Sig Ruman
German character actor Sig Ruman brought his imposing size and strong accent to numerous roles in American films from the '30s into the '60s, often playing arrogant officials and threatening Nazis. Born Siegfried Albon Rumann, he studied electrical engineering and served in the German army during World War I before immigrating to the United States in 1924. A friend of renowned playwright George S. Kaufman, he became a regular on Broadway by the end of the decade and began appearing in films. Cast for his Germanic presence, he earned regular spots in Marx Brothers pictures including "A Night at the Opera" and "A Day at the Races" and the famed comedies of legendary director Ernst Lubtisch such as "Ninotchka" and "To Be or Not to Be." With the advent of World War II, he saw many Nazi roles come his way, including perhaps his most memorable performance as a POW guard in Billy Wilder's acclaimed drama "Stalag 17," while simultaneously shortening his name to appear slightly less German to critical American wartime audiences. Though his health failed in his later years, he persisted through the '50s and into the 1960s as a frequent guest star in television series including such hits as "Maverick" and "The Addams Family."
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Sig Ruman
Filmography
Movies
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96% |
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The Fortune Cookie | Professor Winterhalter (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Last of the Secret Agents? | Prof. Werner von Koenig (Character) | - | 1966 |
83% |
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36 Hours | German Guard (Character) | - | 1964 |
40% |
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Robin and the Seven Hoods | Hammacher (Character) | - | 1964 |
50% |
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The Errand Boy | Baron Elston Carteblanche (Character) | - | 1961 |
40% |
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The Wings of Eagles | Manager (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Spy Chasers | King Rako of Truania (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Carolina Cannonball | Stefan (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet |
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Three Ring Circus | Colonel Fritz Schlitz (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet |
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Living It Up | Dr. Emile Egelhofer (Character) | - | 1954 |
76% |
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White Christmas | Landlord (Character) | - | 1954 |
89% |
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The Glenn Miller Story | W. Kranz (pawnshop owner) (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet |
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Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation | Cyrus Kraft (Character) | - | 1953 |
91% |
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Stalag 17 | Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz (Character) | - | 1953 |
85% |
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Houdini | Schultz (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Girl on the Roof | Michael O'Neill (Character) | - | 1953 |
100% |
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The World in His Arms | General Ivan Vorashilov (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet |
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On the Riviera | Gapeaux (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Father Is a Bachelor | Jericho Schlosser (Character) | - | 1950 |
71% |
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Border Incident | Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich (Character) | - | 1950 |
73% |
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The Emperor Waltz | Dr. Zwieback (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Give My Regards to Broadway | Arthur Dinkel (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet |
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The Dolly Sisters | Ignatz Tsimmis (Character) | - | 1946 |
63% |
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A Night in Casablanca | Count Pfefferman (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Faithful in My Fashion | Professor Boris Riminoffsky (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | She Went to the Races | Dr. Gurke (Character) | - | 1945 |
55% |
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House of Frankenstein | Burgomeister Hussman (Character) | - | 1945 |
33% |
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A Royal Scandal | Gen. Ronsky (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet |
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Summer Storm | Kuzma (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Government Girl | Ambassador (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sweet Rosie O'Grady | Joe Flugelman (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet |
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Tarzan Triumphs | Sergeant (Character) | - | 1943 |
96% |
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To Be or Not to Be | Col. Ehrhardt (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Berlin Correspondent | Dr. Dietrich (Character) | - | 1942 |
67% |
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Desperate Journey | Preuss (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet |
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We Were Dancing | Unknown (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen | Heinrich (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet |
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Crossroads | Dr. Alex Dubroc (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | World Premiere | Franz von Bushmaster (Character) | - | 1941 |
57% |
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That Uncertain Feeling | Kafka (Character) | - | 1941 |
100% |
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Love Crazy | Dr. Wuthering (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet |
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The Wagons Roll at Night | Hoffman the Great (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Man Who Lost Himself | Dr. Simms (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Was an Adventuress | Herr Protz (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet |
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Comrade X | Emil Von Hofer (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet |
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Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Dr. Hans Wolfert (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet |
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Bitter Sweet | Herr Schlick (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Outside the 3-Mile Limit | Van Cleve (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet |
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Never Say Die | Poppa Ingleborg (Character) | - | 1939 |
100% |
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Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Dr. Julius Gustav Krogmann (Character) | - | 1939 |
100% |
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Only Angels Have Wings | John 'Dutchy' Van Reiter (as Sig Rumann) (Character) | - | 1939 |
95% |
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Ninotchka | Michael Simonavich Iranoff (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet |
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Honolulu | Professor Timmer (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet |
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The Great Waltz | Wertheimer the Banker (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Paradise for Three | Mr. Karl Bold (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet |
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The Saint in New York | Hutch Rellin (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girls on Probation | Roger Heath (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet |
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Seventh Heaven | Durand (Character) | - | 1937 |
100% |
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Maytime | Fanchon (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet |
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Think Fast, Mr. Moto | Nicolas Marloff (Character) | - | 1937 |
95% |
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A Day at the Races | Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg (Character) | - | 1937 |
100% |
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Heidi | Police Captain (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet |
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Thank You, Mr. Moto | Colonel Tchernov (Character) | - | 1937 |
100% |
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Nothing Sacred | Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Midnight Taxi | John B. Rudd (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bold Caballero | Commandante Sebastian Golle (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Zorro, the Bold Caballero | Commandante Sebastian Golle (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Under Pressure | Doctor (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Farmer Takes a Wife | Blacksmith (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wedding Night | Mr. Jan Novak (Character) | - | 1935 |
97% |
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A Night at the Opera | Herbert Gottlieb (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | East of Java | Hans Muller (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet |
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Marie Galante | Brogard (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet |
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The World Moves On | Baron von Gerhardt (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lucky Boy | Unknown (Character) | - | 1929 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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100% | No Score Yet | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
100% | 91% | The Addams Family | Eric Von Bissell (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Petticoat Junction | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Johnny Staccato | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One Step Beyond | Unknown (Character) | 1960 |