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Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

Siegfried Rumann

Born October 10, 1884· Hamburg, Germany

† Died February 14, 1967

46Roles★ 6.7Average rating

A German-American character actor who initially pursued electrical engineering, he served in the Imperial German Army during World War I and resumed performing after the conflict, eventually emigrating to the United States in 1924. Connections with playwright George S. Kaufman and critic Alexander Woollcott helped launch a successful Broadway run that included productions such as Grand Hotel and L…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

To Be or Not to Be★ 7.8
To Be or Not to Be1942
Col. Ehrhardt
Stalag 17★ 7.7
Stalag 171953
Johann Schulz
Ninotchka★ 7.5
Ninotchka1939
Comrade Iranoff
One, Two, Three★ 7.5
One, Two, Three1961
Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera★ 7.4
A Night at the Opera1935
Gottlieb
White Christmas★ 7.2
White Christmas1954
Landlord (uncredited)
Only Angels Have Wings★ 7.3
Only Angels Have Wings1939
Dutchy
The Fortune Cookie★ 7.2
The Fortune Cookie1966
Professor Winterhalter
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series★ 7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964
Conductor Schultz
MaverickSeries★ 7
Maverick1957