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