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