Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

Known for
Acting
Born
October 10, 1884
Died
February 14, 1967 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Hamburg, Germany

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

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Filmography

1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory poster

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1966
The Last of the Secret Agents? poster

The Last of the Secret Agents?

Movie · as Prof. Werner von Koenig

1966
Way... Way Out poster

Way... Way Out

Movie · as Russian Delegate

1966
The Fortune Cookie poster

The Fortune Cookie

Movie · as Professor Winterhalter

1965
Hank poster

Hank

TV · 1 ep

1964
36 Hours poster

36 Hours

Movie · as German Guard

1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods poster

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Movie · as Hammacher (uncredited)

1964
Daniel Boone poster

Daniel Boone

TV · as Van Coot · 1 ep

1964
The Addams Family poster

The Addams Family

TV · as Eric Von Bissell · 1 ep

1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

TV · as Conductor Schultz · 1 ep

1963
Petticoat Junction poster

Petticoat Junction

TV · as Professor Lieberschmit · 1 ep

1963
The Danny Kaye Show poster

The Danny Kaye Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1961
One, Two, Three poster

One, Two, Three

Movie · as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)

1961
The Errand Boy poster

The Errand Boy

Movie · as Baron Elston Carteblanche

1960
Around the World with Nellie Bly poster

Around the World with Nellie Bly

Movie · as Tug Captain

1960
Pete and Gladys poster

Pete and Gladys

TV · 2 eps

1959
Johnny Staccato poster

Johnny Staccato

TV · 1 ep

1959
One Step Beyond poster

One Step Beyond

TV · as Franz Schuldorf · 1 ep

1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis poster

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

TV · as Himelmayer · 1 ep

1958
Lawman poster

Lawman

TV · 2 eps

1957
The Wings of Eagles poster

The Wings of Eagles

Movie · as Manager

1957
Maverick poster

Maverick

TV · as Capt. Steeger · 4 eps

1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1955
Many Rivers to Cross poster

Many Rivers to Cross

Movie · as Spectacle Man

1955
Carolina Cannonball poster

Carolina Cannonball

Movie · as Stefan

1955
Spy Chasers poster

Spy Chasers

Movie · as King Rinko

1954
3 Ring Circus poster

3 Ring Circus

Movie · as Fritz Schlitz

1954
The Glenn Miller Story poster

The Glenn Miller Story

Movie · as W. Kranz

1954
Living It Up poster

Living It Up

Movie · as Dr. Emile Egelhofer

1954
White Christmas poster

White Christmas

Movie · as Landlord (uncredited)

