Birthday
1884/10/10
Day of death
1967/02/14 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Hamburg, Germany
Also know as
Sig Rumann, Siegfried Rumann, Sigfried Rumann, Siegfried Carl Alban Rumann
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 d...Read more
(1966) The Last of the Secret Agents?
as Prof. Werner von Koenig
(1942) To Be or Not to Be
as Col. Ehrhardt
(1953) Stalag 17
as Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
(1944) House of Frankenstein
as Burgomeister Hussman
(1939) Ninotchka
as Comrade Iranoff
(1944) It Happened Tomorrow
as Mr. Beckstein
(1938) The Great Waltz
as Wertheimer
(1941) Love Crazy
as Dr. Wuthering
(1936) The Princess Comes Across
as Steindorf
(1937) A Day at the Races
as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
(1940) Comrade X
as Emil Von Hofer
(1946) A Night in Casablanca
as Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
(1949) Border Incident
as Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
(1940) Outside the Three-Mile Limit
as Van Cleve
(1942) Crossroads
as Dr. Alex Dubroc
(1953) Houdini
as Schultz
(1937) Nothing Sacred
as Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
(1941) That Uncertain Feeling
as Kafka (as Sig Rumann)
(1939) Only Angels Have Wings
as Dutchy
(1964) 36 Hours
as German Guard
(1935) A Night at the Opera
as Gottlieb
(1937) Thin Ice
as Prime Minister
(1954) 3 Ring Circus
as Fritz Schlitz
(1957) The Wings of Eagles
as Manager
(1954) The Glenn Miller Story
as W. Kranz
(1938) The Saint in New York
as Hutch Rellin
(1942) Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
as Heinrich, Spy Leader
(1944) Summer Storm
as Kuzma
(1955) Many Rivers to Cross
as Spectacle Man
(1942) China Girl
as Jarubi
(1943) Government Girl
as Ambassador
(1943) Tarzan Triumphs
as Sergeant
(1952) The World in His Arms
as General Ivan Vorashilov
(1941) The Wagons Roll at Night
as Hoffman the Great
(1937) Think Fast, Mr. Moto
as Nicolas Marloff
(1937) Thank You, Mr. Moto
as Colonel Tchernov
(1940) Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Dr. Hans Wolfert
(1947) Mother Wore Tights
as Papa
(1972) Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
(1937) Lancer Spy
as Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen
(1940) Four Sons
as Newmann
(1939) Never Say Die
as Poppa Ingleborg
(1955) Carolina Cannonball
as Stefan
(1935) The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Blacksmith (as Siegfried Rumann)
(1938) Girls on Probation
as Roger Heath
(1955) Spy Chasers
as King Rinko
(1936) The Bold Caballero
as Commandante Sebastian Golle
(1939) Remember?
as Dr. Schmidt
(1942) Desperate Journey
as Preuss
(1948) Give My Regards to Broadway
as Arthur Dinkel
(1938) Paradise for Three
as Mr. Bold
(1941) Shining Victory
as Professor Herman Von Reiter
(1939) Honolulu
as Psychiatrist
(1940) Bitter Sweet
as Herr Schlick
(1945) She Went to the Races
as Dr. Gurke
(1938) Suez
as Sergeant Pellerin
(1943) They Came to Blow Up America
as Dr. Herman Holger
(1953) The Girl on The Roof
as ---
(1948) The Emperor Waltz
as Dr. Zwieback
(1935) The Wedding Night
as Mr. Jan Novak
(1938) I'll Give a Million
as Anatole Primerose
(1940) I Was an Adventuress
as Herr Protz
(1935) Under Pressure
as Doctor
(1937) Midnight Taxi
as John B. Rudd
(1944) The Hitler Gang
as General von Hindenburg
(1946) Faithful in My Fashion
as Professor Boris Riminoffsky
(1937) The Great Hospital Mystery
as Dr. Taggert
(1937) On the Avenue
as Herr Hanfstangel
(1943) The Song of Bernadette
as Louis Bouriette
(1942) Berlin Correspondent
as Dr. Dietrich
(1939) Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Krogman
(1952) O. Henry's Full House
as Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
(1942) Remember Pearl Harbor
as Dirk Van Hoorten
(1940) Victory
as Mr. Schomberg
(1961) One, Two, Three
as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
(1934) The World Moves On
as Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)
(1950) Father Is a Bachelor
as Jericho Schlosser
(1937) Love Under Fire
as General Montero
(1937) This Is My Affair
as Gus
(1954) Living It Up
as Dr. Emile Egelhofer
(1941) Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1948) If You Knew Susie
as Count Alexis
(1934) Marie Galante
as Brogard
(1945) The Dolly Sisters
as Ignatz Tsimmis
(1952) Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
as Cyrus Kraft
(1941) This Woman Is Mine
as John Jacob Astor
(1966) Way... Way Out
as Russian Delegate
(1943) Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Joe Flugelman
(1941) So Ends Our Night
as Ammers
(1941) The Man Who Lost Himself
as Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)
(1937) Heidi
as Police Captain
(1929) Die Königsloge
as Bailiff
(1937) Maytime
as Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)
(1966) The Fortune Cookie
as Professor Winterhalter
(1951) On the Riviera
as Gapeaux
(1937) Seventh Heaven
as Durand (as Sig Rumann)
(1945) Men in Her Diary
as Mme. Irene
(1961) The Errand Boy
as Baron Elston Carteblanche
(1954) White Christmas
as Landlord (uncredited)
(1945) A Royal Scandal
as General Ronsky
(1935) East of Java
as Hans Muller
(1966) Doom of Dracula
as The Burgomaster
(1946) Night and Day
as Wilowski
(1964) Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Hammacher (uncredited)
(1941) World Premiere
as Franz von Bushmaster
(1935) Spring Tonic
as Matt Conklin
(1934) Servants' Entrance
as Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)
(1929) Lucky Boy
as Bridge player (Unbilled)
(1957) Maverick
as ---
(1963) Petticoat Junction
as Professor Lieberschmit
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Dr. Haegendorff
(1959) Johnny Staccato
as ---
(1964) Daniel Boone
as Van Coot
(1959) One Step Beyond
as Franz Schuldorf
(1960) Pete and Gladys
as ---
(1953) Private Secretary
as ---
(1956) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
(1958) Lawman
as ---
(1964) The Addams Family
as Eric Von Bissell
(1965) Hank
as ---
(1959) The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as ---
(1957) Maverick
as Capt. Steeger
(1963) The Danny Kaye Show
as Self