Acting credits
124
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Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Sig Ruman
Acting
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Movies: 109Series: 15
TMDB ID: 2497
IMDb ID: nm0750079
Known for: Acting
Born: October 10, 1884
Died: February 14, 1967
Age: 82
Place of birth: Hamburg, Germany
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1929 - 1972
Years active: 44
Average TMDB rating: 6.67
Wikidata: Q67543
Also known as
Sig Rumann • Siegfried Rumann • Sigfried Rumann • Siegfried Carl Alban Rumann
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Sig Ruman.
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 • Movie
as Russian Delegate
Way... Way Out
1966 • Movie
as Professor Winterhalter
The Fortune Cookie
1966 • Movie
as Prof. Werner von Koenig
The Last of the Secret Agents?
1966 • Movie
as The Burgomaster (archive footage)
Doom of Dracula
1966 • Movie
as German Guard
36 Hours
1964 • Movie
as Hammacher (uncredited)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964 • Movie
as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
One, Two, Three
1961 • Movie
as Baron Elston Carteblanche
The Errand Boy
1961 • Movie
as Tug Captain
Around the World with Nellie Bly
1960 • Movie
as Manager
The Wings of Eagles
1957 • Movie
as King Rinko
Spy Chasers
1955 • Movie
as Spectacle Man
Many Rivers to Cross
1955 • Movie
as Stefan
Carolina Cannonball
1955 • Movie
as Fritz Schlitz
3 Ring Circus
1954 • Movie
as Landlord (uncredited)
White Christmas
1954 • Movie
as Dr. Emile Egelhofer
Living It Up
1954 • Movie
as W. Kranz
The Glenn Miller Story
1954 • Movie
The Girl on The Roof
1953 • Movie
as Schultz
Houdini
1953 • Movie
as Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
Stalag 17
1953 • Movie
as Cyrus Kraft
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
1952 • Movie
as General Ivan Vorashilov
The World in His Arms
1952 • Movie
as Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
1952 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Sig Ruman.
1 eps
Hank
1965 • Series
as Van Coot • 1 eps
Daniel Boone
1964 • Series
as Conductor Schultz • 1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 • Series
as Eric Von Bissell • 1 eps
The Addams Family
1964 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Danny Kaye Show
1963 • Series
as Professor Lieberschmit • 1 eps
Petticoat Junction
1963 • Series
2 eps
Pete and Gladys
1960 • Series
as Himelmayer • 1 eps
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 • Series
1 eps
Johnny Staccato
1959 • Series
as Franz Schuldorf • 1 eps
One Step Beyond
1959 • Series
2 eps
Lawman
1958 • Series
4 eps
Maverick
1957 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 • Series
as Dr. Haegendorff • 1 eps
General Electric Theater
1953 • Series
1 eps
Private Secretary
1953 • Series