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Sig Ruman

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 d

Born

Oct 10, 1884

Hamburg, Germany

Died

Feb 14, 1967

Known For

Acting

Movies

108 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.9

Known For

Ninotchka
Ninotchka
1939 as Comrade Iranoff
★ 7.5
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964 as Hammacher (uncredited)
★ 6.2
White Christmas
White Christmas
1954 as Landlord (uncredited)
★ 7.2
One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three
1961 as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Stalag 17
Stalag 17
1953 as Johann Schulz
★ 7.7
A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera
1935 as Gottlieb
★ 7.4
Night and Day
Night and Day
1946 as Wilowski
★ 6.0
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
1942 as Col. Ehrhardt
★ 7.8
China Girl
China Girl
1942 as Jarubi
★ 5.4
The Glenn Miller Story
The Glenn Miller Story
1954 as W. Kranz
★ 7.0
Living It Up
Living It Up
1954 as Dr. Emile Egelhofer
★ 6.5
Border Incident
Border Incident
1949 as Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
★ 6.9
Houdini
Houdini
1953 as Schultz
★ 6.6
The Song of Bernadette
The Song of Bernadette
1943 as Louis Bouriette
★ 7.1
Only Angels Have Wings
Only Angels Have Wings
1939 as Dutchy
★ 7.3
The Fortune Cookie
The Fortune Cookie
1966 as Professor Winterhalter
★ 7.2
Heidi
Heidi
1937 as Police Captain
★ 7.0
Desperate Journey
Desperate Journey
1942 as Preuss
★ 6.1
A Day at the Races
A Day at the Races
1937 as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
★ 7.1
A Night in Casablanca
A Night in Casablanca
1946 as Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
★ 6.8
O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House
1952 as Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
★ 6.9
36 Hours
36 Hours
1964 as German Guard
★ 7.1
Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred
1937 as Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
★ 6.3
The Errand Boy
The Errand Boy
1961 as Baron Elston Carteblanche
★ 6.2
House of Frankenstein
House of Frankenstein
1944 as Burgomeister Hussman
★ 6.1
The Wings of Eagles
The Wings of Eagles
1957 as Manager
★ 6.3
It Happened Tomorrow
It Happened Tomorrow
1944 as Mr. Beckstein
★ 6.8
Comrade X
Comrade X
1940 as Emil Von Hofer
★ 6.1
Tarzan Triumphs
Tarzan Triumphs
1943 as Sergeant
★ 6.2
Faithful in My Fashion
Faithful in My Fashion
1946 as Professor Boris Riminoffsky
★ 7.0
That Uncertain Feeling
That Uncertain Feeling
1941 as Kafka (as Sig Rumann)
★ 6.6
3 Ring Circus
3 Ring Circus
1954 as Fritz Schlitz
★ 5.6
Way... Way Out
Way... Way Out
1966 as Russian Delegate
★ 5.9
Many Rivers to Cross
Many Rivers to Cross
1955 as Spectacle Man
★ 6.5
Berlin Correspondent
Berlin Correspondent
1942 as Dr. Dietrich
★ 6.0
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 as Kuzma
★ 5.7
Government Girl
Government Girl
1943 as Ambassador
★ 5.7
The Great Waltz
The Great Waltz
1938 as Wertheimer
★ 5.9
Love Crazy
Love Crazy
1941 as Dr. Wuthering
★ 6.8
The World in His Arms
The World in His Arms
1952 as General Ivan Vorashilov
★ 6.6
The Emperor Waltz
The Emperor Waltz
1948 as Dr. Zwieback
★ 6.2
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939 as Krogman
★ 6.1
So Ends Our Night
So Ends Our Night
1941 as Ammers
★ 6.3
A Royal Scandal
A Royal Scandal
1945 as General Ronsky
★ 6.9
Maytime
Maytime
1937 as Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)
★ 6.9
Mother Wore Tights
Mother Wore Tights
1947 as Papa
★ 5.7
Bitter Sweet
Bitter Sweet
1940 as Herr Schlick
★ 6.0
Seventh Heaven
Seventh Heaven
1937 as Durand (as Sig Rumann)
★ 6.4
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
1937 as Nicolas Marloff
★ 6.2
Crossroads
Crossroads
1942 as Dr. Alex Dubroc
★ 5.9
The Wedding Night
The Wedding Night
1935 as Mr. Jan Novak
★ 5.9
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
