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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

123

Gender

Male

Birthday

1884-10-10

Deathday

1967-02-14 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Hamburg, Germany

Also Known As

Sig Rumann
Siegfried Rumann
Sigfried Rumann
Siegfried Carl Alban Rumann

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.

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Acting

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)

1966		Way... Way Out as Russian Delegate
1966		The Fortune Cookie as Professor Winterhalter
1966		The Last of the Secret Agents? as Prof. Werner von Koenig
1966		Doom of Dracula as The Burgomaster (archive footage)

1965

Hank

1964		36 Hours as German Guard
1964		Daniel Boone as Van Coot
1964		The Addams Family as Eric Von Bissell
1964		Robin and the 7 Hoods as Hammacher (uncredited)

1963		The Danny Kaye Show as Self
1963		Petticoat Junction as Professor Lieberschmit

1961		One, Two, Three as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
1961		The Errand Boy as Baron Elston Carteblanche

1960

Pete and Gladys

1959		The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959		Johnny Staccato
1959		One Step Beyond as Franz Schuldorf

1958

Lawman

1957		Maverick
1957		Maverick as Capt. Steeger
1957		The Wings of Eagles as Manager

1956

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self

1955		Spy Chasers as King Rinko
1955		Many Rivers to Cross as Spectacle Man
1955		Carolina Cannonball as Stefan

1954		3 Ring Circus as Fritz Schlitz
1954		White Christmas as Landlord (uncredited)
1954		Living It Up as Dr. Emile Egelhofer
1954		The Glenn Miller Story as W. Kranz

1953		The Girl on The Roof
1953		Houdini as Schultz
1953		Stalag 17 as Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
1953		General Electric Theater as Dr. Haegendorff
1953		Private Secretary

1952		Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation as Cyrus Kraft
1952		The World in His Arms as General Ivan Vorashilov
1952		O. Henry's Full House as Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)

1951

On the Riviera as Gapeaux

1950

Father Is a Bachelor as Jericho Schlosser

1949

Border Incident as Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich

1948		The Emperor Waltz as Dr. Zwieback
1948		Give My Regards to Broadway as Arthur Dinkel
1948		If You Knew Susie as Count Alexis

1947

Mother Wore Tights as Papa

1946		Faithful in My Fashion as Professor Boris Riminoffsky
1946		Night and Day as Wilowski
1946		A Night in Casablanca as Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel

1945		The Dolly Sisters as Ignatz Tsimmis
1945		She Went to the Races as Dr. Gurke
1945		Men in Her Diary as Mme. Irene
1945		A Royal Scandal as General Ronsky

1944		House of Frankenstein as Burgomeister Hussman
1944		Summer Storm as Kuzma
1944		The Hitler Gang as General von Hindenburg
1944		It Happened Tomorrow as Mr. Beckstein

1943		The Song of Bernadette as Louis Bouriette
1943		Government Girl as Ambassador
1943		Sweet Rosie O'Grady as Joe Flugelman
1943		They Came to Blow Up America as Dr. Herman Holger
1943		Tarzan Triumphs as Sergeant

1942		China Girl as Jarubi
1942		Desperate Journey as Preuss
1942		Berlin Correspondent as Dr. Dietrich
1942		Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen as Heinrich, Spy Leader
1942		Crossroads as Dr. Alex Dubroc
1942		To Be or Not to Be as Col. Ehrhardt
1942		Remember Pearl Harbor as Dirk Van Hoorten

1941		Breakdowns of 1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941		This Woman Is Mine as John Jacob Astor
1941		World Premiere as Franz von Bushmaster
1941		Shining Victory as Professor Herman Von Reiter
1941		Love Crazy as Dr. Wuthering
1941		The Wagons Roll at Night as Hoffman the Great
1941		That Uncertain Feeling as Kafka (as Sig Rumann)
1941		The Man Who Lost Himself as Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)
1941		So Ends Our Night as Ammers

1940		Victory as Mr. Schomberg
1940		Comrade X as Emil Von Hofer
1940		Bitter Sweet as Herr Schlick
1940		Four Sons as Newmann
1940		I Was an Adventuress as Herr Protz
1940		Outside the Three-Mile Limit as Van Cleve
1940		Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet as Dr. Hans Wolfert

1939		Remember? as Dr. Schmidt
1939		Ninotchka as Comrade Iranoff
1939		Only Angels Have Wings as Dutchy
1939		Confessions of a Nazi Spy as Krogman
1939		Never Say Die as Poppa Ingleborg
1939		Honolulu as Psychiatrist

1938		The Great Waltz as Wertheimer
1938		Suez as Sergeant Pellerin
1938		Girls on Probation as Roger Heath
1938		I'll Give a Million as Anatole Primerose
1938		Paradise for Three as Mr. Bold
1938		The Saint in New York as Hutch Rellin

1937		Thank You, Mr. Moto as Colonel Tchernov
1937		Nothing Sacred as Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
1937		Heidi as Police Captain
1937		Lancer Spy as Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen
1937		Thin Ice as Prime Minister
1937		Love Under Fire as General Montero
1937		Think Fast, Mr. Moto as Nicolas Marloff
1937		A Day at the Races as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
1937		This Is My Affair as Gus
1937		The Great Hospital Mystery as Dr. Taggert
1937		Midnight Taxi as John B. Rudd
1937		Maytime as Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)
1937		Seventh Heaven as Durand (as Sig Rumann)
1937		On the Avenue as Herr Hanfstangel

1936		The Bold Caballero as Commandante Sebastian Golle
1936		The Princess Comes Across as Steindorf

1935		East of Java as Hans Muller
1935		A Night at the Opera as Gottlieb
1935		The Farmer Takes a Wife as Blacksmith (as Siegfried Rumann)
1935		Spring Tonic as Matt Conklin
1935		The Wedding Night as Mr. Jan Novak
1935		Under Pressure as Doctor

1934		Marie Galante as Brogard
1934		Servants' Entrance as Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)
1934		The World Moves On as Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)

1929		Die Königsloge as Bailiff
1929		Lucky Boy as Bridge player (Unbilled)