1953
Stalag 17 poster

Stalag 17

Movie · as Johann Schulz

1953
Houdini poster

Houdini

Movie · as Schultz

1953
The Girl on The Roof poster

The Girl on The Roof

Movie

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Dr. Haegendorff · 1 ep

1953
Private Secretary poster

Private Secretary

TV · 1 ep

1952
The World in His Arms poster

The World in His Arms

Movie · as General Ivan Vorashilov

1952
O. Henry's Full House poster

O. Henry's Full House

Movie · as Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

1952
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation poster

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation

Movie · as Cyrus Kraft

1951
On the Riviera poster

On the Riviera

Movie · as Gapeaux

1950
Father Is a Bachelor poster

Father Is a Bachelor

Movie · as Jericho Schlosser

1949
Border Incident poster

Border Incident

Movie · as Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich

1948
Give My Regards to Broadway poster

Give My Regards to Broadway

Movie · as Arthur Dinkel

1948
The Emperor Waltz poster

The Emperor Waltz

Movie · as Dr. Zwieback

1948
If You Knew Susie poster

If You Knew Susie

Movie · as Count Alexis

1947
Mother Wore Tights poster

Mother Wore Tights

Movie · as Papa

1946
A Night in Casablanca poster

A Night in Casablanca

Movie · as Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel

1946
Faithful in My Fashion poster

Faithful in My Fashion

Movie · as Professor Boris Riminoffsky

1946
Night and Day poster

Night and Day

Movie · as Wilowski

1945
She Went to the Races poster

She Went to the Races

Movie · as Dr. Gurke

1945
The Dolly Sisters poster

The Dolly Sisters

Movie · as Ignatz Tsimmis

1945
Men in Her Diary poster

Men in Her Diary

Movie · as Mme. Irene

1945
A Royal Scandal poster

A Royal Scandal

Movie · as General Ronsky

1944
House of Frankenstein poster

House of Frankenstein

Movie · as Burgomeister Hussman

1944
It Happened Tomorrow poster

It Happened Tomorrow

Movie · as Mr. Beckstein

1944
Summer Storm poster

Summer Storm

Movie · as Kuzma

1944
The Hitler Gang poster

The Hitler Gang

Movie · as General von Hindenburg

1943
Government Girl poster

Government Girl

Movie · as Ambassador

1943
Tarzan Triumphs poster

Tarzan Triumphs

Movie · as Sergeant

1943
They Came to Blow Up America poster

They Came to Blow Up America

Movie · as Dr. Herman Holger

1943
The Song of Bernadette poster

The Song of Bernadette

Movie · as Louis Bouriette

1943
Sweet Rosie O'Grady poster

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

Movie · as Joe Flugelman

1942
To Be or Not to Be poster

To Be or Not to Be

Movie · as Col. Ehrhardt

1942
Crossroads poster

Crossroads

Movie · as Dr. Alex Dubroc

1942
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen poster

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

Movie · as Heinrich, Spy Leader

1942
China Girl poster

China Girl

Movie · as Jarubi

1942
Desperate Journey poster

Desperate Journey

Movie · as Preuss

1942
Berlin Correspondent poster

Berlin Correspondent

Movie · as Dr. Dietrich

1942
Remember Pearl Harbor poster

Remember Pearl Harbor

Movie · as Dirk Van Hoorten

1941
Love Crazy poster

Love Crazy

Movie · as Dr. Wuthering

1941
That Uncertain Feeling poster

That Uncertain Feeling

Movie · as Kafka (as Sig Rumann)

1941
The Wagons Roll at Night poster

The Wagons Roll at Night

Movie · as Hoffman the Great

1941
Shining Victory poster

Shining Victory

Movie · as Professor Herman Von Reiter

1941
Breakdowns of 1941 poster

Breakdowns of 1941

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1941
This Woman Is Mine poster

This Woman Is Mine

Movie · as John Jacob Astor

1941
So Ends Our Night poster

So Ends Our Night

Movie · as Ammers

1941
The Man Who Lost Himself poster

The Man Who Lost Himself

Movie · as Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)

1941
World Premiere poster

World Premiere

Movie · as Franz von Bushmaster

1940
Comrade X poster

Comrade X

Movie · as Emil Von Hofer

1940
Outside the Three-Mile Limit poster

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

Movie · as Van Cleve

1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet poster

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Movie · as Dr. Hans Wolfert

1940
Four Sons poster

Four Sons

Movie · as Newmann

1940
Bitter Sweet poster

Bitter Sweet

Movie · as Herr Schlick

1940
I Was an Adventuress poster

I Was an Adventuress

Movie · as Herr Protz

1940
Victory poster

Victory

Movie · as Mr. Schomberg

1939
Ninotchka poster

Ninotchka

Movie · as Comrade Iranoff

1939
Only Angels Have Wings poster

Only Angels Have Wings

Movie · as Dutchy

1939
Never Say Die poster

Never Say Die

Movie · as Poppa Ingleborg

1939
Remember? poster

Remember?

Movie · as Dr. Schmidt

1939
Honolulu poster

Honolulu

Movie · as Psychiatrist

1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy poster

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Movie · as Krogman

1938
The Great Waltz poster

The Great Waltz

Movie · as Wertheimer

1938
The Saint in New York poster

The Saint in New York

Movie · as Hutch Rellin

1938
Girls on Probation poster

Girls on Probation

Movie · as Roger Heath

1938
Paradise for Three poster

Paradise for Three

Movie · as Mr. Bold

1938
Suez poster

Suez

Movie · as Sergeant Pellerin

1938
I'll Give a Million poster

I'll Give a Million

Movie · as Anatole Primerose

1937
A Day at the Races poster

A Day at the Races

Movie · as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg

1937
Nothing Sacred poster

Nothing Sacred

Movie · as Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer

1937
Thin Ice poster

Thin Ice

Movie · as Prime Minister

1937
Think Fast, Mr. Moto poster

Think Fast, Mr. Moto

Movie · as Nicolas Marloff

1937
Thank You, Mr. Moto poster

Thank You, Mr. Moto

Movie · as Colonel Tchernov

1937
Lancer Spy poster

Lancer Spy

Movie · as Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen

1937
Midnight Taxi poster

Midnight Taxi

Movie · as John B. Rudd

1937
The Great Hospital Mystery poster

The Great Hospital Mystery

Movie · as Dr. Taggert

1937
On the Avenue poster

On the Avenue

Movie · as Herr Hanfstangel

1937
Love Under Fire poster

Love Under Fire

Movie · as General Montero

1937
This Is My Affair poster

This Is My Affair

Movie · as Gus

1937
Heidi poster

Heidi

Movie · as Police Captain

1937
Maytime poster

Maytime

Movie · as Fanchon

1937
Seventh Heaven poster

Seventh Heaven

Movie · as Durand (as Sig Rumann)

1936
The Princess Comes Across poster

The Princess Comes Across

Movie · as Steindorf

1936
The Bold Caballero poster

The Bold Caballero

Movie · as Commandante Sebastian Golle

1935
A Night at the Opera poster

A Night at the Opera

Movie · as Gottlieb

1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife poster

The Farmer Takes a Wife

Movie · as Blacksmith

1935
The Wedding Night poster

The Wedding Night

Movie · as Mr. Jan Novak

1935
Under Pressure poster

Under Pressure

Movie · as Doctor

1935
East of Java poster

East of Java

Movie · as Hans Muller

1935
Spring Tonic poster

Spring Tonic

Movie · as Matt Conklin

1934
The World Moves On poster

The World Moves On

Movie · as Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)

1934
Marie Galante poster

Marie Galante

Movie · as Brogard

1934
Servants' Entrance poster

Servants' Entrance

Movie · as Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)

1929
Die Königsloge poster

Die Königsloge

Movie · as Bailiff

1929
Lucky Boy poster

Lucky Boy

Movie · as Bridge player (Unbilled)