Sig Ruman
Acting Born Oct 10, 1884 Hamburg, Germany 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Maverick (1957)
- Maverick (1957) as Capt. Steeger
- Lawman (1958)
- Petticoat Junction (1963) as Professor Lieberschmit
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Van Coot
- The Addams Family (1964) as Eric Von Bissell
- One Step Beyond (1959) as Franz Schuldorf
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) as Conductor Schultz
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959) as Himelmayer
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
- The Danny Kaye Show (1963) as Self
- Pete and Gladys (1960)
- Johnny Staccato (1959)
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Dr. Haegendorff
- Private Secretary (1953)
- Hank (1965)
- White Christmas (1954) as Landlord (uncredited)
- One, Two, Three (1961) as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
- Stalag 17 (1953) as Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
- Ninotchka (1939) as Comrade Iranoff
- To Be or Not to Be (1942) as Col. Ehrhardt
- Night and Day (1946) as Wilowski
- The Glenn Miller Story (1954) as W. Kranz
- Heidi (1937) as Police Captain