Sig Ruman
from Hamburg, Germany
from Hamburg, Germany
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.
Self (archive footage)
The Burgomaster (archive footage)
Prof. Werner von Koenig
Professor Winterhalter
Russian Delegate
Hammacher (uncredited)
German Guard
Baron Elston Carteblanche
Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
Tug Captain
Manager
Stefan
Spectacle Man
King Rinko
W. Kranz
Dr. Emile Egelhofer
Landlord (uncredited)
Fritz Schlitz
Johann Schulz
Schultz
(Unknown)
Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
General Ivan Vorashilov
Cyrus Kraft
Gapeaux
Jericho Schlosser
Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
Count Alexis
Arthur Dinkel
Dr. Zwieback
Papa
Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
Wilowski
Professor Boris Riminoffsky
General Ronsky
Mme. Irene
Dr. Gurke
Ignatz Tsimmis
Mr. Beckstein
General von Hindenburg
Kuzma
Burgomeister Hussman
Sergeant
Dr. Herman Holger
Joe Flugelman
Ambassador
Louis Bouriette
Dirk Van Hoorten
Col. Ehrhardt
Dr. Alex Dubroc
Heinrich, Spy Leader
Dr. Dietrich
Preuss
Jarubi
Ammers
Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)
Kafka (as Sig Rumann)
Hoffman the Great
Dr. Wuthering
Professor Herman Von Reiter
Franz von Bushmaster
John Jacob Astor
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dr. Hans Wolfert
Van Cleve
Herr Protz
Newmann
Herr Schlick
Emil Von Hofer
Mr. Schomberg
Psychiatrist
Poppa Ingleborg
Krogman
Dutchy
Comrade Iranoff
Dr. Schmidt
Hutch Rellin
Mr. Bold
Anatole Primerose
Roger Heath
Sergeant Pellerin
Wertheimer
Herr Hanfstangel
Durand (as Sig Rumann)
Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)
John B. Rudd
Dr. Taggert
Gus
Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
Nicolas Marloff
General Montero
Prime Minister
Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen
Police Captain
Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
Colonel Tchernov
Steindorf
Commandante Sebastian Golle
Doctor
Mr. Jan Novak
Matt Conklin
Blacksmith
Gottlieb
Hans Muller
Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)
Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)
Brogard
Bridge player (Unbilled)
Bailiff