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Sig Ruman
Sign in to saveAlso known as Siegfried Carl Alban Rumann, Sig Rumann
German-American actor (1884-1967)
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- Works
- 1
Top works
- A Night in Casablanca
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Film & TV
Hamburg, Germany
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…
Known for
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory — Self (archive footage)1972
- The Last of the Secret Agents? — Prof. Werner von Koenig1966
- Way... Way Out — Russian Delegate1966
- The Fortune Cookie — Professor Winterhalter1966
- Hank1965
- 36 Hours — German Guard1964
- Robin and the 7 Hoods — Hammacher (uncredited)1964
- Daniel Boone — Van Coot1964
- The Addams Family — Eric Von Bissell1964
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. — Conductor Schultz1964
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hamburg
- Place of death
- Julian
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- German
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Rumann-Alden-Grand-Hotel-1930.jpg
- Height
- 1.83
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- date of birth
- 1884-10-11
- date of death
- 1967-02-14
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Sig Ruman
- name in native language
- Sig Ruman
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