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Sig Ruman

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Siegfried Carl Alban Rumann (October 11, 1884 – February 14, 1967) billed as Sig Ruman, was a German-American actor known for his portrayals of pompous and often stereotypically Teutonic officials or villains in more than 100 films. 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, a fellow German émigré, including Ninotchka (1939) and To Be or Not to Be (1942). He played the role of Professor Herman Von Reiter in Shining Victory (1941), an adaptation of an A. J. Cronin play. Ruman continued his trend of playing over-the-top German characters later in his career for Lubitsch's protege Billy Wilder, appearing in Wilder's films The Emperor Waltz (1948), Stalag 17 (1953), and The Fortune Cookie (1966). According to Leonard Maltin in the DVD commentary for A Night at the Opera, Ruman had modified his screen name from Siegfried Rumann to Sig Ruman in an attempt to make it a little less German-sounding, to lessen potential anti-German prejudice against him. Despite declining health during the 1950s and 1960s, Ruman continued to find work, making many guest appearances on television. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sig Ruman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Oct 11, 1884 In Hamburg, Germany
Movie/TV Credits:
119
First Appeared:
In the movie Lucky Boy 1929-02-02
Latest Project:
Movie Way... Way Out 1966-10-26
Known For
Poster of On the Riviera
Poster of The Emperor Waltz
Poster of East of Java
Poster of Die Königsloge
Filmography
Movie Way... Way Out Russian Delegate 1966-10-26
Movie The Last of the Secret Agents? Prof. Werner von Koenig 1966-05-25
Movie Doom of Dracula The Burgomaster 1966-01-01
Movie The Fortune Cookie Professor Winterhalter 1966-10-19
Series Hank Unknown 1965-09-24
Movie Robin and the 7 Hoods Hammacher (uncredited) 1964-06-24
Series The Addams Family Unknown 1964-09-18
Series Daniel Boone Unknown 1964-09-24
Movie 36 Hours German Guard 1964-11-26
Series Petticoat Junction Unknown 1963-09-24
Movie The Errand Boy Baron Elston Carteblanche 1961-11-28
Movie One, Two, Three Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited) 1961-12-15
Series Pete and Gladys Unknown 1960-09-19
Series One Step Beyond Unknown 1959-01-20
Series Johnny Staccato Unknown 1959-09-10
Series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Unknown 1959-09-29
Series Lawman Unknown 1958-10-05
Movie The Wings of Eagles Manager 1957-01-31
Series Maverick Unknown 1957-09-22
Series The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Unknown 1956-10-05
Movie Carolina Cannonball Stefan 1955-01-28
Movie Many Rivers to Cross Spectacle Man 1955-02-04
Movie Spy Chasers King Rinko 1955-07-31
Movie The Glenn Miller Story W. Kranz 1954-01-04
Movie Living It Up Dr. Emile Egelhofer 1954-07-15
Movie 3 Ring Circus Fritz Schlitz 1954-12-22
Movie White Christmas Landlord (uncredited) 1954-10-14
Series Private Secretary Unknown 1953-02-01
Movie Stalag 17 Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz 1953-05-29
Series General Electric Theater Unknown 1953-02-01
Movie The Girl on The Roof 1953-12-16
Movie Houdini Schultz 1953-07-02
Movie The World in His Arms General Ivan Vorashilov 1952-10-09
Movie O. Henry's Full House Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited) 1952-08-07
Movie Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation Cyrus Kraft 1952-10-27
Movie On the Riviera Gapeaux 1951-04-20
Movie Father Is a Bachelor Jericho Schlosser 1950-02-22
Movie Border Incident Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich 1949-10-28
Movie If You Knew Susie Count Alexis 1948-02-07
Movie The Emperor Waltz Dr. Zwieback 1948-07-02
Movie Give My Regards to Broadway Arthur Dinkel 1948-06-08
Movie Mother Wore Tights Papa 1947-08-20
Movie A Night in Casablanca Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel 1946-05-10
Movie Night and Day Wilowski 1946-07-02
