Sig Ruman
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Oct 10, 1884 (142 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage) | |
| 1966 | The Last of the Secret Agents?Prof. Werner von Koenig | |
| 1966 | Way... Way OutRussian Delegate | |
| 1966 | The Fortune CookieProfessor Winterhalter | |
| 1966 | Doom of DraculaThe Burgomaster (archive footage) | |
| 1965 | Hank | |
| 1964 | 36 HoursGerman Guard | |
| 1964 | Robin and the 7 HoodsHammacher (uncredited) | |
| 1964 | Daniel BooneVan Coot | |
| 1964 | The Addams FamilyEric Von Bissell | |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Conductor Schultz | |
| 1963 | Petticoat JunctionProfessor Lieberschmit | |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye ShowSelf | |
| 1961 | One, Two, ThreeCount von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1961 | The Errand BoyBaron Elston Carteblanche | |
| 1960 | Around the World with Nellie BlyTug Captain | |
| 1960 | Pete and Gladys | |
| 1959 | Johnny Staccato | |
| 1959 | One Step BeyondFranz Schuldorf | |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie GillisHimelmayer | |
| 1958 | Lawman | |
| 1957 | The Wings of EaglesManager | |
| 1957 | Maverick | |
| 1957 | MaverickCapt. Steeger | |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf | |
| 1955 | Many Rivers to CrossSpectacle Man | |
| 1955 | Carolina CannonballStefan | |
| 1955 | Spy ChasersKing Rinko | |
| 1954 | 3 Ring CircusFritz Schlitz | |
| 1954 | The Glenn Miller StoryW. Kranz | |
| 1954 | Living It UpDr. Emile Egelhofer | |
| 1954 | White ChristmasLandlord (uncredited) | |
| 1953 | Stalag 17Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz | |
| 1953 | HoudiniSchultz | |
| 1953 | The Girl on The Roof | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterDr. Haegendorff | |
| 1953 | Private Secretary | |
| 1952 | The World in His ArmsGeneral Ivan Vorashilov | |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full HouseMenkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited) | |
| 1952 | Ma and Pa Kettle on VacationCyrus Kraft | |
| 1951 | On the RivieraGapeaux | |
| 1950 | Father Is a BachelorJericho Schlosser | |
| 1949 | Border IncidentHugo Wolfgang Ulrich | |
| 1948 | Give My Regards to BroadwayArthur Dinkel | |
| 1948 | The Emperor WaltzDr. Zwieback | |
| 1948 | If You Knew SusieCount Alexis | |
| 1947 | Mother Wore TightsPapa | |
| 1946 | A Night in CasablancaCount Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel | |
| 1946 | Faithful in My FashionProfessor Boris Riminoffsky | |
| 1946 | Night and DayWilowski | |
| 1945 | She Went to the RacesDr. Gurke | |
| 1945 | The Dolly SistersIgnatz Tsimmis | |
| 1945 | Men in Her DiaryMme. Irene | |
| 1945 | A Royal ScandalGeneral Ronsky | |
| 1944 | House of FrankensteinBurgomeister Hussman | |
| 1944 | It Happened TomorrowMr. Beckstein | |
| 1944 | Summer StormKuzma | |
| 1944 | The Hitler GangGeneral von Hindenburg | |
| 1943 | Government GirlAmbassador | |
| 1943 | Tarzan TriumphsSergeant | |
| 1943 | They Came to Blow Up AmericaDr. Herman Holger | |
| 1943 | The Song of BernadetteLouis Bouriette | |
| 1943 | Sweet Rosie O'GradyJoe Flugelman | |
| 1942 | To Be or Not to BeCol. Ehrhardt | |
| 1942 | CrossroadsDr. Alex Dubroc | |
| 1942 | Enemy Agents Meet Ellery QueenHeinrich, Spy Leader | |
| 1942 | China GirlJarubi | |
| 1942 | Desperate JourneyPreuss | |
| 1942 | Berlin CorrespondentDr. Dietrich | |
| 1942 | Remember Pearl HarborDirk Van Hoorten | |
| 1941 | Love CrazyDr. Wuthering | |
| 1941 | That Uncertain FeelingKafka (as Sig Rumann) | |
| 1941 | The Wagons Roll at NightHoffman the Great | |
| 1941 | Shining VictoryProfessor Herman Von Reiter | |
| 1941 | Breakdowns of 1941Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | This Woman Is MineJohn Jacob Astor | |
| 1941 | So Ends Our NightAmmers | |
| 1941 | The Man Who Lost HimselfDr. Simms (as Sig Rumann) | |
| 1941 | World PremiereFranz von Bushmaster | |
| 1940 | Comrade XEmil Von Hofer | |
| 1940 | Outside the Three-Mile LimitVan Cleve | |
| 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic BulletDr. Hans Wolfert | |
| 1940 | Four SonsNewmann | |
| 1940 | Bitter SweetHerr Schlick | |
| 1940 | I Was an AdventuressHerr Protz | |
| 1940 | VictoryMr. Schomberg | |
| 1939 | NinotchkaComrade Iranoff | |
| 1939 | Only Angels Have WingsDutchy | |
| 1939 | Never Say DiePoppa Ingleborg | |
| 1939 | Remember?Dr. Schmidt | |
| 1939 | HonoluluPsychiatrist | |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi SpyKrogman | |
| 1938 | The Great WaltzWertheimer | |
| 1938 | The Saint in New YorkHutch Rellin | |
| 1938 | Girls on ProbationRoger Heath | |
| 1938 | Paradise for ThreeMr. Bold | |
| 1938 | SuezSergeant Pellerin | |
| 1938 | I'll Give a MillionAnatole Primerose | |
| 1937 | A Day at the RacesDr. Leopold X. Steinberg | |
| 1937 | Nothing SacredDr. Emil Eggelhoffer | |
| 1937 | Thin IcePrime Minister | |
| 1937 | Think Fast, Mr. MotoNicolas Marloff | |
| 1937 | Thank You, Mr. MotoColonel Tchernov | |
| 1937 | Lancer SpyLt. Col. Gottfried Hollen | |
| 1937 | Midnight TaxiJohn B. Rudd | |
| 1937 | The Great Hospital MysteryDr. Taggert | |
| 1937 | On the AvenueHerr Hanfstangel | |
| 1937 | Love Under FireGeneral Montero | |
| 1937 | This Is My AffairGus | |
| 1937 | HeidiPolice Captain | |
| 1937 | MaytimeFanchon (as Sig Rumann) | |
| 1937 | Seventh HeavenDurand (as Sig Rumann) | |
| 1936 | The Princess Comes AcrossSteindorf | |
| 1936 | The Bold CaballeroCommandante Sebastian Golle | |
| 1935 | A Night at the OperaGottlieb | |
| 1935 | The Farmer Takes a WifeBlacksmith | |
| 1935 | The Wedding NightMr. Jan Novak | |
| 1935 | Under PressureDoctor | |
| 1935 | East of JavaHans Muller | |
| 1935 | Spring TonicMatt Conklin | |
| 1934 | The World Moves OnBaron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann) | |
| 1934 | Marie GalanteBrogard | |
| 1934 | Servants' EntranceHans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann) | |
| 1929 | Die KönigslogeBailiff | |
| 1929 | Lucky BoyBridge player (Unbilled) |