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Sig Rumann
Siegfried Rumann
Sigfried Rumann
Siegfried Carl Alban Rumann
Sig Ruman
Acting
Biography
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-…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
The Fortune Cookie
as Professor Winterhalter
Way... Way Out
as Russian Delegate
The Last of the Secret Agents?
as Prof. Werner von Koenig
Doom of Dracula
as The Burgomaster (archive footage)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Hammacher (uncredited)
36 Hours
as German Guard
One, Two, Three
as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
The Errand Boy
as Baron Elston Carteblanche
Around the World with Nellie Bly
as Tug Captain
TV Shows
Hank
1 ep.
Daniel Boone
as Van Coot · 1 ep.
The Addams Family
as Eric Von Bissell · 1 ep.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Conductor Schultz · 1 ep.
Petticoat Junction
as Professor Lieberschmit · 1 ep.
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self · 1 ep.
Pete and Gladys
2 ep.
One Step Beyond
as Franz Schuldorf · 1 ep.
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Himelmayer · 1 ep.
Johnny Staccato
1 ep.