 Born in New York City in 1882, Siegmann is listed as having been in over 100 films.His more notable roles include Silas Lynch in D.W. Griffith's "Birth of A Nation" (1915), Cyrus the Great in "Intolerance" (1916), Porthos in "The Three Musketeers" (1921), Bill Sikes in "Oliver Twist" (1922), the guard in the 1927 film "The Cat and the Canary", and Dr. Hardquanonne in "The Man Who Laughs", which was completed in 1927 but released in 1928.In 1919, Siegmann served as a director for Universal Pictures' production of the five-reel horror film "The Trembling Hour" starring Kenneth Harlan and Helen Eddy.