Sig Ruman
Acting
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.
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Way... Way Out
Russian Delegate
The Fortune Cookie
Professor Winterhalter
The Last of the Secret Agents?
Prof. Werner von Koenig
Doom of Dracula
The Burgomaster (archive footage)
36 Hours
German Guard
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Hammacher (uncredited)
One, Two, Three
Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
The Errand Boy
Baron Elston Carteblanche
Around the World with Nellie Bly
Tug Captain
The Wings of Eagles
Manager
Spy Chasers
King Rinko
Many Rivers to Cross
Spectacle Man
Carolina Cannonball
Stefan
3 Ring Circus
Fritz Schlitz
White Christmas
Landlord (uncredited)
Living It Up
Dr. Emile Egelhofer
The Glenn Miller Story
W. Kranz
The Girl on The Roof
Houdini
Schultz
Stalag 17
Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Cyrus Kraft
The World in His Arms
General Ivan Vorashilov
O. Henry's Full House
Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
On the Riviera
Gapeaux
Father Is a Bachelor
Jericho Schlosser
Border Incident
Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
The Emperor Waltz
Dr. Zwieback
Give My Regards to Broadway
Arthur Dinkel
If You Knew Susie
Count Alexis
Mother Wore Tights
Papa
Faithful in My Fashion
Professor Boris Riminoffsky
Night and Day
Wilowski
A Night in Casablanca
Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
The Dolly Sisters
Ignatz Tsimmis
She Went to the Races
Dr. Gurke
Men in Her Diary
Mme. Irene
A Royal Scandal
General Ronsky
House of Frankenstein
Burgomeister Hussman
Summer Storm
Kuzma
The Hitler Gang
General von Hindenburg
It Happened Tomorrow
Mr. Beckstein
The Song of Bernadette
Louis Bouriette
Government Girl
Ambassador
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Joe Flugelman
They Came to Blow Up America
Dr. Herman Holger
Tarzan Triumphs
Sergeant
China Girl
Jarubi
Desperate Journey
Preuss
Berlin Correspondent
Dr. Dietrich
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Heinrich, Spy Leader
Crossroads
Dr. Alex Dubroc
To Be or Not to Be
Col. Ehrhardt
Remember Pearl Harbor
Dirk Van Hoorten
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
This Woman Is Mine
John Jacob Astor
World Premiere
Franz von Bushmaster
Shining Victory
Professor Herman Von Reiter
Love Crazy
Dr. Wuthering
The Wagons Roll at Night
Hoffman the Great
That Uncertain Feeling
Kafka (as Sig Rumann)
The Man Who Lost Himself
Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)
So Ends Our Night
Ammers
Victory
Mr. Schomberg
Comrade X
Emil Von Hofer
Bitter Sweet
Herr Schlick
Four Sons
Newmann
I Was an Adventuress
Herr Protz
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
Van Cleve
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Hans Wolfert
Remember?
Dr. Schmidt
Ninotchka
Comrade Iranoff
Only Angels Have Wings
Dutchy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Krogman
Never Say Die
Poppa Ingleborg
Honolulu
Psychiatrist
The Great Waltz
Wertheimer
Suez
Sergeant Pellerin
Girls on Probation
Roger Heath
I'll Give a Million
Anatole Primerose
Paradise for Three
Mr. Bold
The Saint in New York
Hutch Rellin
Thank You, Mr. Moto
Colonel Tchernov
Nothing Sacred
Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
Heidi
Police Captain
Lancer Spy
Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen
Thin Ice
Prime Minister
Love Under Fire
General Montero
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Nicolas Marloff
A Day at the Races
Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
This Is My Affair
Gus
The Great Hospital Mystery
Dr. Taggert
Midnight Taxi
John B. Rudd
Maytime
Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)
Seventh Heaven
Durand (as Sig Rumann)
On the Avenue
Herr Hanfstangel
The Bold Caballero
Commandante Sebastian Golle
The Princess Comes Across
Steindorf
East of Java
Hans Muller
A Night at the Opera
Gottlieb
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Blacksmith
Spring Tonic
Matt Conklin
The Wedding Night
Mr. Jan Novak
Under Pressure
Doctor
Marie Galante
Brogard
Servants' Entrance
Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)
The World Moves On
Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)
Die Königsloge
Bailiff
Lucky Boy
Bridge player (Unbilled)