Sig Ruman
Age: 82 | From: Hamburg, Germany
Person Details
Birthday: 1884-10-11 21:18:26
Death: 1967-02-14 21:18:26
Aliases: Sig Rumann , Siegfried Rumann , Sigfried Rumann
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Hamburg, Germany
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Movie Involvements: 57
TV Involvements: 3
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Daniel Boone
(1964) Van Coot
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
(1956) Self
Heidi
(1937) Police Captain
House of Frankenstein
(1944) Burgomeister Hussman
The Glenn Miller Story
(1954) W. Kranz
The Song of Bernadette
(1943) Louis Bouriette
One Step Beyond
(1959) Franz Schuldorf
Only Angels Have Wings
(1939) DutchyActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1966 | Russian Delegate | |
| Professor Winterhalter | ||
| Prof. Werner von Koenig | ||
| The Burgomaster | ||
| 1965 | N/A | |
| 1964 | German Guard | |
| Van Coot | ||
| N/A | ||
| Hammacher (uncredited) | ||
| 1963 | Self | |
| Professor Lieberschmit | ||
| 1961 | Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Baron Elston Carteblanche | ||
| 1960 | N/A | |
| 1959 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Franz Schuldorf | ||
| 1958 | N/A | |
| 1957 | N/A | |
| Capt. Steeger | ||
| Manager | ||
| 1956 | Self | |
| 1955 | King Rinko | |
| Spectacle Man | ||
| Stefan | ||
| 1954 | Fritz Schlitz | |
| Landlord (uncredited) | ||
| Dr. Emile Egelhofer | ||
| W. Kranz | ||
| 1953 | N/A | |
| Schultz | ||
| Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz | ||
| Cyrus Kraft | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Haegendorff | ||
| 1952 | General Ivan Vorashilov | |
| Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited) | ||
| 1951 | Gapeaux | |
| 1950 | Jericho Schlosser | |
| 1949 | Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich | |
| 1948 | Dr. Zwieback | |
| Arthur Dinkel | ||
| Count Alexis | ||
| 1947 | Papa | |
| 1946 | Professor Boris Riminoffsky | |
| Wilowski | ||
| Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel | ||
| 1945 | Ignatz Tsimmis | |
| Dr. Gurke | ||
| Mme. Irene | ||
| General Ronsky | ||
| 1944 | Burgomeister Hussman | |
| Kuzma | ||
| General von Hindenburg | ||
| Mr. Beckstein | ||
| 1943 | Louis Bouriette | |
| Ambassador | ||
| Joe Flugelman | ||
| Dr. Herman Holger | ||
| Sergeant | ||
| 1942 | Jarubi | |
| Preuss | ||
| Dr. Dietrich | ||
| Heinrich, Spy Leader | ||
| Dr. Alex Dubroc | ||
| Col. Ehrhardt | ||
| Dirk Van Hoorten | ||
| 1941 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| John Jacob Astor | ||
| Franz von Bushmaster | ||
| Professor Herman Von Reiter | ||
| Dr. Wuthering | ||
| Hoffman the Great | ||
| Kafka (as Sig Rumann) | ||
| Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann) | ||
| Ammers | ||
| 1940 | Mr. Schomberg | |
| Emil Von Hofer | ||
| Herr Schlick | ||
| Newmann | ||
| Herr Protz | ||
| Van Cleve | ||
| Dr. Hans Wolfert | ||
| 1939 | Dr. Schmidt | |
| Comrade Iranoff | ||
| Dutchy | ||
| Krogman | ||
| Poppa Ingleborg | ||
| Psychiatrist | ||
| 1938 | Wertheimer | |
| Sergeant Pellerin | ||
| Roger Heath | ||
| Anatole Primerose | ||
| Mr. Bold | ||
| Hutch Rellin | ||
| 1937 | Colonel Tchernov | |
| Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer (as Sig Rumann) | ||
| Police Captain | ||
| Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen | ||
| Prime Minister | ||
| General Montero | ||
| Nicolas Marloff | ||
| Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg | ||
| Gus | ||
| Dr. Taggert | ||
| John B. Rudd | ||
| Fanchon (as Sig Rumann) | ||
| Durand (as Sig Rumann) | ||
| Herr Hanfstangel | ||
| 1936 | Commandante Sebastian Golle | |
| Steindorf | ||
| 1935 | Hans Muller | |
| Gottlieb | ||
| Blacksmith (as Siegfried Rumann) | ||
| Matt Conklin | ||
| Mr. Jan Novak | ||
| Doctor | ||
| 1934 | Brogard | |
| Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann) | ||
| Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann) | ||
| 1929 | Bailiff | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
