Sig Ruman
Sig Ruman
Born 10/10/1884 in Hamburg, Germany

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).

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.

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Filmography (Movies)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Character:Self (archive footage)

Release Date:10/01/1972

Way... Way Out

Way... Way Out

Character:Russian Delegate

Release Date:26/10/1966

The Fortune Cookie

The Fortune Cookie

Character:Professor Winterhalter

Release Date:19/10/1966

The Last of the Secret Agents?

The Last of the Secret Agents?

Character:Prof. Werner von Koenig

Release Date:25/05/1966

Doom of Dracula

Doom of Dracula

Character:The Burgomaster (archive footage)

Release Date:01/01/1966

36 Hours

36 Hours

Character:German Guard

Release Date:26/11/1964

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Character:Hammacher (uncredited)

Release Date:24/06/1964

One, Two, Three

One, Two, Three

Character:Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)

Release Date:15/12/1961

The Errand Boy

The Errand Boy

Character:Baron Elston Carteblanche

Release Date:28/11/1961

Around the World with Nellie Bly

Around the World with Nellie Bly

Character:Tug Captain

Release Date:03/01/1960

The Wings of Eagles

The Wings of Eagles

Character:Manager

Release Date:31/01/1957

Spy Chasers

Spy Chasers

Character:King Rinko

Release Date:31/07/1955

Many Rivers to Cross

Many Rivers to Cross

Character:Spectacle Man

Release Date:04/02/1955

Carolina Cannonball

Carolina Cannonball

Character:Stefan

Release Date:28/01/1955

3 Ring Circus

3 Ring Circus

Character:Fritz Schlitz

Release Date:22/12/1954

White Christmas

White Christmas

Character:Landlord (uncredited)

Release Date:14/10/1954

Living It Up

Living It Up

Character:Dr. Emile Egelhofer

Release Date:04/08/1954

The Glenn Miller Story

The Glenn Miller Story

Character:W. Kranz

Release Date:04/01/1954

The Girl on The Roof

The Girl on The Roof

Character:

