Sig Ruman

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To Be or Not to Be1942
Stalag 171953
White Christmas1954
A Night at the Opera1935

About Sig Ruman

Known for: Acting
Born: October 10, 1884
Died: February 14, 1967 (age 82)
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany

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…

Also credited as

Sig Rumann, Siegfried Rumann, Sigfried Rumann, Siegfried Carl Alban Rumann

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Filmography

Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972as Self (archive footage)

Way... Way Out1966as Russian Delegate
The Fortune Cookie1966as Professor Winterhalter
The Last of the Secret Agents?1966as Prof. Werner von Koenig
36 Hours1964as German Guard
Robin and the 7 Hoods1964as Hammacher (uncredited)
One, Two, Three1961as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
The Errand Boy1961as Baron Elston Carteblanche
Around the World with Nellie Bly1960as Tug Captain
The Wings of Eagles1957as Manager
Spy Chasers1955as King Rinko
Many Rivers to Cross1955as Spectacle Man
Carolina Cannonball1955as Stefan
3 Ring Circus1954as Fritz Schlitz
White Christmas1954as Landlord (uncredited)
Living It Up1954as Dr. Emile Egelhofer
The Glenn Miller Story1954as W. Kranz
The Girl on The Roof1953
Houdini1953as Schultz
Stalag 171953as Johann Schulz
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation1952as Cyrus Kraft
The World in His Arms1952as General Ivan Vorashilov
O. Henry's Full House1952as Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
On the Riviera1951as Gapeaux
Father Is a Bachelor1950as Jericho Schlosser
Border Incident1949as Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
The Emperor Waltz1948as Dr. Zwieback
Give My Regards to Broadway1948as Arthur Dinkel
If You Knew Susie1948as Count Alexis
Mother Wore Tights1947as Papa
Faithful in My Fashion1946as Professor Boris Riminoffsky
Night and Day1946as Wilowski
A Night in Casablanca1946as Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
The Dolly Sisters1945as Ignatz Tsimmis
She Went to the Races1945as Dr. Gurke
Men in Her Diary1945as Mme. Irene
A Royal Scandal1945as General Ronsky
House of Frankenstein1944as Burgomeister Hussman
Summer Storm1944as Kuzma
The Hitler Gang1944as General von Hindenburg
It Happened Tomorrow1944as Mr. Beckstein
The Song of Bernadette1943as Louis Bouriette
Government Girl1943as Ambassador
Sweet Rosie O'Grady1943as Joe Flugelman
They Came to Blow Up America1943as Dr. Herman Holger
Tarzan Triumphs1943as Sergeant
China Girl1942as Jarubi
Desperate Journey1942as Preuss
Berlin Correspondent1942as Dr. Dietrich
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen1942as Heinrich, Spy Leader
Crossroads1942as Dr. Alex Dubroc
To Be or Not to Be1942as Col. Ehrhardt
Remember Pearl Harbor1942as Dirk Van Hoorten
Breakdowns of 19411941as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
This Woman Is Mine1941as John Jacob Astor
World Premiere1941as Franz von Bushmaster
Shining Victory1941as Professor Herman Von Reiter
Love Crazy1941as Dr. Wuthering
The Wagons Roll at Night1941as Hoffman the Great
That Uncertain Feeling1941as Kafka (as Sig Rumann)
The Man Who Lost Himself1941as Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)
So Ends Our Night1941as Ammers
Victory1940as Mr. Schomberg
Comrade X1940as Emil Von Hofer
Bitter Sweet1940as Herr Schlick
Four Sons1940as Newmann
I Was an Adventuress1940as Herr Protz
Outside the Three-Mile Limit1940as Van Cleve
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet1940as Dr. Hans Wolfert
Remember?1939as Dr. Schmidt
Ninotchka1939as Comrade Iranoff
Only Angels Have Wings1939as Dutchy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy1939as Krogman
Never Say Die1939as Poppa Ingleborg
Honolulu1939as Psychiatrist
The Great Waltz1938as Wertheimer
Suez1938as Sergeant Pellerin
Girls on Probation1938as Roger Heath
I'll Give a Million1938as Anatole Primerose
Paradise for Three1938as Mr. Bold
The Saint in New York1938as Hutch Rellin
Thank You, Mr. Moto1937as Colonel Tchernov
Nothing Sacred1937as Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
Heidi1937as Police Captain
Lancer Spy1937as Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen
Thin Ice1937as Prime Minister
Love Under Fire1937as General Montero
Think Fast, Mr. Moto1937as Nicolas Marloff
A Day at the Races1937as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
This Is My Affair1937as Gus
The Great Hospital Mystery1937as Dr. Taggert
Midnight Taxi1937as John B. Rudd
Maytime1937as Fanchon
Seventh Heaven1937as Durand (as Sig Rumann)
On the Avenue1937as Herr Hanfstangel
The Bold Caballero1936as Commandante Sebastian Golle
The Princess Comes Across1936as Steindorf
East of Java1935as Hans Muller
A Night at the Opera1935as Gottlieb
The Farmer Takes a Wife1935as Blacksmith
Spring Tonic1935as Matt Conklin
The Wedding Night1935as Mr. Jan Novak
Under Pressure1935as Doctor
Marie Galante1934as Brogard
Servants' Entrance1934as Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)
The World Moves On1934as Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)
Die Königsloge1929as Bailiff
Lucky Boy1929as Bridge player (Unbilled)

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