Sig Ruman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1884-10-10

Day of Death

1967-02-14

Place of Birth

Hamburg, Germany

Sig Ruman

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.

Filmography (109)

⭐ 7.3 Role: Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

⭐ 5.9 Role: Russian Delegate

Way... Way Out

⭐ 7.2 Role: Professor Winterhalter

The Fortune Cookie

⭐ 4.2 Role: Prof. Werner von Koenig

The Last of the Secret Agents?

⭐ 10.0 Role: The Burgomaster (archive footage)

Doom of Dracula

⭐ 7.0 Role: German Guard

36 Hours

⭐ 6.2 Role: Hammacher (uncredited)

Robin and the 7 Hoods

⭐ 7.5 Role: Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)

One, Two, Three

⭐ 6.1 Role: Baron Elston Carteblanche

The Errand Boy

⭐ 10.0 Role: Tug Captain

Around the World with Nellie Bly

⭐ 6.3 Role: Manager

The Wings of Eagles

⭐ 8.0 Role: King Rinko

Spy Chasers

⭐ 6.5 Role: Spectacle Man

Many Rivers to Cross

⭐ 6.0 Role: Stefan

Carolina Cannonball

⭐ 5.6 Role: Fritz Schlitz

3 Ring Circus

⭐ 7.2 Role: Landlord (uncredited)

White Christmas

⭐ 6.5 Role: Dr. Emile Egelhofer

Living It Up

⭐ 7.0 Role: W. Kranz

The Glenn Miller Story

⭐ 5.3 Role: Unknown

The Girl on The Roof

⭐ 6.6 Role: Schultz

Houdini

⭐ 7.7 Role: Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz

Stalag 17

⭐ 7.9 Role: Cyrus Kraft

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation

⭐ 6.6 Role: General Ivan Vorashilov

The World in His Arms

⭐ 6.9 Role: Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

O. Henry's Full House

⭐ 6.1 Role: Gapeaux

On the Riviera

⭐ 7.4 Role: Jericho Schlosser

Father Is a Bachelor

⭐ 7.0 Role: Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich

Border Incident

⭐ 6.2 Role: Dr. Zwieback

The Emperor Waltz

⭐ 7.5 Role: Arthur Dinkel

Give My Regards to Broadway

⭐ 7.3 Role: Count Alexis

If You Knew Susie

⭐ 5.7 Role: Papa

Mother Wore Tights

⭐ 7.0 Role: Professor Boris Riminoffsky

Faithful in My Fashion

⭐ 6.0 Role: Wilowski

Night and Day

⭐ 6.8 Role: Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel

A Night in Casablanca

⭐ 5.7 Role: Ignatz Tsimmis

The Dolly Sisters

⭐ 6.0 Role: Dr. Gurke

She Went to the Races

⭐ 9.0 Role: Mme. Irene

Men in Her Diary

⭐ 7.0 Role: General Ronsky

A Royal Scandal

⭐ 6.0 Role: Burgomeister Hussman

House of Frankenstein

⭐ 5.7 Role: Kuzma

Summer Storm

⭐ 6.3 Role: General von Hindenburg

The Hitler Gang

⭐ 6.8 Role: Mr. Beckstein

It Happened Tomorrow

⭐ 7.1 Role: Louis Bouriette

The Song of Bernadette

⭐ 5.7 Role: Ambassador

Government Girl

⭐ 6.6 Role: Joe Flugelman

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

⭐ 6.8 Role: Dr. Herman Holger

They Came to Blow Up America

⭐ 6.2 Role: Sergeant

Tarzan Triumphs

⭐ 5.4 Role: Jarubi

China Girl

⭐ 6.1 Role: Preuss

Desperate Journey

⭐ 6.0 Role: Dr. Dietrich

Berlin Correspondent

⭐ 6.6 Role: Heinrich, Spy Leader

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

⭐ 5.9 Role: Dr. Alex Dubroc

Crossroads

⭐ 7.8 Role: Col. Ehrhardt

To Be or Not to Be

⭐ 7.0 Role: Dirk Van Hoorten

Remember Pearl Harbor

⭐ 7.0 Role: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Breakdowns of 1941

