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