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Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

Birthday: 1884-10-11 | Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1966
Way... Way Out

as    Russian Delegate

1964
36 Hours

as    German Guard

1957
The Wings of Eagles

as    Manager

1955
Carolina Cannonball

as    Stefan

1954
Living It Up

as    Dr. Emile Egelhofer

1954
3 Ring Circus

as    Fritz Schlitz

1954
The Glenn Miller Story

as    W. Kranz

1953
Houdini

as    Schultz

1953
Stalag 17

as    Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz

1951
On the Riviera

as    Gapeaux

1950
Father Is a Bachelor

as    Jericho Schlosser

1948
Give My Regards to Broadway

as    Arthur Dinkel

1948
The Emperor Waltz

as    Dr. Zwieback

1946
Faithful in My Fashion

as    Professor Boris Riminoffsky

1945
A Royal Scandal

as    General Ronsky

1945
The Dolly Sisters

as    Ignatz Tsimmis

1944
It Happened Tomorrow

as    Mr. Beckstein

1943
Government Girl

as    Ambassador

1943
They Came to Blow Up America

as    Dr. Herman Holger

1943
Tarzan Triumphs

as    Sergeant

1942
To Be or Not to Be

as    Col. Ehrhardt

1942
Remember Pearl Harbor

as    Dirk Van Hoorten

1942
Crossroads

as    Dr. Alex Dubroc

1942
Berlin Correspondent

as    Dr. Dietrich

1942
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

as    Heinrich, Spy Leader

1942
China Girl

as    Jarubi

1941
Love Crazy

as    Dr. Wuthering

1941
That Uncertain Feeling

as    Kafka (as Sig Rumann)

1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

as    Dr. Hans Wolfert

1940
Comrade X

as    Emil Von Hofer