Actor

Sig Ruman

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Birthday October 10, 1884 (141 years old)

Place of Birth Hamburg, Germany

Also Known As Sig Rumann, Siegfried Rumann, Sigfried Rumann, Siegfried Carl Alban Rumann

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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 (124)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972

The Last of the Secret Agents? 1966

Way... Way Out 1966

The Fortune Cookie 1966

Doom of Dracula 1966

Hank 1965

36 Hours 1964

Robin and the 7 Hoods 1964

Daniel Boone 1964

The Addams Family 1964

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 1964

Petticoat Junction 1963

The Danny Kaye Show 1963

One, Two, Three 1961

The Errand Boy 1961

Around the World with Nellie Bly 1960

Pete and Gladys 1960

Johnny Staccato 1959

One Step Beyond 1959

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis 1959

Lawman 1958

The Wings of Eagles 1957

Maverick 1957

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show 1956

Many Rivers to Cross 1955

Carolina Cannonball 1955

Spy Chasers 1955

3 Ring Circus 1954

The Glenn Miller Story 1954

Living It Up 1954

White Christmas 1954

Stalag 17 1953

Houdini 1953

The Girl on The Roof 1953

General Electric Theater 1953

Private Secretary 1953

The World in His Arms 1952

O. Henry's Full House 1952

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation 1952

On the Riviera 1951

Father Is a Bachelor 1950

Border Incident 1949

Give My Regards to Broadway 1948

The Emperor Waltz 1948

If You Knew Susie 1948

Mother Wore Tights 1947

A Night in Casablanca 1946

Faithful in My Fashion 1946

Night and Day 1946

She Went to the Races 1945

The Dolly Sisters 1945

Men in Her Diary 1945

A Royal Scandal 1945

House of Frankenstein 1944

It Happened Tomorrow 1944

Summer Storm 1944

The Hitler Gang 1944

Government Girl 1943

Tarzan Triumphs 1943

They Came to Blow Up America 1943

The Song of Bernadette 1943

Sweet Rosie O'Grady 1943

To Be or Not to Be 1942

Crossroads 1942

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen 1942

China Girl 1942

Desperate Journey 1942

Berlin Correspondent 1942

Remember Pearl Harbor 1942

Love Crazy 1941

That Uncertain Feeling 1941

The Wagons Roll at Night 1941

Shining Victory 1941

Breakdowns of 1941 1941

This Woman Is Mine 1941

So Ends Our Night 1941

The Man Who Lost Himself 1941

World Premiere 1941

Comrade X 1940

Outside the Three-Mile Limit 1940

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet 1940

Four Sons 1940

Bitter Sweet 1940

I Was an Adventuress 1940

Victory 1940

Ninotchka 1939

Only Angels Have Wings 1939

Never Say Die 1939

Remember? 1939

Honolulu 1939

Confessions of a Nazi Spy 1939

The Great Waltz 1938

The Saint in New York 1938

Girls on Probation 1938

Paradise for Three 1938

Suez 1938

I'll Give a Million 1938

A Day at the Races 1937

Nothing Sacred 1937

Thin Ice 1937

Think Fast, Mr. Moto 1937

Thank You, Mr. Moto 1937

Lancer Spy 1937

Midnight Taxi 1937

The Great Hospital Mystery 1937

On the Avenue 1937

Love Under Fire 1937

This Is My Affair 1937

Heidi 1937

Maytime 1937

Seventh Heaven 1937

The Princess Comes Across 1936

The Bold Caballero 1936

A Night at the Opera 1935

The Farmer Takes a Wife 1935

The Wedding Night 1935

Under Pressure 1935

East of Java 1935

Spring Tonic 1935

The World Moves On 1934

Marie Galante 1934

Servants' Entrance 1934

Die Königsloge 1929

Lucky Boy 1929

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