Sig Ruman
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1884-10-10 (83 years old)
Deathday
1967-02-14
Place of Birth
Hamburg, Germany
Also known As
Sig Rumann
Siegfried Rumann
Sigfried Rumann
Siegfried Carl Alban Rumann
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 Bill...
Acting
1966
as Prof. Werner von Koenig
1942
as Col. Ehrhardt
1953
as Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
1944
as Burgomeister Hussman
1939
as Comrade Iranoff
1944
as Mr. Beckstein
1938
as Wertheimer
1941
as Dr. Wuthering
1936
as Steindorf
1937
as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
1940
as Emil Von Hofer
1946
as Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
1949
as Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
1940
as Van Cleve
1942
as Dr. Alex Dubroc
1953
as Schultz
1937
as Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
1941
as Kafka (as Sig Rumann)
1939
as Dutchy
1964
as German Guard
1935
as Gottlieb
1937
as Prime Minister
1954
as Fritz Schlitz
1957
as Manager
1954
as W. Kranz
1938
as Hutch Rellin
1942
as Heinrich, Spy Leader
1944
as Kuzma
1955
as Spectacle Man
1942
as Jarubi
1943
as Ambassador
1943
as Sergeant
1952
as General Ivan Vorashilov
1941
as Hoffman the Great
1937
as Nicolas Marloff
1937
as Colonel Tchernov
1940
as Dr. Hans Wolfert
1947
as Papa
1972
as Self (archive footage)
1937
as Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen
1940
as Newmann
1939
as Poppa Ingleborg
1955
as Stefan
1935
as Blacksmith
1938
as Roger Heath
1955
as King Rinko
1936
as Commandante Sebastian Golle
1939
as Dr. Schmidt
1942
as Preuss
1948
as Arthur Dinkel
1938
as Mr. Bold
1941
as Professor Herman Von Reiter
1939
as Psychiatrist
1940
as Herr Schlick
1945
as Dr. Gurke
1938
as Sergeant Pellerin
1943
as Dr. Herman Holger
1948
as Dr. Zwieback
1935
as Mr. Jan Novak
1938
as Anatole Primerose
1940
as Herr Protz
1935
as Doctor
1937
as John B. Rudd
1944
as General von Hindenburg
1946
as Professor Boris Riminoffsky
1937
as Dr. Taggert
1937
as Herr Hanfstangel
1943
as Louis Bouriette
1942
as Dr. Dietrich
1939
as Krogman
1952
as Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
1942
as Dirk Van Hoorten
1940
as Mr. Schomberg
1961
as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
1934
as Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)
1950
as Jericho Schlosser
1937
as General Montero
1937
as Gus
1954
as Dr. Emile Egelhofer
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1948
as Count Alexis
1934
as Brogard
1945
as Ignatz Tsimmis
1952
as Cyrus Kraft
1941
as John Jacob Astor
1966
as Russian Delegate
1943
as Joe Flugelman
1941
as Ammers
1941
as Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)
1937
as Police Captain
1929
as Bailiff
1937
as Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)
1966
as Professor Winterhalter
1951
as Gapeaux
1937
as Durand (as Sig Rumann)
1945
as Mme. Irene
1961
as Baron Elston Carteblanche
1954
as Landlord (uncredited)
1945
as General Ronsky
1935
as Hans Muller
1966
as The Burgomaster (archive footage)
1946
as Wilowski
1964
as Hammacher (uncredited)
1941
as Franz von Bushmaster
1935
as Matt Conklin
1934
as Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)
1929
as Bridge player (Unbilled)
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