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