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Sig Ruman

1884 - 1967

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Siegfried Carl Alban Rumann (October 11, 1884 – February 14, 1967), billed as Sig Ruman and Sig Rumann, was a German-American character actor known for his portrayals of pompous and often stereotypically Teutonic officials or villains in more than 100 films. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Sig Ruman is the 6,932nd most popular actor (down from 4,101st in 2024), the 5,491st most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,355th in 2019) and the 227th most popular German Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sig Ruman ranks 6,932 out of 13,578. Before him are Julie White, Wanda Hendrix, Madge Kennedy, Prem Chopra, James D'Arcy, and Nikolay Okhlopkov. After him are Cheryl Hines, Patrice Wymore, David Garrison, Jemima Kirke, Alex Jennings, and Han Ga-in.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Sig Ruman ranks 245. Before him are C. H. Dodd, Leon Schlesinger, John James Shepherd, Harvey Fletcher, Thomas Blamey, and Carl Kempe. After him are James Cruze, Calvin Bricker, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Alexander Bustamante, Carlyle Blackwell, and Stuart Holmes. Among people deceased in 1967, Sig Ruman ranks 269. Before him are Sigurd Moen, George E. Stone, Ian Raby, Lewis H. Brereton, Carl Kempe, and Nikolay Okhlopkov. After him are Joe Meek, Nelson Eddy, Richard Meinertzhagen, Cezaria Jędrzejewiczowa, Romildo Etcheverry, and Guillermo Lovell.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Sig Ruman ranks 5,493 out of 7,253. Before him are Günter Hermann (1960), Petra Schersing (1965), Robert Schwentke (1968), Antje Traue (1981), and Armin Veh (1961). After him are Frank Peterson (1963), Doris Dörrie (1955), Max Riemelt (1984), Kai Wegner (1972), Günther Bechem (1921), Rudolf Schoeller (1902), and Hermann Martens (1877).

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Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Sig Ruman ranks 227. Before him are Ursula Karven (1964), Vera Zorina (1917), Heiner Lauterbach (1953), Anaid Iplicjian (1935), Helge Schneider (1955), and Antje Traue (1981). After him are Max Riemelt (1984), Mady Rahl (1915), Willy Birgel (1891), Joachim Król (1957), Ewald Balser (1898), and Herbert Knaup (1956).

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