About
Sig Ruman
Overview
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
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| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1966 | Way... Way Out | Actor | Russian Delegate | 58 Average |
| 1966 | The Fortune Cookie | Actor | Professor Winterhalter | 63 Fair |
| 1966 | The Last of the Secret Agents? | Actor | Prof. Werner von Koenig | 58 Average |
| 1966 | Doom of Dracula | Actor | The Burgomaster (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 1964 | 36 Hours | Actor | German Guard | 60 Fair |
| 1964 | Robin and the 7 Hoods | Actor | Hammacher (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1961 | One, Two, Three | Actor | Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited) | 65 Fair |
| 1961 | The Errand Boy | Actor | Baron Elston Carteblanche | 59 Average |
| 1957 | The Wings of Eagles | Actor | Manager | 59 Average |
| 1955 | Spy Chasers | Actor | King Rinko | 59 Average |
| 1955 | Many Rivers to Cross | Actor | Spectacle Man | 59 Average |
| 1955 | Carolina Cannonball | Actor | Stefan | N/A N/A |
| 1954 | 3 Ring Circus | Actor | Fritz Schlitz | 58 Average |
| 1954 | White Christmas | Actor | Landlord (uncredited) | 65 Fair |
| 1954 | Living It Up | Actor | Dr. Emile Egelhofer | 59 Average |
| 1954 | The Glenn Miller Story | Actor | W. Kranz | 61 Fair |
| 1953 | The Girl on The Roof | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1953 | Houdini | Actor | Schultz | 59 Average |
| 1953 | Stalag 17 | Actor | Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz | 68 Fair |
| 1952 | Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation | Actor | Cyrus Kraft | 59 Average |
| 1952 | The World in His Arms | Actor | General Ivan Vorashilov | 59 Average |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House | Actor | Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1951 | On the Riviera | Actor | Gapeaux | 59 Average |
| 1950 | Father Is a Bachelor | Actor | Jericho Schlosser | 59 Average |
| 1949 | Border Incident | Actor | Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich | 59 Average |
| 1948 | The Emperor Waltz | Actor | Dr. Zwieback | 59 Average |
| 1948 | Give My Regards to Broadway | Actor | Arthur Dinkel | 59 Average |
| 1948 | If You Knew Susie | Actor | Count Alexis | 59 Average |
| 1947 | Mother Wore Tights | Actor | Papa | 58 Average |
| 1946 | Faithful in My Fashion | Actor | Professor Boris Riminoffsky | 59 Average |
| 1946 | Night and Day | Actor | Wilowski | 58 Average |
| 1946 | A Night in Casablanca | Actor | Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel | 61 Fair |
| 1945 | The Dolly Sisters | Actor | Ignatz Tsimmis | 58 Average |
| 1945 | She Went to the Races | Actor | Dr. Gurke | 58 Average |
| 1945 | Men in Her Diary | Actor | Mme. Irene | N/A N/A |
| 1945 | A Royal Scandal | Actor | General Ronsky | 59 Average |
| 1944 | House of Frankenstein | Actor | Burgomeister Hussman | 59 Average |
| 1944 | Summer Storm | Actor | Kuzma | 58 Average |
| 1944 | The Hitler Gang | Actor | General von Hindenburg | 58 Average |
| 1944 | It Happened Tomorrow | Actor | Mr. Beckstein | 59 Average |
| 1943 | The Song of Bernadette | Actor | Louis Bouriette | 60 Fair |
| 1943 | Government Girl | Actor | Ambassador | 58 Average |
| 1943 | Sweet Rosie O'Grady | Actor | Joe Flugelman | 59 Average |
| 1943 | They Came to Blow Up America | Actor | Dr. Herman Holger | 58 Average |
| 1943 | Tarzan Triumphs | Actor | Sergeant | 59 Average |
| 1942 | China Girl | Actor | Jarubi | 58 Average |
| 1942 | Desperate Journey | Actor | Preuss | 58 Average |
| 1942 | Berlin Correspondent | Actor | Dr. Dietrich | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen | Actor | Heinrich, Spy Leader | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Crossroads | Actor | Dr. Alex Dubroc | 58 Average |
| 1942 | To Be or Not to Be | Actor | Col. Ehrhardt | 70 Good |
| 1942 | Remember Pearl Harbor | Actor | Dirk Van Hoorten | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Breakdowns of 1941 | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1941 | This Woman Is Mine | Actor | John Jacob Astor | 58 Average |
