Sig Ruman

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: Acting

Born: Hamburg, Germany, 1884-10-10

Died: 1967-02-14

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1929	Lucky Boy	Bridge player (Unbilled)	47
2	1929	Die Königsloge	Bailiff	0
3	1934	The World Moves On	Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)	57
4	1934	Servants' Entrance	Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)	0
5	1934	Marie Galante	Brogard	48
6	1935	Under Pressure	Doctor	50
7	1935	The Wedding Night	Mr. Jan Novak	60
8	1935	Spring Tonic	Matt Conklin	53
9	1935	The Farmer Takes a Wife	Blacksmith (as Siegfried Rumann)	61
10	1935	A Night at the Opera	Gottlieb	74
11	1935	East of Java	Hans Muller	60
12	1936	The Princess Comes Across	Steindorf	61
13	1936	The Bold Caballero	Commandante Sebastian Golle	57
14	1937	On the Avenue	Herr Hanfstangel	67
15	1937	Seventh Heaven	Durand (as Sig Rumann)	66
16	1937	Maytime	Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)	62
17	1937	Midnight Taxi	John B. Rudd	50
18	1937	The Great Hospital Mystery	Dr. Taggert	40
19	1937	This Is My Affair	Gus	73
20	1937	A Day at the Races	Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg	71
21	1937	Think Fast, Mr. Moto	Nicolas Marloff	61
22	1937	Love Under Fire	General Montero	55
23	1937	Thin Ice	Prime Minister	67
24	1937	Lancer Spy	Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen	60
25	1937	Heidi	Police Captain	69
26	1937	Nothing Sacred	Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer	62
27	1937	Thank You, Mr. Moto	Colonel Tchernov	63
28	1938	The Saint in New York	Hutch Rellin	62
29	1938	Paradise for Three	Mr. Bold	68
30	1938	I'll Give a Million	Anatole Primerose	57
31	1938	Girls on Probation	Roger Heath	59
32	1938	Suez	Sergeant Pellerin	52
33	1938	The Great Waltz	Wertheimer	56
34	1939	Honolulu	Psychiatrist	61
35	1939	Never Say Die	Poppa Ingleborg	68
36	1939	Confessions of a Nazi Spy	Krogman	60
37	1939	Only Angels Have Wings	Dutchy	73
38	1939	Ninotchka	Comrade Iranoff	75
39	1939	Remember?	Dr. Schmidt	58
40	1940	Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet	Dr. Hans Wolfert	63
41	1940	Outside the Three-Mile Limit	Van Cleve	40
42	1940	I Was an Adventuress	Herr Protz	63
43	1940	Four Sons	Newmann	70
44	1940	Bitter Sweet	Herr Schlick	58
45	1940	Comrade X	Emil Von Hofer	58
46	1940	Victory	Mr. Schomberg	0
47	1941	So Ends Our Night	Ammers	60
48	1941	The Man Who Lost Himself	Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)	40
49	1941	That Uncertain Feeling	Kafka (as Sig Rumann)	66
50	1941	The Wagons Roll at Night	Hoffman the Great	64
51	1941	Love Crazy	Dr. Wuthering	71
52	1941	Shining Victory	Professor Herman Von Reiter	59
53	1941	World Premiere	Franz von Bushmaster	50
54	1941	This Woman Is Mine	John Jacob Astor	32
55	1941	Breakdowns of 1941	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	70
56	1942	Remember Pearl Harbor	Dirk Van Hoorten	60
57	1942	To Be or Not to Be	Col. Ehrhardt	78
58	1942	Crossroads	Dr. Alex Dubroc	59
59	1942	Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen	Heinrich, Spy Leader	55
60	1942	Berlin Correspondent	Dr. Dietrich	59
61	1942	Desperate Journey	Preuss	58
62	1942	China Girl	Jarubi	54
63	1943	Tarzan Triumphs	Sergeant	61
64	1943	They Came to Blow Up America	Dr. Herman Holger	62
65	1943	Sweet Rosie O'Grady	Joe Flugelman	60
66	1943	Government Girl	Ambassador	52
67	1943	The Song of Bernadette	Louis Bouriette	70
68	1944	It Happened Tomorrow	Mr. Beckstein	67
69	1944	The Hitler Gang	General von Hindenburg	59
70	1944	Summer Storm	Kuzma	51
71	1944	House of Frankenstein	Burgomeister Hussman	60
72	1945	A Royal Scandal	General Ronsky	69
73	1945	Men in Her Diary	Mme. Irene	0
74	1945	She Went to the Races	Dr. Gurke	55
75	1945	The Dolly Sisters	Ignatz Tsimmis	55
76	1946	A Night in Casablanca	Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel	68
77	1946	Night and Day	Wilowski	57
78	1946	Faithful in My Fashion	Professor Boris Riminoffsky	63
79	1947	Mother Wore Tights	Papa	53
80	1948	If You Knew Susie	Count Alexis	75
81	1948	Give My Regards to Broadway	Arthur Dinkel	70
82	1948	The Emperor Waltz	Dr. Zwieback	59
83	1949	Border Incident	Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich	68
84	1950	Father Is a Bachelor	Jericho Schlosser	74
85	1951	On the Riviera	Gapeaux	60
86	1952	O. Henry's Full House	Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)	65
87	1952	The World in His Arms	General Ivan Vorashilov	65
88	1952	Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation	Cyrus Kraft	72
89	1953	Stalag 17	Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz	77
90	1953	Houdini	Schultz	65
91	1953	The Girl on The Roof		44
92	1954	The Glenn Miller Story	W. Kranz	69
93	1954	Living It Up	Dr. Emile Egelhofer	64
94	1954	White Christmas	Landlord (uncredited)	72
95	1954	3 Ring Circus	Fritz Schlitz	55
96	1955	Carolina Cannonball	Stefan	0
97	1955	Many Rivers to Cross	Spectacle Man	62
98	1955	Spy Chasers	King Rinko	70
99	1957	The Wings of Eagles	Manager	62
100	1961	The Errand Boy	Baron Elston Carteblanche	61
101	1961	One, Two, Three	Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)	75
102	1964	Robin and the 7 Hoods	Hammacher (uncredited)	60
103	1964	36 Hours	German Guard	69
104	1966	Doom of Dracula	The Burgomaster (archive footage)	0
105	1966	The Last of the Secret Agents?	Prof. Werner von Koenig	33
106	1966	The Fortune Cookie	Professor Winterhalter	72
107	1966	Way... Way Out	Russian Delegate	57
108	1972	Hollywood: The Dream Factory	Self (archive footage)	60

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1953	General Electric Theater	Dr. Haegendorff	60
2	1953	Private Secretary		50
3	1956	The Dinah Shore Chevy Show	Self	53
4	1957	Maverick		68
5	1957	Maverick	Capt. Steeger	68
6	1958	Lawman		54
7	1959	One Step Beyond	Franz Schuldorf	56
8	1959	Johnny Staccato		56
9	1959	The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis		59
10	1960	Pete and Gladys		65
11	1963	Petticoat Junction	Professor Lieberschmit	59
12	1963	The Danny Kaye Show	Self	63
13	1964	The Addams Family	Eric Von Bissell	81
14	1964	Daniel Boone	Van Coot	69
15	1965	Hank		35