Movie Faithful in My Fashion Professor Boris Riminoffsky 1946-08-21
Movie A Royal Scandal General Ronsky 1945-03-26
Movie Men in Her Diary Mme. Irene 1945-09-14
Movie The Dolly Sisters Ignatz Tsimmis 1945-11-14
Movie She Went to the Races Dr. Gurke 1945-11-04
Movie It Happened Tomorrow Mr. Beckstein 1944-03-31
Movie The Hitler Gang General von Hindenburg 1944-04-26
Movie House of Frankenstein Burgomeister Hussman 1944-12-01
Movie Summer Storm Kuzma 1944-07-14
Movie They Came to Blow Up America Dr. Herman Holger 1943-05-07
Movie Tarzan Triumphs Sergeant 1943-01-20
Movie Government Girl Ambassador 1943-11-05
Movie Sweet Rosie O'Grady Joe Flugelman 1943-10-01
Movie The Song of Bernadette Louis Bouriette 1943-12-21
Movie To Be or Not to Be Col. Ehrhardt 1942-03-06
Movie Remember Pearl Harbor Dirk Van Hoorten 1942-01-02
Movie Crossroads Dr. Alex Dubroc 1942-07-23
Movie Desperate Journey Preuss 1942-09-26
Movie China Girl Jarubi 1942-12-09
Movie Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen Heinrich, Spy Leader 1942-07-30
Movie Berlin Correspondent Dr. Dietrich 1942-08-17
Movie That Uncertain Feeling Kafka (as Sig Rumann) 1941-04-20
Movie The Man Who Lost Himself Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann) 1941-03-21
Movie So Ends Our Night Ammers 1941-02-27
Movie The Wagons Roll at Night Hoffman the Great 1941-04-25
Movie Love Crazy Dr. Wuthering 1941-05-23
Movie Breakdowns of 1941 Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1941-11-14
Movie World Premiere Franz von Bushmaster 1941-08-21
Movie This Woman Is Mine John Jacob Astor 1941-08-22
Movie Shining Victory Professor Herman Von Reiter 1941-05-30
Movie I Was an Adventuress Herr Protz 1940-05-10
Movie Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Dr. Hans Wolfert 1940-02-23
Movie Four Sons Newmann 1940-06-14
Movie Victory Mr. Schomberg 1940-12-21
Movie Bitter Sweet Herr Schlick 1940-11-08
Movie Comrade X Emil Von Hofer 1940-12-13
Movie Never Say Die Poppa Ingleborg 1939-03-08
Movie Honolulu Psychiatrist 1939-02-03
Movie Confessions of a Nazi Spy Krogman 1939-05-06
Movie Only Angels Have Wings Dutchy 1939-05-15
Movie Ninotchka Comrade Iranoff 1939-11-23
Movie Remember? Dr. Schmidt 1939-12-19
Movie I'll Give a Million Anatole Primerose 1938-07-27
Movie The Saint in New York Hutch Rellin 1938-05-25
Movie Paradise for Three Mr. Bold 1938-06-04
Movie Girls on Probation Roger Heath 1938-10-22
Movie The Great Waltz Wertheimer 1938-11-04
Movie Suez Sergeant Pellerin 1938-10-28
Movie The Great Hospital Mystery Dr. Taggert 1937-05-14
Movie This Is My Affair Gus 1937-05-28
Movie Midnight Taxi John B. Rudd 1937-04-04
Movie Seventh Heaven Durand (as Sig Rumann) 1937-03-25
Movie On the Avenue Herr Hanfstangel 1937-02-12
Movie A Day at the Races Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg 1937-06-11
Movie Maytime Fanchon (as Sig Rumann) 1937-03-26
Movie Thank You, Mr. Moto Colonel Tchernov 1937-12-24
Movie Think Fast, Mr. Moto Nicolas Marloff 1937-07-23
Movie Heidi Police Captain 1937-10-15
Movie Nothing Sacred Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer 1937-11-25
Movie Lancer Spy Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen 1937-10-08
Movie Thin Ice Prime Minister 1937-09-03
Movie Love Under Fire General Montero 1937-08-20
Movie The Princess Comes Across Steindorf 1936-05-22
Movie The Bold Caballero Commandante Sebastian Golle 1936-12-01
Movie The Wedding Night Mr. Jan Novak 1935-03-08
Movie Under Pressure Doctor 1935-02-02
Movie Spring Tonic Matt Conklin 1935-06-27
Movie East of Java Hans Muller 1935-12-01
Movie The Farmer Takes a Wife Blacksmith (as Siegfried Rumann) 1935-07-05
Movie A Night at the Opera Gottlieb 1935-11-15
Movie The World Moves On Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann) 1934-06-27
Movie Servants' Entrance Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann) 1934-09-25
Movie Marie Galante Brogard 1934-10-25
Movie Lucky Boy Bridge player (Unbilled) 1929-02-02
Movie Die Königsloge Bailiff 1929-11-21