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