Sig Ruman
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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Movies (35)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972
Way... Way Out
as Russian Delegate
1966
The Fortune Cookie
as Professor Winterhalter
1966
The Last of the Secret Agents?
as Prof. Werner von Koenig
1966
Doom of Dracula
as The Burgomaster (archive footage)
1966
36 Hours
as German Guard
1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Hammacher (uncredited)
1964
One, Two, Three
as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
1961
The Errand Boy
as Baron Elston Carteblanche
1961
Around the World with Nellie Bly
as Tug Captain
1960
The Wings of Eagles
as Manager
1957
Spy Chasers
as King Rinko
1955
Many Rivers to Cross
as Spectacle Man
1955
Carolina Cannonball
as Stefan
1955
3 Ring Circus
as Fritz Schlitz
1954
White Christmas
as Landlord (uncredited)
1954
Living It Up
as Dr. Emile Egelhofer
1954
The Glenn Miller Story
as W. Kranz
1954
The Girl on The Roof
1953
Houdini
as Schultz
1953
Stalag 17
as Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
1953
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
as Cyrus Kraft
1952
The World in His Arms
as General Ivan Vorashilov
1952
O. Henry's Full House
as Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
1952
On the Riviera
as Gapeaux
1951
Father Is a Bachelor
as Jericho Schlosser
1950
Border Incident
as Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
1949
The Emperor Waltz
as Dr. Zwieback
1948
Give My Regards to Broadway
as Arthur Dinkel
1948
If You Knew Susie
as Count Alexis
1948
Mother Wore Tights
as Papa
1947
Faithful in My Fashion
as Professor Boris Riminoffsky
1946
Night and Day
as Wilowski
1946
A Night in Casablanca
as Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
1946
The Dolly Sisters
as Ignatz Tsimmis
1945
TV Shows (15)
Hank
1965
Daniel Boone
as Van Coot
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Conductor Schultz
1964
The Addams Family
as Eric Von Bissell
1964
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
1963
Petticoat Junction
as Professor Lieberschmit
1963
Pete and Gladys
1960
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
Johnny Staccato
1959
One Step Beyond
as Franz Schuldorf
1959
Lawman
1958
Maverick
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
General Electric Theater
as Dr. Haegendorff
1953
Private Secretary
1953