Cast
Sig Ruman
Acting
Cast
Sig Ruman
Known for
Acting
Born
1884-10-10
From
Hamburg, Germany
Died
1967-02-14
Also known as Sig Rumann, Siegfried Rumann, Sigfried Rumann
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.
★7.2
MOVIE1954
White Christmas
as Landlord (uncredited)
★7.8
MOVIE1942
To Be or Not to Be
as Col. Ehrhardt
★7.5
MOVIE1961
One, Two, Three
as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
★7.5
MOVIE1939
Ninotchka
as Comrade Iranoff
★6.0
MOVIE1942
Berlin Correspondent
as Dr. Dietrich
★6.2
MOVIE1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Hammacher (uncredited)
★5.4
MOVIE1942
China Girl
as Jarubi
★7.7
MOVIE1953
Stalag 17
as Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
★6.5
MOVIE1952
The World in His Arms
as General Ivan Vorashilov
★7.3
MOVIE1939
Only Angels Have Wings
as Dutchy
★6.1
MOVIE1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Krogman
★7.0
MOVIE1941
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★6.6
MOVIE1953
Houdini
as Schultz
★5.7
MOVIE1943
Government Girl
as Ambassador
★7.0
MOVIE1954
The Glenn Miller Story
as W. Kranz
★7.0
MOVIE1942
Remember Pearl Harbor
as Dirk Van Hoorten
★7.2
MOVIE1966
The Fortune Cookie
as Professor Winterhalter
★7.4
MOVIE1935
A Night at the Opera
as Gottlieb
★10.0
MOVIE1966
Doom of Dracula
as The Burgomaster (archive footage)
★6.3
MOVIE1957
The Wings of Eagles
as Manager
★6.9
MOVIE1937
Heidi
as Police Captain
★6.2
MOVIE1937
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
as Nicolas Marloff
★6.6
MOVIE1941
That Uncertain Feeling
as Kafka (as Sig Rumann)
★7.1
MOVIE1943
The Song of Bernadette
as Louis Bouriette
★6.1
MOVIE1944
House of Frankenstein
as Burgomeister Hussman
★5.6
MOVIE1954
3 Ring Circus
as Fritz Schlitz
★6.9
MOVIE1952
O. Henry's Full House
as Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
★7.1
MOVIE1937
A Day at the Races
as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
★6.2
MOVIE1943
Tarzan Triumphs
as Sergeant
★6.5
MOVIE1955
Many Rivers to Cross
as Spectacle Man
★6.5
MOVIE1954
Living It Up
as Dr. Emile Egelhofer
★6.0
MOVIE1936
The Bold Caballero
as Commandante Sebastian Golle
★6.1
MOVIE1946
Night and Day
as Wilowski
★7.0
MOVIE1964
36 Hours
as German Guard
★6.5
MOVIE1943
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Joe Flugelman
★7.0
MOVIE1945
A Royal Scandal
as General Ronsky
★9.0
MOVIE1945
Men in Her Diary
as Mme. Irene
★5.9
MOVIE1966
Way... Way Out
as Russian Delegate
★6.2
MOVIE1961
The Errand Boy
as Baron Elston Carteblanche
★7.3
MOVIE1939
Never Say Die
as Poppa Ingleborg
★10.0
MOVIE1960
Around the World with Nellie Bly
as Tug Captain
★5.9
MOVIE1938
The Great Waltz
as Wertheimer
★6.8
MOVIE1946
A Night in Casablanca
as Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
★6.0
MOVIE1940
Bitter Sweet
as Herr Schlick
★6.1
MOVIE1942
Desperate Journey
as Preuss
★6.1
MOVIE1951
On the Riviera
as Gapeaux
★6.5
MOVIE1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Dr. Hans Wolfert
★6.4
MOVIE1937
Seventh Heaven
as Durand (as Sig Rumann)
★6.8
MOVIE1944
It Happened Tomorrow
as Mr. Beckstein
★6.3
MOVIE1937
Nothing Sacred
as Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
★6.5
MOVIE1941
The Wagons Roll at Night
as Hoffman the Great
