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Acting

Sig Ruman

Career: Active from 1929 to 1960, busiest in 1937 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles: 6
top three billing

Average score: 66/100

Highest rated: A Night at the Opera
88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 69 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Sig Ruman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
1.4, average 5.4
Psychological
4.0, average 5.5
Violence
2.8, average 4.1
Scare
1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic Hollywood 6
Farce 5
Historical Setting 3
Screwball Comedy 3
Lighthearted 3
Nostalgic 3
Slapstick Comedy 3
Romantic Comedy 3
Golden Age Hollywood 2
Tragic Romance 2
Historical Romance 2
Nostalgic Feel 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

118

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1960s

14 titles · average score 63

The Fortune Cookie

76

as Professor Winterhalter

Way... Way Out

61

as Russian Delegate

Hank

TV show

The Addams Family

91

TV show · as Eric Von Bissell

Daniel Boone

47

TV show · as Van Coot

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

87

TV show · as Conductor Schultz

Robin and the 7 Hoods

52

as Hammacher (uncredited)

36 Hours

54

as German Guard

Petticoat Junction

43

TV show · as Professor Lieberschmit

One, Two, Three

80

as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)

The Errand Boy

58

as Baron Elston Carteblanche

Pete and Gladys

TV show

1950s

22 titles · average score 68

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

70

TV show · as Himelmayer

One Step Beyond

67

TV show · as Franz Schuldorf

Lawman

70

TV show

Maverick

75

TV show · as Capt. Steeger

Carolina Cannonball

as Stefan

Spy Chasers

68

as King Rinko

The Glenn Miller Story

81

as W. Kranz

3 Ring Circus

53

as Fritz Schlitz

White Christmas

71

as Landlord (uncredited)

Houdini

74

as Schultz

The World in His Arms

80

as General Ivan Vorashilov

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation

68

as Cyrus Kraft

1940s

43 titles · average score 62

The Emperor Waltz

64

as Dr. Zwieback

A Night in Casablanca

65

as Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel

Tarzan Triumphs

57

as Sergeant

To Be or Not to Be

87

as Col. Ehrhardt

China Girl

59

as Jarubi

Berlin Correspondent

61

as Dr. Dietrich

Crossroads

58

as Dr. Alex Dubroc

That Uncertain Feeling

59

as Kafka (as Sig Rumann)

Love Crazy

87

as Dr. Wuthering

The Wagons Roll at Night

51

as Hoffman the Great

Comrade X

61

as Emil Von Hofer

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

69

as Dr. Hans Wolfert

1930s

37 titles · average score 66

Ninotchka

87

as Comrade Iranoff

Only Angels Have Wings

84

as Dutchy

The Saint in New York

60

as Hutch Rellin

A Day at the Races

86

as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg

Nothing Sacred

75

as Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer

The Great Hospital Mystery

as Dr. Taggert

Think Fast, Mr. Moto

62

as Nicolas Marloff

Thank You, Mr. Moto

66

as Colonel Tchernov

The Bold Caballero

58

as Commandante Sebastian Golle

A Night at the Opera

88

as Gottlieb

The Wedding Night

68

as Mr. Jan Novak

The World Moves On

49

as Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)

1920s

2 titles

Die Königsloge

as Bailiff

Lucky Boy

as Bridge player (Unbilled)