| 1941 | World Premiere | Actor | Franz von Bushmaster | 58 Average |
| 1941 | Shining Victory | Actor | Professor Herman Von Reiter | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Love Crazy | Actor | Dr. Wuthering | 59 Average |
| 1941 | The Wagons Roll at Night | Actor | Hoffman the Great | 58 Average |
| 1941 | That Uncertain Feeling | Actor | Kafka (as Sig Rumann) | 59 Average |
| 1941 | The Man Who Lost Himself | Actor | Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann) | 58 Average |
| 1941 | So Ends Our Night | Actor | Ammers | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Victory | Actor | Mr. Schomberg | N/A N/A |
| 1940 | Comrade X | Actor | Emil Von Hofer | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Bitter Sweet | Actor | Herr Schlick | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Four Sons | Actor | Newmann | 59 Average |
| 1940 | I Was an Adventuress | Actor | Herr Protz | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Outside the Three-Mile Limit | Actor | Van Cleve | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Actor | Dr. Hans Wolfert | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Remember? | Actor | Dr. Schmidt | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Ninotchka | Actor | Comrade Iranoff | 65 Fair |
| 1939 | Only Angels Have Wings | Actor | Dutchy | 63 Fair |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Actor | Krogman | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Never Say Die | Actor | Poppa Ingleborg | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Honolulu | Actor | Psychiatrist | 58 Average |
| 1938 | The Great Waltz | Actor | Wertheimer | 58 Average |
| 1938 | Suez | Actor | Sergeant Pellerin | 58 Average |
| 1938 | Girls on Probation | Actor | Roger Heath | 59 Average |
| 1938 | I'll Give a Million | Actor | Anatole Primerose | 58 Average |
| 1938 | Paradise for Three | Actor | Mr. Bold | 59 Average |
| 1938 | The Saint in New York | Actor | Hutch Rellin | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Thank You, Mr. Moto | Actor | Colonel Tchernov | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Nothing Sacred | Actor | Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Heidi | Actor | Police Captain | 60 Fair |
| 1937 | Lancer Spy | Actor | Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Thin Ice | Actor | Prime Minister | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Love Under Fire | Actor | General Montero | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Think Fast, Mr. Moto | Actor | Nicolas Marloff | 59 Average |
| 1937 | A Day at the Races | Actor | Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg | 62 Fair |
| 1937 | This Is My Affair | Actor | Gus | 59 Average |
| 1937 | The Great Hospital Mystery | Actor | Dr. Taggert | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Midnight Taxi | Actor | John B. Rudd | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Maytime | Actor | Fanchon (as Sig Rumann) | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Seventh Heaven | Actor | Durand (as Sig Rumann) | 59 Average |
| 1937 | On the Avenue | Actor | Herr Hanfstangel | 59 Average |
| 1936 | The Bold Caballero | Actor | Commandante Sebastian Golle | 58 Average |
| 1936 | The Princess Comes Across | Actor | Steindorf | 58 Average |
| 1935 | East of Java | Actor | Hans Muller | 59 Average |
| 1935 | A Night at the Opera | Actor | Gottlieb | 66 Fair |
| 1935 | The Farmer Takes a Wife | Actor | Blacksmith (as Siegfried Rumann) | 58 Average |
| 1935 | Spring Tonic | Actor | Matt Conklin | 59 Average |
| 1935 | The Wedding Night | Actor | Mr. Jan Novak | 58 Average |
| 1935 | Under Pressure | Actor | Doctor | 58 Average |
| 1934 | Marie Galante | Actor | Brogard | 58 Average |
| 1934 | Servants' Entrance | Actor | Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann) | N/A N/A |
| 1934 | The World Moves On | Actor | Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann) | 58 Average |
| 1929 | Die Königsloge | Actor | Bailiff | N/A N/A |
| 1929 | Lucky Boy | Actor | Bridge player (Unbilled) | 58 Average |