★6.2
MOVIE1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Blacksmith
★6.3
MOVIE1944
The Hitler Gang
as General von Hindenburg
★6.1
MOVIE1938
I'll Give a Million
as Anatole Primerose
★7.3
MOVIE1937
This Is My Affair
as Gus
★5.3
MOVIE1937
Love Under Fire
as General Montero
★6.5
MOVIE1935
Spring Tonic
as Matt Conklin
★6.5
MOVIE1940
I Was an Adventuress
as Herr Protz
★6.6
MOVIE1938
The Saint in New York
as Hutch Rellin
★6.1
MOVIE1940
Comrade X
as Emil Von Hofer
★5.7
MOVIE1944
Summer Storm
as Kuzma
★6.0
MOVIE1945
She Went to the Races
as Dr. Gurke
★7.5
MOVIE1935
East of Java
as Hans Muller
★6.9
MOVIE1949
Border Incident
as Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
★7.0
MOVIE1946
Faithful in My Fashion
as Professor Boris Riminoffsky
★7.4
MOVIE1950
Father Is a Bachelor
as Jericho Schlosser
★6.1
MOVIE1941
Shining Victory
as Professor Herman Von Reiter
★6.8
MOVIE1941
Love Crazy
as Dr. Wuthering
★6.2
MOVIE1937
Thank You, Mr. Moto
as Colonel Tchernov
★7.2
MOVIE1937
On the Avenue
as Herr Hanfstangel
★5.9
MOVIE1942
Crossroads
as Dr. Alex Dubroc
★7.0
MOVIE1940
Four Sons
as Newmann
★6.0
MOVIE1937
Lancer Spy
as Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen
★7.4
MOVIE1938
Paradise for Three
as Mr. Bold
★5.5
MOVIE1938
Suez
as Sergeant Pellerin
★5.7
MOVIE1945
The Dolly Sisters
as Ignatz Tsimmis
★5.2
MOVIE1935
Under Pressure
as Doctor
★6.0
MOVIE1939
Remember?
as Dr. Schmidt
★6.2
MOVIE1938
Girls on Probation
as Roger Heath
★6.0
MOVIE1955
Carolina Cannonball
as Stefan
★6.2
MOVIE1948
The Emperor Waltz
as Dr. Zwieback
★7.3
MOVIE1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
★7.9
MOVIE1952
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
as Cyrus Kraft
★5.7
MOVIE1947
Mother Wore Tights
as Papa
★5.4
MOVIE1941
The Man Who Lost Himself
as Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)
★4.9
MOVIE1934
Marie Galante
as Brogard
★6.0
MOVIE1941
World Premiere
as Franz von Bushmaster
★5.9
MOVIE1934
The World Moves On
as Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)
★5.9
MOVIE1935
The Wedding Night
as Mr. Jan Novak
★5.5
MOVIE1937
The Great Hospital Mystery
as Dr. Taggert
★6.8
MOVIE1937
Maytime
as Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)
★6.3
MOVIE1936
The Princess Comes Across
as Steindorf
★5.3
MOVIE1953
The Girl on The Roof
★6.5
MOVIE1939
Honolulu
as Psychiatrist
★4.5
MOVIE1941
This Woman Is Mine
as John Jacob Astor
★4.3
MOVIE1966
The Last of the Secret Agents?
as Prof. Werner von Koenig
★6.8
MOVIE1937
Thin Ice
as Prime Minister
★5.7
MOVIE1940
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
as Van Cleve
★9.0
MOVIE1940
Victory
as Mr. Schomberg
★7.5
MOVIE1948
Give My Regards to Broadway
as Arthur Dinkel
★6.3
MOVIE1941
So Ends Our Night
as Ammers
★8.0
MOVIE1934
Servants' Entrance
as Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)
★6.5
MOVIE1942
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
as Heinrich, Spy Leader
★6.8
MOVIE1943
They Came to Blow Up America
as Dr. Herman Holger
★7.3
MOVIE1948
If You Knew Susie
as Count Alexis
★6.2
MOVIE1937
Midnight Taxi
as John B. Rudd
★5.3
MOVIE1929
Lucky Boy
as Bridge player (Unbilled)
★10.0
MOVIE1929
Die Königsloge
as Bailiff
★8.0
MOVIE1955
Spy Chasers
as King Rinko