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Sig Ruman

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Actor

The Resume

    (October 11, 1884-February 14, 1967)
    Born in Hamburg, Germany
    Birth name was Siegfried Rumann
    Appeared in the films 'A Night at the Opera' (1935), 'A Day at the Races' (1937), 'Think Fast, Mr. Moto' (1937), 'Thank You, Mr. Moto' (1937), 'Confessions of a Nazi Spy' (1939), 'Ninotchka' (1939), 'Shining Victory' (1941), 'To Be Or Not To Be' (1942), 'The Song of Bernadette' (1943), 'House of Frankenstein' (1944), 'The Hitler Gang' (1945), 'A Night in Casablanca' (1946), 'The Emperor Waltz' (1948), 'Stalag 17' (1953), 'Houdini' (1953), 'The Wings of Eagles' (1957), 'Robin and the 7 Hoods' (1964), 'The Fortune Cookie' (1966) and 'Way... Way Out' (1966)
    Appeared on Broadway in 'The Channel Road' (1929), 'Grand Hotel' (1930), 'Alien Corn' (1933) and 'Eight Bells' (1933)

Why he might be annoying:

    His acting was less than subtle.
    His heavy accent limited the roles he could play.
    He was typecast as a pompous bureaucrat in comedies and as a Nazi in dramas. (Although he would occasionally combine the two, as with his comically inept SS officer in 'To Be Or Not To Be.')

Why he might not be annoying:


Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying