7.8
7.8
To Be or Not to Be
1942
as Col. Ehrhardt
Sig Ruman
Also known as: Siegfried Carl Alban Rumann, Sig Rumann
Acting
Born:October 10, 1884
Died:February 14, 1967(aged 82)
Birthplace:Hamburg, Germany
Nationality:Germany
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CommunityBiography
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 (104 movies)
7.7
7.7
Stalag 17
1953
as Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
7.5
7.5
If You Knew Susie
1948
as Count Alexis
7.5
7.5
Ninotchka
1939
as Comrade Iranoff
7.4
7.4
A Night at the Opera
1935
as Gottlieb
7.4
7.4
Father Is a Bachelor
1950
as Jericho Schlosser
7.3
7.3
This Is My Affair
1937
as Gus
7.3
7.3
Only Angels Have Wings
1939
as Dutchy
7.2
7.2
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
1952
as Cyrus Kraft
7.1
7.1
The Fortune Cookie
1966
as Professor Winterhalter
7.1
7.1
A Day at the Races
1937
as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
7.0
7.0
The Song of Bernadette
1943
as Louis Bouriette
7.0
7.0
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
Four Sons
1940
as Newmann
7.0
7.0
Give My Regards to Broadway
1948
as Arthur Dinkel
7.0
7.0
Spy Chasers
1955
as King Rinko
6.9
6.9
36 Hours
1964
as German Guard
6.9
6.9
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
as W. Kranz
6.9
6.9
Border Incident
1949
as Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
6.9
6.9
A Royal Scandal
1945
as General Ronsky
6.8
6.8
A Night in Casablanca
1946
as Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
6.8
6.8
Heidi
1937
as Police Captain
6.8
6.8
Paradise for Three
1938
as Mr. Bold
6.8
6.8
Never Say Die
1939
as Poppa Ingleborg
6.7
6.7
Love Crazy
1941
as Dr. Wuthering
6.7
6.7
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
as Mr. Beckstein
6.7
6.7
On the Avenue
1937
as Herr Hanfstangel
6.6
6.6
Thin Ice
1937
as Prime Minister
6.6
6.6
That Uncertain Feeling
1941
as Kafka (as Sig Rumann)
6.5
6.5
Maytime
1937
as Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)
6.5
6.5
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941
as Hoffman the Great
6.5
6.5
Houdini
1953
as Schultz
6.4
6.4
The World in His Arms
1952
as General Ivan Vorashilov
6.4
6.4
Living It Up
1954
as Dr. Emile Egelhofer
6.4
6.4
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
as Dr. Hans Wolfert
6.3
6.3
Seventh Heaven
1937
as Durand (as Sig Rumann)
6.3
6.3
Nothing Sacred
1937
as Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
6.3
6.3
I Was an Adventuress
1940
as Herr Protz
6.3
6.3
Faithful in My Fashion
1946
as Professor Boris Riminoffsky
6.2
6.2
The Wings of Eagles
1957
as Manager
6.2
6.2
The Saint in New York
1938
as Hutch Rellin
6.2
6.2
They Came to Blow Up America
1943
as Dr. Herman Holger
6.2
6.2
Many Rivers to Cross
1955
as Spectacle Man
6.2
6.2
So Ends Our Night
1941
as Ammers
6.1
6.1
The Errand Boy
1961
as Baron Elston Carteblanche
6.1
6.1
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Blacksmith
6.1
6.1
Tarzan Triumphs
1943
as Sergeant
6.1
6.1
The Princess Comes Across
1936
as Steindorf
6.1
6.1
Honolulu
1939
as Psychiatrist
6.1
6.1
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937
as Colonel Tchernov
6.0
6.0
Desperate Journey
1942
as Preuss
6.0
6.0
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
1937
as Nicolas Marloff
6.0
6.0
House of Frankenstein
1944
as Burgomeister Hussman
6.0
6.0
East of Java
1935
as Hans Muller
6.0
6.0
The Emperor Waltz
1948
as Dr. Zwieback
6.0
6.0
Remember Pearl Harbor
1942
as Dirk Van Hoorten
6.0
6.0
The Hitler Gang
1944
as General von Hindenburg
6.0
6.0
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943
as Joe Flugelman
6.0
6.0
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as Krogman
6.0
6.0
Comrade X
1940
as Emil Von Hofer
5.9
5.9
Night and Day
1946
as Wilowski
5.9
5.9
Shining Victory
1941
as Professor Herman Von Reiter
5.9
5.9
Berlin Correspondent
1942
as Dr. Dietrich
5.9
5.9
Girls on Probation
1938
as Roger Heath
5.9
5.9
On the Riviera
1951
as Gapeaux
5.8
5.8
Crossroads
1942
as Dr. Alex Dubroc
5.8
5.8
The Wedding Night
1935
as Mr. Jan Novak
5.8
5.8
Bitter Sweet
1940
as Herr Schlick
5.8
5.8
Remember?
1939
as Dr. Schmidt
5.7
5.7
I'll Give a Million
1938
as Anatole Primerose
5.7
5.7
The Bold Caballero
1936
as Commandante Sebastian Golle
5.7
5.7
Way... Way Out
1966
as Russian Delegate
5.6
5.6
The World Moves On
1934
as Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)
5.5
5.5
3 Ring Circus
1954
as Fritz Schlitz
5.5
5.5
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
1942
as Heinrich, Spy Leader
5.5
5.5
She Went to the Races
1945
as Dr. Gurke
5.4
5.4
The Great Waltz
1938
as Wertheimer
5.3
5.3
Lancer Spy
1937
as Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen
5.3
5.3
China Girl
1942
as Jarubi
5.3
5.3
Spring Tonic
1935
as Matt Conklin
5.3
5.3
Mother Wore Tights
1947
as Papa
5.3
5.3
Summer Storm
1944
as Kuzma
5.2
5.2
The Dolly Sisters
1945
as Ignatz Tsimmis
5.2
5.2
Government Girl
1943
as Ambassador
5.2
5.2
Suez
1938
as Sergeant Pellerin
5.0
5.0
Midnight Taxi
1937
as John B. Rudd
5.0
5.0
World Premiere
1941
as Franz von Bushmaster
4.7
4.7
Lucky Boy
1929
as Bridge player (Unbilled)
4.7
4.7
Love Under Fire
1937
as General Montero
4.6
4.6
Under Pressure
1935
as Doctor
4.6
4.6
Marie Galante
1934
as Brogard
4.4
4.4
The Girl on The Roof
1953
4.3
4.3
The Man Who Lost Himself
1941
as Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)
4.0
4.0
This Woman Is Mine
1941
as John Jacob Astor
4.0
4.0
The Great Hospital Mystery
1937
as Dr. Taggert
4.0
4.0
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
1940
as Van Cleve
3.3
3.3
The Last of the Secret Agents?
1966
as Prof. Werner von Koenig
Servants' Entrance
1934
as Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)
Victory
1940
as Mr. Schomberg
Around the World with Nellie Bly
1960
as Tug Captain
Die Königsloge
1929
as Bailiff
Men in Her Diary
1945
as Mme. Irene
Doom of Dracula
1966
as The Burgomaster (archive footage)
Carolina Cannonball
1955
as Stefan
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