Sig Ruman
Acting
🎂 1884-10-10
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.
Cast credits(123)
1957
Capt. Steeger
1957
1960
Van Coot
1964
Self
1963
Self
1956
Eric Von Bissell
1964
1959
1965
Franz Schuldorf
1959
1953
Professor Lieberschmit
1963
1959
1958
Dr. Haegendorff
1953
Landlord (uncredited)
1954
Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
1953
Comrade Iranoff
1939
Mr. Beckstein
1944
Col. Ehrhardt
1942
Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
1937
Louis Bouriette
1943
Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
1961
Schultz
1953
Hammacher (uncredited)
1964
Gottlieb
1935
Professor Winterhalter
1966
Mr. Jan Novak
1935
Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
1937
Dutchy
1939
Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
1952
W. Kranz
1954
Police Captain
1937
Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
1946
Burgomeister Hussman
1944
Dr. Emile Egelhofer
1954
German Guard
1964
General Ronsky
1945
Wilowski
1946
Spectacle Man
1955
Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
1949
Ambassador
1943
General Ivan Vorashilov
1952
General von Hindenburg
1944
Poppa Ingleborg
1939
Baron Elston Carteblanche
1961
Commandante Sebastian Golle
1936
Kuzma
1944
Dr. Wuthering
1941
Krogman
1939
Kafka (as Sig Rumann)
1941
Jarubi
1942
Manager
1957
Sergeant Pellerin
1938
Hutch Rellin
1938
Sergeant
1943
Preuss
1942
Dr. Hans Wolfert
1940
Anatole Primerose
1938
Russian Delegate
1966
Colonel Tchernov
1937
Emil Von Hofer
1940
Herr Schlick
1940
Durand (as Sig Rumann)
1937
Brogard
1934
Jericho Schlosser
1950
Ammers
1941
Wertheimer
1938
Dr. Zwieback
1948
Self (archive footage)
1972
Fritz Schlitz
1954
Hoffman the Great
1941
Psychiatrist
1939
Steindorf
1936
Dr. Schmidt
1939
Gus
1937
Matt Conklin
1935
Papa
1947
Ignatz Tsimmis
1945
Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)
1937
Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)
1941
Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen
1937
Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)
1934
General Montero
1937
Dr. Dietrich
1942
Mme. Irene
1945
Nicolas Marloff
1937
Dr. Alex Dubroc
1942
Stefan
1955
Dirk Van Hoorten
1942
John Jacob Astor
1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941
Newmann
1940
John B. Rudd
1937
Herr Hanfstangel
1937
Blacksmith
1935
Doctor
1935
Van Cleve
1940
Heinrich, Spy Leader
1942
King Rinko
1955
Mr. Schomberg
1940
Prime Minister
1937
Franz von Bushmaster
1941
Bridge player (Unbilled)
1929
Professor Boris Riminoffsky
1946
Joe Flugelman
1943
Gapeaux
1951
Professor Herman Von Reiter
1941
Herr Protz
1940
Dr. Gurke
1945
Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)
1934
Hans Muller
1935
Cyrus Kraft
1952
1953
The Burgomaster (archive footage)
1966
Count Alexis
1948
Mr. Bold
1938
Prof. Werner von Koenig
1966
Dr. Taggert
1937
Roger Heath
1938
Dr. Herman Holger
1943
Arthur Dinkel
1948
Bailiff
1929