Birth Day: 1884-10-10
Place of birth: 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 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
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As Self (archive footage) -
As The Burgomaster (archive footage) -
As Russian Delegate -
As Professor Winterhalter -
As Prof. Werner von Koenig -
As German Guard -
As Hammacher (uncredited) -
As Baron Elston Carteblanche -
As Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited) -
As Manager -
As Stefan -
As King Rinko -
As Spectacle Man -
As Dr. Emile Egelhofer -
As Fritz Schlitz -
As Landlord (uncredited) -
As W. Kranz -
As Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz -
As Schultz -
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As Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited) -
As Cyrus Kraft -
As General Ivan Vorashilov -
As Gapeaux -
As Jericho Schlosser -
As Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich -
As Arthur Dinkel -
As Dr. Zwieback -
As Count Alexis -
As Papa -
As Professor Boris Riminoffsky -
As Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel -
As Wilowski -
As General Ronsky -
As Ignatz Tsimmis -
As Mme. Irene -
As Dr. Gurke -
As General von Hindenburg -
As Kuzma -
As Burgomeister Hussman -
As Mr. Beckstein -
As Louis Bouriette -
As Ambassador -
As Dr. Herman Holger -
As Sergeant -
As Joe Flugelman -
As Dr. Dietrich -
As Heinrich, Spy Leader -
As Jarubi -
As Col. Ehrhardt -
As Dr. Alex Dubroc -
As Dirk Van Hoorten -
As Preuss -
As John Jacob Astor -
As Ammers -
As Kafka (as Sig Rumann) -
As Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann) -
As Hoffman the Great -
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As Dr. Wuthering -
As Franz von Bushmaster -
As Professor Herman Von Reiter -
As Van Cleve -
As Mr. Schomberg -
As Emil Von Hofer -
As Dr. Hans Wolfert -
As Herr Schlick -
As Newmann -
As Herr Protz -
As Psychiatrist -
As Krogman -
As Comrade Iranoff -
As Dutchy -
As Poppa Ingleborg -
As Dr. Schmidt -
As Roger Heath -
As Sergeant Pellerin -
As Mr. Bold -
As Hutch Rellin -
As Anatole Primerose -
As Wertheimer -
As Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg -
As Durand (as Sig Rumann) -
As Nicolas Marloff -
As Fanchon (as Sig Rumann) -
As Police Captain -
As Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen -
As Dr. Taggert -
As Herr Hanfstangel -
As Gus -
As John B. Rudd -
As Colonel Tchernov -
As Prime Minister -
As General Montero -
As Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer -
As Steindorf -
As Commandante Sebastian Golle -
As Blacksmith (as Siegfried Rumann) -
As Gottlieb -
As Mr. Jan Novak -
As Hans Muller -
As Doctor -
As Matt Conklin -
As Brogard -
As Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann) -
As Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann) -
As Bailiff
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As Bridge player (Unbilled)