Acting credits
124
Prolific
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: 6.61
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.
6.0
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972 Movie
5.7
Way... Way Out
as Russian Delegate
1966 Movie
7.2
The Fortune Cookie
as Professor Winterhalter
1966 Movie
3.3
The Last of the Secret Agents?
as Prof. Werner von Koenig
1966 Movie
Doom of Dracula
as The Burgomaster (archive footage)
1966 Movie
7.0
36 Hours
as German Guard
1964 Movie
6.1
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Hammacher (uncredited)
1964 Movie
7.5
One, Two, Three
as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
1961 Movie
6.1
The Errand Boy
as Baron Elston Carteblanche
1961 Movie
Around the World with Nellie Bly
as Tug Captain
1960 Movie
6.2
The Wings of Eagles
as Manager
1957 Movie
7.0
Spy Chasers
as King Rinko
1955 Movie
6.2
Many Rivers to Cross
as Spectacle Man
1955 Movie
5.0
Carolina Cannonball
as Stefan
1955 Movie
5.4
3 Ring Circus
as Fritz Schlitz
1954 Movie
7.2
White Christmas
as Landlord (uncredited)
1954 Movie
6.4
Living It Up
as Dr. Emile Egelhofer
1954 Movie
6.9
The Glenn Miller Story
as W. Kranz
1954 Movie
4.4
The Girl on The Roof
1953 Movie
6.5
Houdini
as Schultz
1953 Movie
7.7
Stalag 17
as Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
1953 Movie
7.6
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
as Cyrus Kraft
1952 Movie
6.4
The World in His Arms
as General Ivan Vorashilov
1952 Movie
6.8
O. Henry's Full House
as Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
1952 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Sig Ruman.
3.5
Hank
1 eps
1965 Series
7.0
Daniel Boone
as Van Coot • 1 eps
1964 Series
7.1
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Conductor Schultz • 1 eps
1964 Series
8.0
The Addams Family
as Eric Von Bissell • 1 eps
1964 Series
6.3
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self • 1 eps
1963 Series
5.7
Petticoat Junction
as Professor Lieberschmit • 1 eps
1963 Series
6.0
Pete and Gladys
2 eps
1960 Series
6.0
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Himelmayer • 1 eps
1959 Series
5.0
Johnny Staccato
1 eps
1959 Series
5.6
One Step Beyond
as Franz Schuldorf • 1 eps
1959 Series
5.6
Lawman
2 eps
1958 Series
6.9
Maverick
4 eps
1957 Series
6.0
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self • 1 eps
1956 Series
6.4
General Electric Theater
as Dr. Haegendorff • 1 eps
1953 Series
5.0
Private Secretary
1 eps
1953 Series