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)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Hammacher (uncredited)
(1964)
36 Hours
as German Guard
(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)
Carolina Cannonball
as Stefan
(1955)
Spy Chasers
as King Rinko
(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)
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)
Men in Her Diary
as Mme. Irene
(1945)
A Royal Scandal
as General Ronsky
(1945)
The Dolly Sisters
as Ignatz Tsimmis
(1945)
She Went to the Races
as Dr. Gurke
(1944)
It Happened Tomorrow
as Mr. Beckstein
(1944)
House of Frankenstein
as Burgomeister Hussman
(1944)
Summer Storm
as Kuzma
(1944)
The Hitler Gang
as General von Hindenburg
(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)
Desperate Journey
as Preuss
(1942)
China Girl
as Jarubi
(1942)
Crossroads
as Dr. Alex Dubroc
(1942)
Berlin Correspondent
as Dr. Dietrich
(1942)
Remember Pearl Harbor
as Dirk Van Hoorten
(1942)
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
as Heinrich, Spy Leader
(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)
The Man Who Lost Himself
as Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)
(1941)
World Premiere
as Franz von Bushmaster
(1941)
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1941)
Shining Victory
as Professor Herman Von Reiter
(1941)
This Woman Is Mine
as John Jacob Astor
(1940)
Comrade X
as Emil Von Hofer
(1940)
Victory
as Mr. Schomberg
(1940)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Dr. Hans Wolfert
(1940)
Bitter Sweet
as Herr Schlick
(1940)
I Was an Adventuress
as Herr Protz
(1940)
Four Sons
as Newmann
(1940)
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
as Van Cleve
(1939)
Ninotchka
as Comrade Iranoff
(1939)
Only Angels Have Wings
as Dutchy
(1939)
Never Say Die
as Poppa Ingleborg
(1939)
Remember?
as Dr. Schmidt
(1939)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Krogman
(1939)
Honolulu
as Psychiatrist
(1938)
Paradise for Three
as Mr. Bold
(1938)
The Saint in New York
as Hutch Rellin
(1938)
I'll Give a Million
as Anatole Primerose
(1938)
Girls on Probation
as Roger Heath
(1938)
Suez
as Sergeant Pellerin
(1938)
The Great Waltz
as Wertheimer
(1937)
Nothing Sacred
as Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
(1937)
Heidi
as Police Captain
(1937)
A Day at the Races
as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
(1937)
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
as Nicolas Marloff
(1937)
Thank You, Mr. Moto
as Colonel Tchernov
(1937)
This Is My Affair
as Gus
(1937)
Seventh Heaven
as Durand (as Sig Rumann)
(1937)
Thin Ice
as Prime Minister
(1937)
On the Avenue
as Herr Hanfstangel
(1937)
Maytime
as Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)
(1937)
Lancer Spy
as Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen
(1937)
Midnight Taxi
as John B. Rudd
(1937)
Love Under Fire
as General Montero
(1937)
The Great Hospital Mystery
as Dr. Taggert
(1936)
The Princess Comes Across
as Steindorf
(1936)
The Bold Caballero
as Commandante Sebastian Golle
(1935)
A Night at the Opera
as Gottlieb
(1935)
The Wedding Night
as Mr. Jan Novak
(1935)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Blacksmith
(1935)
Under Pressure
as Doctor
(1935)
East of Java
as Hans Muller
(1935)
Spring Tonic
as Matt Conklin
(1934)
Marie Galante
as Brogard
(1934)
The World Moves On
as Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)
(1934)
Servants' Entrance
as Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)
(1929)
Lucky Boy
as Bridge player (Unbilled)
(1929)
Die Königsloge
as Bailiff