Loading amazing content...
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 10, 1884
Died
February 14, 1967
Place of Birth
Hamburg, Germany
Also Known As
- Sig Rumann
- Siegfried Rumann
- Sigfried Rumann
- Siegfried Carl Alban Rumann
Sig Ruman
0.4 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.0
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
5.7
Russian Delegate
Way... Way Out
1966
7.2
Professor Winterhalter
The Fortune Cookie
1966
3.3
Prof. Werner von Koenig
The Last of the Secret Agents?
1966
0.0
The Burgomaster (archive footage)
Doom of Dracula
1966
3.5
Hank
1965
7.0
German Guard
36 Hours
1964
7.0
Van Coot
Daniel Boone
1964
7.1
Conductor Schultz
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
8.0
Eric Von Bissell
The Addams Family
1964
Credits
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972
6.0
Way... Way Out
as Russian Delegate
1966
5.7
The Fortune Cookie
as Professor Winterhalter
1966
7.2
The Last of the Secret Agents?
as Prof. Werner von Koenig
1966
3.3
Doom of Dracula
as The Burgomaster (archive footage)
1966
0.0
Hank
1965
3.5
36 Hours
as German Guard
1964
7.0
Daniel Boone
as Van Coot
1964
7.0
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Conductor Schultz
1964
7.1
The Addams Family
as Eric Von Bissell
1964
8.0
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Hammacher (uncredited)
1964
6.1
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
1963
6.3
Petticoat Junction
as Professor Lieberschmit
1963
5.7
One, Two, Three
as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
1961
7.5
The Errand Boy
as Baron Elston Carteblanche
1961
6.1
Pete and Gladys
1960
6.0
Around the World with Nellie Bly
as Tug Captain
1960
0.0
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
6.0
Johnny Staccato
1959
5.0
One Step Beyond
as Franz Schuldorf
1959
5.6
Lawman
1958
5.6
Maverick
1957
6.9
Maverick
as Capt. Steeger
1957
6.9
The Wings of Eagles
as Manager
1957
6.2
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
6.0
Spy Chasers
as King Rinko
1955
7.0
Many Rivers to Cross
as Spectacle Man
1955
6.2
Carolina Cannonball
as Stefan
1955
0.0
3 Ring Circus
as Fritz Schlitz
1954
5.5
White Christmas
as Landlord (uncredited)
1954
7.2
Living It Up
as Dr. Emile Egelhofer
1954
6.4
The Glenn Miller Story
as W. Kranz
1954
6.9
The Girl on The Roof
1953
4.4
Houdini
as Schultz
1953
6.5
Stalag 17
as Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
1953
7.7
Private Secretary
1953
5.0
General Electric Theater
as Dr. Haegendorff
1953
6.4
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
as Cyrus Kraft
1952
7.2
The World in His Arms
as General Ivan Vorashilov
1952
6.5
O. Henry's Full House
as Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
1952
6.7
On the Riviera
as Gapeaux
1951
5.9
Father Is a Bachelor
as Jericho Schlosser
1950
7.4
Border Incident
as Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
1949
6.9
The Emperor Waltz
as Dr. Zwieback
1948
6.0
Give My Regards to Broadway
as Arthur Dinkel
1948
7.0
If You Knew Susie
as Count Alexis
1948
7.5
Mother Wore Tights
as Papa
1947
5.3
Faithful in My Fashion
as Professor Boris Riminoffsky
1946
6.3
Night and Day
as Wilowski
1946
5.9
A Night in Casablanca
as Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
1946
6.8
The Dolly Sisters
as Ignatz Tsimmis
1945
5.2
She Went to the Races
as Dr. Gurke
1945
5.5
Men in Her Diary
as Mme. Irene
1945
0.0
A Royal Scandal
as General Ronsky
1945
6.9
House of Frankenstein
as Burgomeister Hussman
1944
6.0
Summer Storm
