Sig Ruman
Known for acting · Born 10 October 1884 · Died 14 February 1967 · aged 82 · Hamburg, Germany
123 credits
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
A Night at the Opera
1935
Ninotchka
1939
A Night in Casablanca
1946
Nothing Sacred
1937
To Be or Not to Be
1942
Stalag 17
1953
Tarzan Triumphs
1943
The Saint in New York
1938
The World in His Arms
1952
Only Angels Have Wings
1939
The Bold Caballero
1936
A Day at the Races
1937
Acting (123)
1972Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)Film
1966The Fortune CookieProfessor WinterhalterFilm
1966Way... Way OutRussian DelegateFilm
1966The Last of the Secret Agents?Prof. Werner von KoenigFilm
1965HankSeries
1964The Addams FamilyEric Von BissellSeries
196436 HoursGerman GuardFilm
1964Robin and the 7 HoodsHammacher (uncredited)Film
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Conductor SchultzSeries
1964Daniel BooneVan CootSeries
1963Petticoat JunctionProfessor LieberschmitSeries
1963The Danny Kaye ShowSelfSeries
1961One, Two, ThreeCount von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)Film
1961The Errand BoyBaron Elston CarteblancheFilm
1960Pete and Gladys · 2 episodesSeries
1960Around the World with Nellie BlyTug CaptainFilm
1959The Many Loves of Dobie GillisHimelmayerSeries
1959One Step BeyondFranz SchuldorfSeries
1959Johnny StaccatoSeries
1958Lawman · 2 episodesSeries
1957The Wings of EaglesManagerFilm
1957Maverick · 4 episodes, Capt. SteegerSeries
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelfSeries
1955Many Rivers to CrossSpectacle ManFilm
1955Spy ChasersKing RinkoFilm
1955Carolina CannonballStefanFilm
1954White ChristmasLandlord (uncredited)Film
1954The Glenn Miller StoryW. KranzFilm
1954Living It UpDr. Emile EgelhoferFilm
19543 Ring CircusFritz SchlitzFilm
1953Stalag 17Johann SchulzFilm
1953HoudiniSchultzFilm
1953The Girl on The RoofFilm
1953General Electric TheaterDr. HaegendorffSeries
1953Private SecretarySeries
1952The World in His ArmsGeneral Ivan VorashilovFilm
1952O. Henry's Full HouseMenkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)Film
1952Ma and Pa Kettle on VacationCyrus KraftFilm
1951On the RivieraGapeauxFilm
1950Father Is a BachelorJericho SchlosserFilm
1949Border IncidentHugo Wolfgang UlrichFilm
1948The Emperor WaltzDr. ZwiebackFilm
1948If You Knew SusieCount AlexisFilm
1948Give My Regards to BroadwayArthur DinkelFilm
1947Mother Wore TightsPapaFilm
1946A Night in CasablancaCount Pfefferman / Heinrich StubelFilm
1946Night and DayWilowskiFilm
1946Faithful in My FashionProfessor Boris RiminoffskyFilm
1945A Royal ScandalGeneral RonskyFilm
1945The Dolly SistersIgnatz TsimmisFilm
1945She Went to the RacesDr. GurkeFilm
1945Men in Her DiaryMme. IreneFilm
1944House of FrankensteinBurgomeister HussmanFilm
1944It Happened TomorrowMr. BecksteinFilm
1944Summer StormKuzmaFilm
1944The Hitler GangGeneral von HindenburgFilm
1943The Song of BernadetteLouis BourietteFilm
1943Tarzan TriumphsSergeantFilm
1943Government GirlAmbassadorFilm
1943Sweet Rosie O'GradyJoe FlugelmanFilm
1943They Came to Blow Up AmericaDr. Herman HolgerFilm
1942To Be or Not to BeCol. EhrhardtFilm
1942CrossroadsDr. Alex DubrocFilm
1942Desperate JourneyPreussFilm
1942China GirlJarubiFilm
1942Berlin CorrespondentDr. DietrichFilm
1942Enemy Agents Meet Ellery QueenHeinrich, Spy LeaderFilm
1942Remember Pearl HarborDirk Van HoortenFilm
1941That Uncertain FeelingKafka (as Sig Rumann)Film
1941Love CrazyDr. WutheringFilm
1941The Wagons Roll at NightHoffman the GreatFilm
1941So Ends Our NightAmmersFilm
1941Shining VictoryProfessor Herman Von ReiterFilm
1941This Woman Is MineJohn Jacob AstorFilm
1941The Man Who Lost HimselfDr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)Film
1941Breakdowns of 1941Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1941World PremiereFranz von BushmasterFilm
1940Dr. Ehrlich's Magic BulletDr. Hans WolfertFilm
1940Comrade XEmil Von HoferFilm
1940I Was an AdventuressHerr ProtzFilm
1940Bitter SweetHerr SchlickFilm
1940Four SonsNewmannFilm
1940Outside the Three-Mile LimitVan CleveFilm
1940VictoryMr. SchombergFilm
1939NinotchkaComrade IranoffFilm
1939Only Angels Have WingsDutchyFilm
1939Confessions of a Nazi SpyKrogmanFilm
1939HonoluluPsychiatristFilm
1939Never Say DiePoppa IngleborgFilm
1939Remember?Dr. SchmidtFilm
1938The Saint in New YorkHutch RellinFilm
1938The Great WaltzWertheimerFilm
1938SuezSergeant PellerinFilm
1938Girls on ProbationRoger HeathFilm
1938I'll Give a MillionAnatole PrimeroseFilm
1938Paradise for ThreeMr. BoldFilm
1937A Day at the RacesDr. Leopold X. SteinbergFilm
1937HeidiPolice CaptainFilm
1937Nothing SacredDr. Emil EggelhofferFilm
1937Think Fast, Mr. MotoNicolas MarloffFilm
1937Thank You, Mr. MotoColonel TchernovFilm
1937This Is My AffairGusFilm
1937Seventh HeavenDurand (as Sig Rumann)Film
1937MaytimeFanchonFilm
1937Lancer SpyLt. Col. Gottfried HollenFilm
1937Thin IcePrime MinisterFilm
1937On the AvenueHerr HanfstangelFilm
1937Midnight TaxiJohn B. RuddFilm
1937The Great Hospital MysteryDr. TaggertFilm
1937Love Under FireGeneral MonteroFilm
1936The Princess Comes AcrossSteindorfFilm
1936The Bold CaballeroCommandante Sebastian GolleFilm
1935A Night at the OperaGottliebFilm
1935The Wedding NightMr. Jan NovakFilm
1935The Farmer Takes a WifeBlacksmithFilm
1935Under PressureDoctorFilm
1935Spring TonicMatt ConklinFilm
1935East of JavaHans MullerFilm
1934The World Moves OnBaron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)Film
1934Marie GalanteBrogardFilm
1934Servants' EntranceHans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)Film
1929Lucky BoyBridge player (Unbilled)Film
1929Die KönigslogeBailiffFilm