To Be or Not to Be1942
As Col. Ehrhardt
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Sig Ruman
Born
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.
Filmography (108)
Ninotchka1939
As Comrade Iranoff
TMDb 7.5 / 10
White Christmas1954
As Landlord (uncredited)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Fortune Cookie1966
As Professor Winterhalter
TMDb 7.2 / 10
One, Two, Three1961
As Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
A Night at the Opera1935
As Gottlieb
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Glenn Miller Story1954
As W. Kranz
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Only Angels Have Wings1939
As Dutchy
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Robin and the 7 Hoods1964
As Hammacher (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
A Night in Casablanca1946
As Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Wings of Eagles1957
As Manager
TMDb 6.3 / 10
China Girl1942
As Jarubi
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Stalag 171953
As Johann Schulz
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Song of Bernadette1943
As Louis Bouriette
TMDb 7.1 / 10
O. Henry's Full House1952
As Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Houdini1953
As Schultz
TMDb 6.6 / 10
36 Hours1964
As German Guard
TMDb 7.1 / 10
A Day at the Races1937
As Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The World in His Arms1952
As General Ivan Vorashilov
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Heidi1937
As Police Captain
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Night and Day1946
As Wilowski
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Many Rivers to Cross1955
As Spectacle Man
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Errand Boy1961
As Baron Elston Carteblanche
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Living It Up1954
As Dr. Emile Egelhofer
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Confessions of a Nazi Spy1939
As Krogman
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet1940
As Dr. Hans Wolfert
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Nothing Sacred1937
As Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Summer Storm1944
As Kuzma
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Border Incident1949
As Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Government Girl1943
As Ambassador
TMDb 5.7 / 10
A Royal Scandal1945
As General Ronsky
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Comrade X1940
As Emil Von Hofer
TMDb 6.1 / 10
House of Frankenstein1944
As Burgomeister Hussman
TMDb 6.1 / 10
3 Ring Circus1954
As Fritz Schlitz
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Great Waltz1938
As Wertheimer
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Seventh Heaven1937
As Durand (as Sig Rumann)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
It Happened Tomorrow1944
As Mr. Beckstein
TMDb 6.8 / 10
So Ends Our Night1941
As Ammers
TMDb 6.3 / 10
That Uncertain Feeling1941
As Kafka (as Sig Rumann)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Emperor Waltz1948
As Dr. Zwieback
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Princess Comes Across1936
As Steindorf
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Never Say Die1939
As Poppa Ingleborg
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Men in Her Diary1945
As Mme. Irene
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Farmer Takes a Wife1935
As Blacksmith
TMDb 6.2 / 10
This Woman Is Mine1941
As John Jacob Astor
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Maytime1937
As Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Crossroads1942
As Dr. Alex Dubroc
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The World Moves On1934
As Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Honolulu1939
As Psychiatrist
TMDb 6.5 / 10
If You Knew Susie1948
As Count Alexis
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Bitter Sweet1940
As Herr Schlick
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Think Fast, Mr. Moto1937
As Nicolas Marloff
TMDb 6.2 / 10
I'll Give a Million1938
As Anatole Primerose
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Love Crazy1941
As Dr. Wuthering
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Way... Way Out1966
As Russian Delegate
TMDb 5.9 / 10
They Came to Blow Up America1943
As Dr. Herman Holger
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Last of the Secret Agents?1966
As Prof. Werner von Koenig
TMDb 4.3 / 10
The Wedding Night1935
As Mr. Jan Novak
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Wagons Roll at Night1941
As Hoffman the Great
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Tarzan Triumphs1943
As Sergeant
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Around the World with Nellie Bly1960
As Tug Captain
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Midnight Taxi1937
As John B. Rudd
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Sweet Rosie O'Grady1943
As Joe Flugelman
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Berlin Correspondent1942
As Dr. Dietrich
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Lancer Spy1937
As Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Girl on The Roof1953
TMDb 5.3 / 10
On the Riviera1951
As Gapeaux
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Father Is a Bachelor1950
As Jericho Schlosser
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Thank You, Mr. Moto1937
As Colonel Tchernov
TMDb 6.2 / 10
I Was an Adventuress1940
As Herr Protz
TMDb 6.5 / 10
She Went to the Races1945
As Dr. Gurke
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Mother Wore Tights1947
As Papa
TMDb 5.7 / 10
This Is My Affair1937
As Gus
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Hitler Gang1944
As General von Hindenburg
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Suez1938
As Sergeant Pellerin
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Outside the Three-Mile Limit1940
As Van Cleve
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Saint in New York1938
As Hutch Rellin
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Man Who Lost Himself1941
As Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Faithful in My Fashion1946
As Professor Boris Riminoffsky
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Thin Ice1937
As Prime Minister
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation1952
As Cyrus Kraft
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Desperate Journey1942
As Preuss
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Great Hospital Mystery1937
As Dr. Taggert
TMDb 5.5 / 10
East of Java1935
As Hans Muller
TMDb 7.5 / 10
On the Avenue1937
As Herr Hanfstangel
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Marie Galante1934
As Brogard
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Breakdowns of 19411941
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Shining Victory1941
As Professor Herman Von Reiter
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Servants' Entrance1934
As Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Four Sons1940
As Newmann
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Remember Pearl Harbor1942
As Dirk Van Hoorten
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Victory1940
As Mr. Schomberg
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Spy Chasers1955
As King Rinko
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen1942
As Heinrich, Spy Leader
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Paradise for Three1938
As Mr. Bold
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Love Under Fire1937
As General Montero
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Die Königsloge1929
As Bailiff
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Girls on Probation1938
As Roger Heath
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Give My Regards to Broadway1948
As Arthur Dinkel
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Under Pressure1935
As Doctor
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Remember?1939
As Dr. Schmidt
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Carolina Cannonball1955
As Stefan
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Lucky Boy1929
As Bridge player (Unbilled)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Dolly Sisters1945
As Ignatz Tsimmis
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Spring Tonic1935
As Matt Conklin
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Bold Caballero1936
As Commandante Sebastian Golle
TMDb 6.0 / 10
World Premiere1941
As Franz von Bushmaster
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb