Sig Ruman
Birthday: 1884-10-10
Deathday: 1967-02-14
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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.
Credits
| Year | Title | Character | |
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1966-10-26 | Way... Way Out | Russian Delegate |
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1966-10-19 | The Fortune Cookie | Professor Winterhalter |
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1966-05-25 | The Last of the Secret Agents? | Prof. Werner von Koenig |
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1966-01-01 | Doom of Dracula | The Burgomaster |
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1964-11-26 | 36 Hours | German Guard |
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1964-06-24 | Robin and the 7 Hoods | Hammacher (uncredited) |
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1961-12-15 | One, Two, Three | Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited) |
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1961-11-28 | The Errand Boy | Baron Elston Carteblanche |
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1957-01-31 | The Wings of Eagles | Manager |
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1955-07-31 | Spy Chasers | King Rinko |
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1955-02-04 | Many Rivers to Cross | Spectacle Man |
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1955-01-28 | Carolina Cannonball | Stefan |
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1954-12-22 | 3 Ring Circus | Fritz Schlitz |
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1954-10-14 | White Christmas | Landlord (uncredited) |
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1954-07-15 | Living It Up | Dr. Emile Egelhofer |
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1954-01-04 | The Glenn Miller Story | W. Kranz |
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1953-12-16 | The Girl on The Roof | |
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1953-07-02 | Houdini | Schultz |
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1953-05-29 | Stalag 17 | Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz |
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1952-10-27 | Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation | Cyrus Kraft |
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1952-10-09 | The World in His Arms | General Ivan Vorashilov |
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1952-08-07 | O. Henry's Full House | Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited) |
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1951-04-20 | On the Riviera | Gapeaux |
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1950-02-22 | Father Is a Bachelor | Jericho Schlosser |
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1949-10-28 | Border Incident | Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich |
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1948-07-02 | The Emperor Waltz | Dr. Zwieback |
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1948-06-08 | Give My Regards to Broadway | Arthur Dinkel |
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1948-02-07 | If You Knew Susie | Count Alexis |
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1947-08-20 | Mother Wore Tights | Papa |
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1946-08-21 | Faithful in My Fashion | Professor Boris Riminoffsky |
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1946-07-02 | Night and Day | Wilowski |
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1946-05-10 | A Night in Casablanca | Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel |
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1945-11-14 | The Dolly Sisters | Ignatz Tsimmis |
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1945-11-04 | She Went to the Races | Dr. Gurke |
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1945-09-14 | Men in Her Diary | Mme. Irene |
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1945-03-26 | A Royal Scandal | General Ronsky |
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1944-12-01 | House of Frankenstein | Burgomeister Hussman |
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1944-07-14 | Summer Storm | Kuzma |
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1944-04-26 | The Hitler Gang | General von Hindenburg |
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1944-03-31 | It Happened Tomorrow | Mr. Beckstein |
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1943-12-21 | The Song of Bernadette | Louis Bouriette |
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1943-11-05 | Government Girl | Ambassador |
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1943-10-01 | Sweet Rosie O'Grady | Joe Flugelman |
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1943-05-07 | They Came to Blow Up America | Dr. Herman Holger |
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1943-01-20 | Tarzan Triumphs | Sergeant |
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1942-12-09 | China Girl | Jarubi |
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1942-09-26 | Desperate Journey | Preuss |
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1942-08-17 | Berlin Correspondent | Dr. Dietrich |
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1942-07-30 | Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen | Heinrich, Spy Leader |
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1942-07-23 | Crossroads | Dr. Alex Dubroc |
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1942-03-05 | To Be or Not to Be | Col. Ehrhardt |
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1942-01-02 | Remember Pearl Harbor | Dirk Van Hoorten |
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1941-08-22 | This Woman Is Mine | John Jacob Astor |
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1941-08-21 | World Premiere | Franz von Bushmaster |
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1941-05-30 | Shining Victory | Professor Herman Von Reiter |
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1941-05-23 | Love Crazy | Dr. Wuthering |
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1941-04-25 | The Wagons Roll at Night | Hoffman the Great |
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1941-04-20 | That Uncertain Feeling | Kafka (as Sig Rumann) |
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1941-03-21 | The Man Who Lost Himself | Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann) |
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1941-02-27 | So Ends Our Night | Ammers |
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1940-12-21 | Victory | Mr. Schomberg |
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1940-12-13 | Comrade X | Emil Von Hofer |
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1940-11-08 | Bitter Sweet | Herr Schlick |
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1940-06-14 | Four Sons | Newmann |
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1940-05-10 | I Was an Adventuress | Herr Protz |
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1940-03-07 | Outside the Three-Mile Limit | Van Cleve |
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1940-02-23 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Dr. Hans Wolfert |
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1939-12-19 | Remember? | Dr. Schmidt |
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1939-11-23 | Ninotchka | Comrade Iranoff |
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1939-05-15 | Only Angels Have Wings | Dutchy |
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1939-05-06 | Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Krogman |
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1939-03-08 | Never Say Die | Poppa Ingleborg |
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1939-02-03 | Honolulu | Psychiatrist |
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1938-11-04 | The Great Waltz | Wertheimer |
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1938-10-28 | Suez | Sergeant Pellerin |
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1938-10-22 | Girls on Probation | Roger Heath |
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1938-07-27 | I'll Give a Million | Anatole Primerose |
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1938-06-04 | Paradise for Three | Mr. Bold |
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1938-05-25 | The Saint in New York | Hutch Rellin |
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1937-12-24 | Thank You, Mr. Moto | Colonel Tchernov |
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1937-11-25 | Nothing Sacred | Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer |
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1937-10-15 | Heidi | Police Captain |
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1937-10-08 | Lancer Spy | Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen |
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1937-09-03 | Thin Ice | Prime Minister |
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1937-08-20 | Love Under Fire | General Montero |
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1937-07-23 | Think Fast, Mr. Moto | Nicolas Marloff |
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1937-06-11 | A Day at the Races | Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg |
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1937-05-28 | This Is My Affair | Gus |
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1937-05-14 | The Great Hospital Mystery | Dr. Taggert |
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1937-04-04 | Midnight Taxi | John B. Rudd |
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1937-03-26 | Maytime | Fanchon (as Sig Rumann) |
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1937-03-25 | Seventh Heaven | Durand (as Sig Rumann) |
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1937-02-12 | On the Avenue | Herr Hanfstangel |
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1936-12-01 | The Bold Caballero | Commandante Sebastian Golle |
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1936-05-22 | The Princess Comes Across | Steindorf |
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1935-12-01 | East of Java | Hans Muller |
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1935-11-15 | A Night at the Opera | Gottlieb |
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1935-07-05 | The Farmer Takes a Wife | Blacksmith (as Siegfried Rumann) |
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1935-06-27 | Spring Tonic | Matt Conklin |
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1935-03-08 | The Wedding Night | Mr. Jan Novak |
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1935-02-02 | Under Pressure | Doctor |
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1934-10-25 | Marie Galante | Brogard |
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1934-09-25 | Servants' Entrance | Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann) |
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1934-06-27 | The World Moves On | Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann) |
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1929-11-21 | Die Königsloge | Bailiff |
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1929-02-02 | Lucky Boy | Bridge player (Unbilled) |