor Winterhalter
Berlin Correspondent
1942
as Dr. Dietrich
Only Angels Have Wings
1939
as Dutchy
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
as W. Kranz
A Day at the Races
1937
as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
Heidi
1937
as Police Captain
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Krogman
House of Frankenstein
1944
as Burgomeister Hussman
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
The Song of Bernadette
1943
as Louis Bouriette
The Wings of Eagles
1957
as Manager
The World in His Arms
1952
as General Ivan Vorashilov
Government Girl
1943
as Ambassador
A Night in Casablanca
1946
as Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
Doom of Dracula
1966
as The Burgomaster (archive footage)
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
1937
as Nicolas Marloff
Night and Day
1946
as Wilowski
The Great Waltz
1938
as Wertheimer
Living It Up
1954
as Dr. Emile Egelhofer
Many Rivers to Cross
1955
as Spectacle Man
Nothing Sacred
1937
as Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
Tarzan Triumphs
1943
as Sergeant
That Uncertain Feeling
1941
as Kafka (as Sig Rumann)
Remember Pearl Harbor
1942
as Dirk Van Hoorten
The Bold Caballero
1936
as Commandante Sebastian Golle
3 Ring Circus
1954
as Fritz Schlitz
The Emperor Waltz
1948
as Dr. Zwieback
The Errand Boy
1961
as Baron Elston Carteblanche
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
as Dr. Hans Wolfert
Houdini
1953
as Schultz
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943
as Joe Flugelman
Never Say Die
1939
as Poppa Ingleborg
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Way... Way Out
1966
as Russian Delegate
Men in Her Diary
1945
as Mme. Irene
Desperate Journey
1942
as Preuss
A Night at the Opera
1935
as Gottlieb
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
as Mr. Beckstein
36 Hours
1964
as German Guard
On the Riviera
1951
as Gapeaux
Maytime
1937
as Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)
Comrade X
1940
as Emil Von Hofer
The Princess Comes Across
1936
as Steindorf
This Is My Affair
1937
as Gus
Bitter Sweet
1940
as Herr Schlick
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941
as Hoffman the Great
Love Crazy
1941
as Dr. Wuthering
Honolulu
1939
as Psychiatrist
Carolina Cannonball
1955
as Stefan
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937
as Colonel Tchernov
Summer Storm
1944
as Kuzma
Mother Wore Tights
1947
as Papa
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Blacksmith
I Was an Adventuress
1940
as Herr Protz
Love Under Fire
1937
as General Montero
A Royal Scandal
1945
as General Ronsky
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
1952
as Cyrus Kraft
On the Avenue
1937
as Herr Hanfstangel
Around the World with Nellie Bly
1960
as Tug Captain
The Dolly Sisters
1945
as Ignatz Tsimmis
The World Moves On
1934
as Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)
Seventh Heaven
1937
as Durand (as Sig Rumann)
The Saint in New York
1938
as Hutch Rellin
Girls on Probation
1938
as Roger Heath
If You Knew Susie
1948
as Count Alexis
Four Sons
1940
as Newmann
Suez
1938
as Sergeant Pellerin
She Went to the Races
1945
as Dr. Gurke
I'll Give a Million
1938
as Anatole Primerose
Lancer Spy
1937
as Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen
This Woman Is Mine
1941
as John Jacob Astor
Thin Ice
1937
as Prime Minister
Shining Victory
1941
as Professor Herman Von Reiter
Crossroads
1942
as Dr. Alex Dubroc
The Hitler Gang
1944
as General von Hindenburg
Under Pressure
1935
as Doctor
The Last of the Secret Agents?
1966
as Prof. Werner von Koenig
Faithful in My Fashion
1946
as Professor Boris Riminoffsky
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
1942
as Heinrich, Spy Leader
East of Java
1935
as Hans Muller
They Came to Blow Up America
1943
as Dr. Herman Holger
Father Is a Bachelor
1950
as Jericho Schlosser
Spring Tonic
1935
as Matt Conklin
Remember?
1939
as Dr. Schmidt
The Girl on The Roof
1953
Border Incident
1949
as Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
Paradise for Three
1938
as Mr. Bold
Give My Regards to Broadway
1948
as Arthur Dinkel
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
1940
as Van Cleve
So Ends Our Night
1941
as Ammers
The Man Who Lost Himself
1941
as Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)
Marie Galante
1934
as Brogard
Midnight Taxi
1937
as John B. Rudd
Servants' Entrance
1934
as Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
Die Königsloge
1929
as Bailiff
World Premiere
1941
as Franz von Bushmaster
Lucky Boy
1929
as Bridge player (Unbilled)
The Wedding Night
1935
as Mr. Jan Novak
Victory
1940
as Mr. Schomberg
The Great Hospital Mystery
1937
as Dr. Taggert
Spy Chasers
1955
as King Rinko
About Sig Ruman
Sig Ruman was a German-American actor known for his portrayals of pompous and often stereotypical Teutonic officials or villains. Ruman made his film debut in Lucky Boy (1929). He became a favorite of the Marx Brothers, appearing in A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, and A Night in Casablanca. His German accent and large stature kept him busy during World War II, playing sinister Nazi characters in a series of wartime thrillers. During this period, he also appeared in several films by director Ernst Lubitsch including Ninotchka and To B… With 124 credits spanning from 1929 to 1972, Sig Ruman has appeared in 109 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sig Ruman Movies
- White Christmas (1954) — as Landlord (uncredited)
- Ninotchka (1939) — as Comrade Iranoff
- To Be or Not to Be (1942) — as Col. Ehrhardt
- One, Two, Three (1961) — as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
- China Girl (1942) — as Jarubi
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