Release Date:16/12/1953

Houdini

Houdini

Character:Schultz

Release Date:02/07/1953

Stalag 17

Stalag 17

Character:Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz

Release Date:29/05/1953

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation

Character:Cyrus Kraft

Release Date:27/10/1952

The World in His Arms

The World in His Arms

Character:General Ivan Vorashilov

Release Date:09/10/1952

O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House

Character:Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

Release Date:07/08/1952

On the Riviera

On the Riviera

Character:Gapeaux

Release Date:20/04/1951

Father Is a Bachelor

Father Is a Bachelor

Character:Jericho Schlosser

Release Date:22/02/1950

Border Incident

Border Incident

Character:Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich

Release Date:28/10/1949

The Emperor Waltz

The Emperor Waltz

Character:Dr. Zwieback

Release Date:02/07/1948

Give My Regards to Broadway

Give My Regards to Broadway

Character:Arthur Dinkel

Release Date:08/06/1948

If You Knew Susie

If You Knew Susie

Character:Count Alexis

Release Date:07/02/1948

Mother Wore Tights

Mother Wore Tights

Character:Papa

Release Date:20/08/1947

Faithful in My Fashion

Faithful in My Fashion

Character:Professor Boris Riminoffsky

Release Date:21/08/1946

Night and Day

Night and Day

Character:Wilowski

Release Date:02/07/1946

A Night in Casablanca

A Night in Casablanca

Character:Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel

Release Date:10/05/1946

The Dolly Sisters

The Dolly Sisters

Character:Ignatz Tsimmis

Release Date:14/11/1945

She Went to the Races

She Went to the Races

Character:Dr. Gurke

Release Date:04/11/1945

Men in Her Diary

Men in Her Diary

Character:Mme. Irene

Release Date:14/09/1945

A Royal Scandal

A Royal Scandal

Character:General Ronsky

Release Date:26/03/1945

House of Frankenstein

House of Frankenstein

Character:Burgomeister Hussman

Release Date:15/12/1944

Summer Storm

Summer Storm

Character:Kuzma

Release Date:14/07/1944

The Hitler Gang

The Hitler Gang

Character:General von Hindenburg

Release Date:26/04/1944

It Happened Tomorrow

It Happened Tomorrow

Character:Mr. Beckstein

Release Date:31/03/1944

The Song of Bernadette

The Song of Bernadette

Character:Louis Bouriette

Release Date:21/12/1943

Government Girl

Government Girl

Character:Ambassador

Release Date:05/11/1943

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

Character:Joe Flugelman

Release Date:01/10/1943

They Came to Blow Up America

They Came to Blow Up America

Character:Dr. Herman Holger

Release Date:07/05/1943

Tarzan Triumphs

Tarzan Triumphs

Character:Sergeant

Release Date:20/01/1943

China Girl

China Girl

Character:Jarubi

Release Date:09/12/1942

Desperate Journey

Desperate Journey

Character:Preuss

Release Date:26/09/1942

Berlin Correspondent

Berlin Correspondent

Character:Dr. Dietrich

Release Date:17/08/1942

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

Character:Heinrich, Spy Leader

Release Date:30/07/1942

Crossroads

Crossroads

Character:Dr. Alex Dubroc

Release Date:23/07/1942

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

Character:Col. Ehrhardt

Release Date:06/03/1942

Remember Pearl Harbor

Remember Pearl Harbor

Character:Dirk Van Hoorten

Release Date:02/01/1942

Breakdowns of 1941

Breakdowns of 1941

Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Release Date:14/11/1941

This Woman Is Mine

This Woman Is Mine

Character:John Jacob Astor

Release Date:22/08/1941

World Premiere

World Premiere

Character:Franz von Bushmaster

Release Date:21/08/1941

Shining Victory

Shining Victory

Character:Professor Herman Von Reiter

Release Date:30/05/1941

Love Crazy

Love Crazy

Character:Dr. Wuthering

Release Date:23/05/1941

The Wagons Roll at Night

The Wagons Roll at Night

Character:Hoffman the Great

Release Date:25/04/1941

That Uncertain Feeling

That Uncertain Feeling

Character:Kafka (as Sig Rumann)

Release Date:20/04/1941

The Man Who Lost Himself

The Man Who Lost Himself

Character:Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)

Release Date:21/03/1941

So Ends Our Night

So Ends Our Night

Character:Ammers

Release Date:27/02/1941

Victory

Victory

Character:Mr. Schomberg

Release Date:21/12/1940

Comrade X

Comrade X

Character:Emil Von Hofer

Release Date:13/12/1940

Bitter Sweet

Bitter Sweet

Character:Herr Schlick

Release Date:08/11/1940

Four Sons

Four Sons

Character:Newmann

Release Date:14/06/1940

I Was an Adventuress

I Was an Adventuress

Character:Herr Protz

Release Date:10/05/1940

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

Character:Van Cleve

Release Date:07/03/1940

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Character:Dr. Hans Wolfert

Release Date:23/02/1940

Remember?

Remember?

Character:Dr. Schmidt

Release Date:19/12/1939

Ninotchka

Ninotchka

Character:Comrade Iranoff

Release Date:16/11/1939

Only Angels Have Wings

Only Angels Have Wings

Character:Dutchy

Release Date:15/05/1939

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Character:Krogman

Release Date:06/05/1939

Never Say Die

Never Say Die

Character:Poppa Ingleborg

Release Date:08/03/1939

Honolulu

Honolulu

Character:Psychiatrist

Release Date:03/02/1939

The Great Waltz

The Great Waltz

Character:Wertheimer

Release Date:04/11/1938

Suez

Suez

Character:Sergeant Pellerin

Release Date:28/10/1938

Girls on Probation

Girls on Probation

Character:Roger Heath

Release Date:22/10/1938

I'll Give a Million

I'll Give a Million

Character:Anatole Primerose

Release Date:27/07/1938

Paradise for Three

Paradise for Three

Character:Mr. Bold

Release Date:04/06/1938

The Saint in New York

The Saint in New York

Character:Hutch Rellin

Release Date:25/05/1938

Thank You, Mr. Moto

Thank You, Mr. Moto

Character:Colonel Tchernov

Release Date:24/12/1937

Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

Character:Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer

Release Date:25/11/1937

Heidi

Heidi

Character:Police Captain

Release Date:15/10/1937

Lancer Spy

Lancer Spy

Character:Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen

Release Date:08/10/1937

Thin Ice

Thin Ice

Character:Prime Minister

Release Date:03/09/1937

Love Under Fire

Love Under Fire

Character:General Montero

Release Date:20/08/1937

Think Fast, Mr. Moto

Think Fast, Mr. Moto

Character:Nicolas Marloff

Release Date:23/07/1937

A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races

Character:Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg

Release Date:11/06/1937

This Is My Affair

This Is My Affair

Character:Gus

Release Date:28/05/1937

The Great Hospital Mystery

The Great Hospital Mystery

Character:Dr. Taggert

Release Date:14/05/1937

Midnight Taxi

Midnight Taxi

Character:John B. Rudd

Release Date:04/04/1937

Maytime

Maytime

Character:Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)

Release Date:26/03/1937

Seventh Heaven

Seventh Heaven

Character:Durand (as Sig Rumann)

Release Date:25/03/1937

On the Avenue

On the Avenue

Character:Herr Hanfstangel

Release Date:12/02/1937

The Bold Caballero

The Bold Caballero

Character:Commandante Sebastian Golle

Release Date:01/12/1936

The Princess Comes Across

The Princess Comes Across

Character:Steindorf

Release Date:22/05/1936

East of Java

East of Java

Character:Hans Muller

Release Date:01/12/1935

A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

Character:Gottlieb

Release Date:15/11/1935

The Farmer Takes a Wife

The Farmer Takes a Wife

Character:Blacksmith

Release Date:05/07/1935

Spring Tonic

Spring Tonic

Character:Matt Conklin

Release Date:27/06/1935

The Wedding Night

The Wedding Night

Character:Mr. Jan Novak

Release Date:08/03/1935

Under Pressure

Under Pressure

Character:Doctor

Release Date:02/02/1935

Marie Galante

Marie Galante

Character:Brogard

Release Date:25/10/1934

Servants' Entrance

Servants' Entrance

Character:Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)

Release Date:25/09/1934

The World Moves On

The World Moves On

Character:Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)

Release Date:27/06/1934

Die Königsloge

Die Königsloge

Character:Bailiff

Release Date:21/11/1929

Lucky Boy

Lucky Boy

Character:Bridge player (Unbilled)

Release Date:02/02/1929

Television Appearances

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