as Kuzma
1944
5.3
The Hitler Gang
as General von Hindenburg
1944
6.0
It Happened Tomorrow
as Mr. Beckstein
1944
6.7
The Song of Bernadette
as Louis Bouriette
1943
7.0
Government Girl
as Ambassador
1943
5.2
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Joe Flugelman
1943
6.0
They Came to Blow Up America
as Dr. Herman Holger
1943
6.2
Tarzan Triumphs
as Sergeant
1943
6.1
China Girl
as Jarubi
1942
5.3
Desperate Journey
as Preuss
1942
6.0
Berlin Correspondent
as Dr. Dietrich
1942
5.9
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
as Heinrich, Spy Leader
1942
5.5
Crossroads
as Dr. Alex Dubroc
1942
5.8
To Be or Not to Be
as Col. Ehrhardt
1942
7.8
Remember Pearl Harbor
as Dirk Van Hoorten
1942
6.0
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941
7.0
This Woman Is Mine
as John Jacob Astor
1941
4.0
World Premiere
as Franz von Bushmaster
1941
5.0
Shining Victory
as Professor Herman Von Reiter
1941
5.9
Love Crazy
as Dr. Wuthering
1941
6.7
The Wagons Roll at Night
as Hoffman the Great
1941
6.5
That Uncertain Feeling
as Kafka (as Sig Rumann)
1941
6.6
The Man Who Lost Himself
as Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)
1941
4.3
So Ends Our Night
as Ammers
1941
6.2
Victory
as Mr. Schomberg
1940
0.0
Comrade X
as Emil Von Hofer
1940
6.0
Bitter Sweet
as Herr Schlick
1940
5.8
Four Sons
as Newmann
1940
7.0
I Was an Adventuress
as Herr Protz
1940
6.3
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
as Van Cleve
1940
4.0
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Dr. Hans Wolfert
1940
6.5
Remember?
as Dr. Schmidt
1939
5.8
Ninotchka
as Comrade Iranoff
1939
7.5
Only Angels Have Wings
as Dutchy
1939
7.3
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Krogman
1939
6.0
Never Say Die
as Poppa Ingleborg
1939
6.8
Honolulu
as Psychiatrist
1939
6.1
The Great Waltz
as Wertheimer
1938
5.4
Suez
as Sergeant Pellerin
1938
5.2
Girls on Probation
as Roger Heath
1938
5.9
I'll Give a Million
as Anatole Primerose
1938
5.7
Paradise for Three
as Mr. Bold
1938
6.8
The Saint in New York
as Hutch Rellin
1938
6.4
Thank You, Mr. Moto
as Colonel Tchernov
1937
6.1
Nothing Sacred
as Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
1937
6.3
Heidi
as Police Captain
1937
6.8
Lancer Spy
as Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen
1937
5.7
Thin Ice
as Prime Minister
1937
6.6
Love Under Fire
as General Montero
1937
4.7
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
as Nicolas Marloff
1937
6.1
A Day at the Races
as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
1937
7.1
This Is My Affair
as Gus
1937
7.3
The Great Hospital Mystery
as Dr. Taggert
1937
4.0
Midnight Taxi
as John B. Rudd
1937
5.0
Maytime
as Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)
1937
6.5
Seventh Heaven
as Durand (as Sig Rumann)
1937
6.3
On the Avenue
as Herr Hanfstangel
1937
6.7
The Bold Caballero
as Commandante Sebastian Golle
1936
5.7
The Princess Comes Across
as Steindorf
1936
6.1
East of Java
as Hans Muller
1935
6.0
A Night at the Opera
as Gottlieb
1935
7.4
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Blacksmith
1935
6.1
Spring Tonic
as Matt Conklin
1935
5.3
The Wedding Night
as Mr. Jan Novak
1935
5.8
Under Pressure
as Doctor
1935
4.6
Marie Galante
as Brogard
1934
4.6
Servants' Entrance
as Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)
1934
0.0
The World Moves On
as Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)
1934
5.6
Die Königsloge
as Bailiff
1929
0.0
Lucky Boy
as Bridge player (Unbilled)
1929
4.7