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Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

Actor · Born 1884-10-10 · Hamburg, Germany

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Biography

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 characters in a series of wartime thrillers. During this period, he also appeared in several films by director Ernst Lubitsch including Ninotchka and To Be or Not to Be. Ruman continued playing over-the-top German characters later in his career for Billy Wilder in The Emperor Waltz, Stalag 17, and The Fortune Cookie.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. To Be or Not to Be (1942) — Col. Ehrhardt
  2. Stalag 17 (1953) — Johann Schulz
  3. White Christmas (1954) — Landlord (uncredited)
  4. A Night at the Opera (1935) — Gottlieb
  5. The Addams Family (1964) — Eric Von Bissell
  6. Ninotchka (1939) — Comrade Iranoff
  7. One, Two, Three (1961) — Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
  8. The Fortune Cookie (1966) — Professor Winterhalter
  9. Only Angels Have Wings (1939) — Dutchy
  10. A Day at the Races (1937) — Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
  11. House of Frankenstein (1944) — Burgomeister Hussman
  12. The Glenn Miller Story (1954) — W. Kranz
  13. A Night in Casablanca (1946) — Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
  14. The Song of Bernadette (1943) — Louis Bouriette
  15. Heidi (1937) — Police Captain
  16. Nothing Sacred (1937) — Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
  17. Houdini (1953) — Schultz
  18. 36 Hours (1964) — German Guard
  19. Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) — Hammacher (uncredited)
  20. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Conductor Schultz
  21. It Happened Tomorrow (1944) — Mr. Beckstein
  22. The Wings of Eagles (1957) — Manager
  23. The Errand Boy (1961) — Baron Elston Carteblanche
  24. Tarzan Triumphs (1943) — Sergeant
  25. That Uncertain Feeling (1941) — Kafka (as Sig Rumann)
  26. Border Incident (1949) — Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
  27. O. Henry's Full House (1952) — Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
  28. The World in His Arms (1952) — General Ivan Vorashilov
  29. Maverick (1957)
  30. Petticoat Junction (1963) — Professor Lieberschmit
  31. Love Crazy (1941) — Dr. Wuthering
  32. Crossroads (1942) — Dr. Alex Dubroc
  33. Living It Up (1954) — Dr. Emile Egelhofer
  34. Night and Day (1946) — Wilowski
  35. Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) — Krogman
  36. Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) — Dr. Hans Wolfert
  37. Desperate Journey (1942) — Preuss
  38. Daniel Boone (1964) — Van Coot
  39. Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937) — Nicolas Marloff
  40. The Emperor Waltz (1948) — Dr. Zwieback