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Birthday
October 10, 1884
Day of Death
1967-02-14
(82 years old)
Place of Birth
Hamburg, Germany
Also Known 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 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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1941
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
This Woman Is Mine
as John Jacob Astor
World Premiere
as Franz von Bushmaster
Shining Victory
as Professor Herman Von Reiter
Love Crazy
as Dr. Wuthering
The Wagons Roll at Night
as Hoffman the Great
That Uncertain Feeling
as Kafka (as Sig Rumann)
The Man Who Lost Himself
as Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)
So Ends Our Night
as Ammers
1940
1939
1938
1937
Thank You, Mr. Moto
as Colonel Tchernov
Nothing Sacred
as Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
Heidi
as Police Captain
Lancer Spy
as Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen
Thin Ice
as Prime Minister
Love Under Fire
as General Montero
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
as Nicolas Marloff
A Day at the Races
as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
This Is My Affair
as Gus
The Great Hospital Mystery
as Dr. Taggert
Midnight Taxi
as John B. Rudd
Maytime
as Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)
Seventh Heaven
as Durand (as Sig Rumann)
On the Avenue
as Herr Hanfstangel
1936
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1929
