Sig Ruman
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1884-10-10
Day of Death
1967-02-14 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Hamburg, Germany
Sig Ruman
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.
Acting
(1972)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
(1966)
The Fortune Cookie
as Professor Winterhalter
(1966)
Way... Way Out
as Russian Delegate
(1966)
The Last of the Secret Agents?
as Prof. Werner von Koenig
(1966)
Doom of Dracula
as The Burgomaster (archive footage)
(1964)
36 Hours
as German Guard
(1964)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Hammacher (uncredited)
(1961)
One, Two, Three
as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
(1961)
The Errand Boy
as Baron Elston Carteblanche
(1957)
The Wings of Eagles
as Manager
(1955)
Many Rivers to Cross
as Spectacle Man
(1955)
Spy Chasers
as King Rinko
(1955)
Carolina Cannonball
as Stefan
(1954)
White Christmas
as Landlord (uncredited)
(1954)
The Glenn Miller Story
as W. Kranz
(1954)
Living It Up
as Dr. Emile Egelhofer
(1954)
3 Ring Circus
as Fritz Schlitz
(1953)
Stalag 17
as Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
(1953)
Houdini
as Schultz
(1953)
(1952)
O. Henry's Full House
as Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
(1952)
The World in His Arms
as General Ivan Vorashilov
(1952)
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
as Cyrus Kraft
(1951)
On the Riviera
as Gapeaux
(1950)
Father Is a Bachelor
as Jericho Schlosser
(1949)
Border Incident
as Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
(1948)
The Emperor Waltz
as Dr. Zwieback
(1948)
If You Knew Susie
as Count Alexis
(1948)
Give My Regards to Broadway
as Arthur Dinkel
(1947)
Mother Wore Tights
as Papa
(1946)
Night and Day
as Wilowski
(1946)
A Night in Casablanca
as Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
(1946)
Faithful in My Fashion
as Professor Boris Riminoffsky
(1945)
A Royal Scandal
as General Ronsky
(1945)
The Dolly Sisters
as Ignatz Tsimmis
(1945)
Men in Her Diary
as Mme. Irene
(1945)
She Went to the Races
as Dr. Gurke
(1944)
House of Frankenstein
as Burgomeister Hussman
(1944)
It Happened Tomorrow
as Mr. Beckstein
(1944)
The Hitler Gang
as General von Hindenburg
(1944)
Summer Storm
as Kuzma
(1943)
The Song of Bernadette
as Louis Bouriette
(1943)
Tarzan Triumphs
as Sergeant
(1943)
Government Girl
as Ambassador
(1943)
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Joe Flugelman
(1943)
They Came to Blow Up America
as Dr. Herman Holger
(1942)
To Be or Not to Be
as Col. Ehrhardt
(1942)
Crossroads
as Dr. Alex Dubroc
(1942)
China Girl
as Jarubi
(1942)
Desperate Journey
as Preuss
(1942)
Remember Pearl Harbor
as Dirk Van Hoorten
(1942)
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
as Heinrich, Spy Leader
(1942)
Berlin Correspondent
as Dr. Dietrich
(1941)
That Uncertain Feeling
as Kafka (as Sig Rumann)
(1941)
Love Crazy
as Dr. Wuthering
(1941)
The Wagons Roll at Night
as Hoffman the Great
(1941)
So Ends Our Night
as Ammers
(1941)
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1941)
The Man Who Lost Himself
as Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)
(1941)
This Woman Is Mine
as John Jacob Astor
(1941)
World Premiere
as Franz von Bushmaster
(1941)
Shining Victory
as Professor Herman Von Reiter
(1940)
Comrade X
as Emil Von Hofer
(1940)
Bitter Sweet
as Herr Schlick
(1940)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Dr. Hans Wolfert
(1940)
Four Sons
as Newmann
(1940)
Victory
as Mr. Schomberg
(1940)
I Was an Adventuress
as Herr Protz
(1940)
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
as Van Cleve
(1939)
Ninotchka
as Comrade Iranoff
(1939)
Only Angels Have Wings
as Dutchy
(1939)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Krogman
(1939)
Honolulu
as Psychiatrist
(1939)
Remember?
as Dr. Schmidt
(1939)
Never Say Die
as Poppa Ingleborg
(1938)
Suez
as Sergeant Pellerin
(1938)
The Great Waltz
as Wertheimer
(1938)
The Saint in New York
as Hutch Rellin
(1938)
I'll Give a Million
as Anatole Primerose
(1938)
Paradise for Three
as Mr. Bold
(1938)
Girls on Probation
as Roger Heath
(1937)
Nothing Sacred
as Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
(1937)
Heidi
as Police Captain
(1937)
A Day at the Races
as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
(1937)
Lancer Spy
as Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen
(1937)
Maytime
as Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)
(1937)
Midnight Taxi
as John B. Rudd
(1937)
Seventh Heaven
as Durand (as Sig Rumann)
(1937)
This Is My Affair
as Gus
(1937)
The Great Hospital Mystery
as Dr. Taggert
(1937)
Thank You, Mr. Moto
as Colonel Tchernov
(1937)
Thin Ice
as Prime Minister
(1937)
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
as Nicolas Marloff
(1937)
On the Avenue
as Herr Hanfstangel
(1937)
Love Under Fire
as General Montero
(1936)
The Bold Caballero
as Commandante Sebastian Golle
(1936)
The Princess Comes Across
as Steindorf
(1935)
A Night at the Opera
as Gottlieb
(1935)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Blacksmith
(1935)
Spring Tonic
as Matt Conklin
(1935)
The Wedding Night
as Mr. Jan Novak
(1935)
East of Java
as Hans Muller
(1935)
Under Pressure
as Doctor
(1934)
Marie Galante
as Brogard
(1934)
Servants' Entrance
as Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)
(1934)
The World Moves On
as Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)
(1929)
Lucky Boy
as Bridge player (Unbilled)
(1929)
Die Königsloge
as Bailiff