Sig Ruman
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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
Credits
One, Two, Three (1961)
as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
Ninotchka (1939)
as Comrade Iranoff
White Christmas (1954)
as Landlord (uncredited)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
as Col. Ehrhardt
Stalag 17 (1953)
as Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
Night and Day (1946)
as Wilowski
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
as W. Kranz
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
as Professor Winterhalter
A Night at the Opera (1935)
as Gottlieb
Houdini (1953)
as Schultz
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
as Hammacher (uncredited)
Government Girl (1943)
as Ambassador
Living It Up (1954)
as Dr. Emile Egelhofer
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
as Louis Bouriette
Comrade X (1940)
as Emil Von Hofer
House of Frankenstein (1944)
as Burgomeister Hussman
Heidi (1937)
as Police Captain
36 Hours (1964)
as German Guard
The Errand Boy (1961)
as Baron Elston Carteblanche
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
as Dutchy
It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
as Mr. Beckstein
China Girl (1942)
as Jarubi
A Day at the Races (1937)
as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
as Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
as Manager
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
as Krogman
That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
as Kafka (as Sig Rumann)
Nothing Sacred (1937)
as Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)
as Hoffman the Great
Summer Storm (1944)
as Kuzma
Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)
as Nicolas Marloff
Love Crazy (1941)
as Dr. Wuthering
3 Ring Circus (1954)
as Fritz Schlitz
The World in His Arms (1952)
as General Ivan Vorashilov
Tarzan Triumphs (1943)
as Sergeant
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
as Dr. Hans Wolfert
A Night in Casablanca (1946)
as Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
Breakdowns of 1941 (1941)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
as Self (archive footage)
Berlin Correspondent (1942)
as Dr. Dietrich
The Bold Caballero (1936)
as Commandante Sebastian Golle
The Princess Comes Across (1936)
as Steindorf
The Saint in New York (1938)
as Hutch Rellin
A Royal Scandal (1945)
as General Ronsky
Crossroads (1942)
as Dr. Alex Dubroc
Many Rivers to Cross (1955)
as Spectacle Man
Remember? (1939)
as Dr. Schmidt
The Wedding Night (1935)
as Mr. Jan Novak
On the Riviera (1951)
as Gapeaux
The Great Waltz (1938)
as Wertheimer
Never Say Die (1939)
as Poppa Ingleborg
Seventh Heaven (1937)
as Durand (as Sig Rumann)
Way... Way Out (1966)
as Russian Delegate
Bitter Sweet (1940)
as Herr Schlick
Desperate Journey (1942)
as Preuss
Lancer Spy (1937)
as Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen
Border Incident (1949)
as Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
Mother Wore Tights (1947)
as Papa
I Was an Adventuress (1940)
as Herr Protz
Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
as Joe Flugelman
Suez (1938)
as Sergeant Pellerin
Maytime (1937)
as Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)
This Is My Affair (1937)
as Gus
The World Moves On (1934)
as Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)
The Hitler Gang (1944)
as General von Hindenburg
Father Is a Bachelor (1950)
as Jericho Schlosser
If You Knew Susie (1948)
as Count Alexis
Honolulu (1939)
as Psychiatrist
Marie Galante (1934)
as Brogard
Spy Chasers (1955)
as King Rinko
The Last of the Secret Agents? (1966)
as Prof. Werner von Koenig
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)
as Cyrus Kraft
Victory (1940)
as Mr. Schomberg
Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937)
as Colonel Tchernov
The Emperor Waltz (1948)
as Dr. Zwieback
Four Sons (1940)
as Newmann
Shining Victory (1941)
as Professor Herman Von Reiter
Outside the Three-Mile Limit (1940)
as Van Cleve
Paradise for Three (1938)
as Mr. Bold
So Ends Our Night (1941)
as Ammers
This Woman Is Mine (1941)
as John Jacob Astor
Spring Tonic (1935)
as Matt Conklin
East of Java (1935)
as Hans Muller
On the Avenue (1937)
as Herr Hanfstangel
Remember Pearl Harbor (1942)
as Dirk Van Hoorten
They Came to Blow Up America (1943)
as Dr. Herman Holger
I'll Give a Million (1938)
as Anatole Primerose
Thin Ice (1937)
as Prime Minister
Men in Her Diary (1945)
as Mme. Irene
She Went to the Races (1945)
as Dr. Gurke
The Girl on The Roof (1953)
Actor
The Man Who Lost Himself (1941)
as Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)
Give My Regards to Broadway (1948)
as Arthur Dinkel
Midnight Taxi (1937)
as John B. Rudd
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (1942)
as Heinrich, Spy Leader
Under Pressure (1935)
as Doctor
Love Under Fire (1937)
as General Montero
Faithful in My Fashion (1946)
as Professor Boris Riminoffsky
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
as Blacksmith
Doom of Dracula (1966)
as The Burgomaster (archive footage)
The Great Hospital Mystery (1937)
as Dr. Taggert
Lucky Boy (1929)
as Bridge player (Unbilled)
The Dolly Sisters (1945)
as Ignatz Tsimmis
Girls on Probation (1938)
as Roger Heath
Servants' Entrance (1934)
as Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)
Around the World with Nellie Bly (1960)
as Tug Captain
Carolina Cannonball (1955)
as Stefan
Die Königsloge (1929)
as Bailiff
World Premiere (1941)
as Franz von Bushmaster