Suez
Suez
1938 as Sergeant Pellerin
★ 5.5
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940 as Dr. Hans Wolfert
★ 6.5
The Princess Comes Across
The Princess Comes Across
1936 as Steindorf
★ 6.2
The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935 as Blacksmith
★ 6.2
This Is My Affair
This Is My Affair
1937 as Gus
★ 7.3
Breakdowns of 1941
Breakdowns of 1941
1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Father Is a Bachelor
Father Is a Bachelor
1950 as Jericho Schlosser
★ 7.4
Honolulu
Honolulu
1939 as Psychiatrist
★ 6.5
Marie Galante
Marie Galante
1934 as Brogard
★ 4.9
The Bold Caballero
The Bold Caballero
1936 as Commandante Sebastian Golle
★ 6.0
Remember?
Remember?
1939 as Dr. Schmidt
★ 6.0
Men in Her Diary
Men in Her Diary
1945 as Mme. Irene
★ 9.0
If You Knew Susie
If You Knew Susie
1948 as Count Alexis
★ 7.3
World Premiere
World Premiere
1941 as Franz von Bushmaster
★ 6.0
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
1940 as Van Cleve
★ 5.7
This Woman Is Mine
This Woman Is Mine
1941 as John Jacob Astor
★ 4.5
Thin Ice
Thin Ice
1937 as Prime Minister
★ 6.8
Around the World with Nellie Bly
Around the World with Nellie Bly
1960 as Tug Captain
★ 10.0
On the Riviera
On the Riviera
1951 as Gapeaux
★ 6.1
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
1942 as Heinrich, Spy Leader
★ 6.5
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943 as Joe Flugelman
★ 6.5
I'll Give a Million
I'll Give a Million
1938 as Anatole Primerose
★ 6.1
East of Java
East of Java
1935 as Hans Muller
★ 7.5
On the Avenue
On the Avenue
1937 as Herr Hanfstangel
★ 7.2
The Wagons Roll at Night
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941 as Hoffman the Great
★ 6.5
Love Under Fire
Love Under Fire
1937 as General Montero
★ 5.3
Remember Pearl Harbor
Remember Pearl Harbor
1942 as Dirk Van Hoorten
★ 7.0
The Man Who Lost Himself
The Man Who Lost Himself
1941 as Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)
★ 5.4
Midnight Taxi
Midnight Taxi
1937 as John B. Rudd
★ 6.2
Never Say Die
Never Say Die
1939 as Poppa Ingleborg
★ 7.3
Carolina Cannonball
Carolina Cannonball
1955 as Stefan
★ 6.0
Paradise for Three
Paradise for Three
1938 as Mr. Bold
★ 7.4
The Hitler Gang
The Hitler Gang
1944 as General von Hindenburg
★ 6.3
The Saint in New York
The Saint in New York
1938 as Hutch Rellin
★ 6.5
The World Moves On
The World Moves On
1934 as Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)
★ 5.9
Give My Regards to Broadway
Give My Regards to Broadway
1948 as Arthur Dinkel
★ 7.5
They Came to Blow Up America
They Came to Blow Up America
1943 as Dr. Herman Holger
★ 6.8
Four Sons
Four Sons
1940 as Newmann
★ 7.0
The Last of the Secret Agents?
The Last of the Secret Agents?
1966 as Prof. Werner von Koenig
★ 4.3
Girls on Probation
Girls on Probation
1938 as Roger Heath
★ 6.2
Thank You, Mr. Moto
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937 as Colonel Tchernov
★ 6.2
Lancer Spy
Lancer Spy
1937 as Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen
★ 6.0
Die Königsloge
Die Königsloge
1929 as Bailiff
★ 10.0
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
1952 as Cyrus Kraft
★ 7.1
Spy Chasers
Spy Chasers
1955 as King Rinko
★ 7.5
Lucky Boy
Lucky Boy
1929 as Bridge player (Unbilled)
★ 5.3
The Dolly Sisters
The Dolly Sisters
1945 as Ignatz Tsimmis
★ 5.7
Shining Victory
Shining Victory
1941 as Professor Herman Von Reiter
★ 6.1
Servants' Entrance
Servants' Entrance
1934 as Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)
★ 8.0
Under Pressure
Under Pressure
1935 as Doctor
★ 5.2
Victory
Victory
1940 as Mr. Schomberg
★ 9.0
She Went to the Races
She Went to the Races
1945 as Dr. Gurke
★ 6.0
I Was an Adventuress
I Was an Adventuress
1940 as Herr Protz
★ 6.6
The Great Hospital Mystery
The Great Hospital Mystery
1937 as Dr. Taggert
★ 5.5
Spring Tonic
Spring Tonic
1935 as Matt Conklin
★ 6.5