⭐ 4.5 Role: John Jacob Astor

This Woman Is Mine

⭐ 6.0 Role: Franz von Bushmaster

World Premiere

⭐ 6.1 Role: Professor Herman Von Reiter

Shining Victory

⭐ 6.8 Role: Dr. Wuthering

Love Crazy

⭐ 6.5 Role: Hoffman the Great

The Wagons Roll at Night

⭐ 6.6 Role: Kafka (as Sig Rumann)

That Uncertain Feeling

⭐ 5.4 Role: Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)

The Man Who Lost Himself

⭐ 6.3 Role: Ammers

So Ends Our Night

⭐ 9.0 Role: Mr. Schomberg

Victory

⭐ 6.1 Role: Emil Von Hofer

Comrade X

⭐ 6.0 Role: Herr Schlick

Bitter Sweet

⭐ 7.0 Role: Newmann

Four Sons

⭐ 6.5 Role: Herr Protz

I Was an Adventuress

⭐ 5.7 Role: Van Cleve

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

⭐ 6.5 Role: Dr. Hans Wolfert

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

⭐ 6.0 Role: Dr. Schmidt

Remember?

⭐ 7.5 Role: Comrade Iranoff

Ninotchka

⭐ 7.3 Role: Dutchy

Only Angels Have Wings

⭐ 6.1 Role: Krogman

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

⭐ 7.3 Role: Poppa Ingleborg

Never Say Die

⭐ 6.5 Role: Psychiatrist

Honolulu

⭐ 5.9 Role: Wertheimer

The Great Waltz

⭐ 5.5 Role: Sergeant Pellerin

Suez

⭐ 6.2 Role: Roger Heath

Girls on Probation

⭐ 6.1 Role: Anatole Primerose

I'll Give a Million

⭐ 7.4 Role: Mr. Bold

Paradise for Three

⭐ 6.5 Role: Hutch Rellin

The Saint in New York

⭐ 6.2 Role: Colonel Tchernov

Thank You, Mr. Moto

⭐ 6.3 Role: Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer

Nothing Sacred

⭐ 6.8 Role: Police Captain

Heidi

⭐ 6.0 Role: Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen

Lancer Spy

⭐ 6.8 Role: Prime Minister

Thin Ice

⭐ 5.2 Role: General Montero

Love Under Fire

⭐ 6.2 Role: Nicolas Marloff

Think Fast, Mr. Moto

⭐ 7.1 Role: Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg

A Day at the Races

⭐ 7.3 Role: Gus

This Is My Affair

⭐ 5.5 Role: Dr. Taggert

The Great Hospital Mystery

⭐ 6.2 Role: John B. Rudd

Midnight Taxi

⭐ 6.8 Role: Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)

Maytime

⭐ 6.4 Role: Durand (as Sig Rumann)

Seventh Heaven

⭐ 7.2 Role: Herr Hanfstangel

On the Avenue

⭐ 6.0 Role: Commandante Sebastian Golle

The Bold Caballero

⭐ 6.3 Role: Steindorf

The Princess Comes Across

⭐ 7.5 Role: Hans Muller

East of Java

⭐ 7.4 Role: Gottlieb

A Night at the Opera

⭐ 6.2 Role: Blacksmith

The Farmer Takes a Wife

⭐ 6.5 Role: Matt Conklin

Spring Tonic

⭐ 5.9 Role: Mr. Jan Novak

The Wedding Night

⭐ 5.2 Role: Doctor

Under Pressure

⭐ 4.9 Role: Brogard

Marie Galante

⭐ 8.0 Role: Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)

Servants' Entrance

⭐ 5.9 Role: Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)

The World Moves On

⭐ 10.0 Role: Bailiff

Die Königsloge

⭐ 5.2 Role: Bridge player (Unbilled)

Lucky Boy