Sig Ruman
Actor
- Born
- October 10, 1884 · Hamburg, Germany
- Died
- February 14, 1967 (age 82)
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.
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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.
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
March 6, 1942
Stalag 17
May 29, 1953
White Christmas
October 14, 1954
A Night at the Opera
November 15, 1935
Ninotchka
November 16, 1939
One, Two, Three
December 15, 1961
The Fortune Cookie
October 19, 1966
Only Angels Have Wings
May 15, 1939
A Day at the Races
June 11, 1937
House of Frankenstein
December 15, 1944
The Glenn Miller Story
January 4, 1954
A Night in Casablanca
May 10, 1946
Acting108
- 1972Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
- 1966Way... Way Out as Russian Delegate
- 1966The Fortune Cookie as Professor Winterhalter
- 1966The Last of the Secret Agents? as Prof. Werner von Koenig
- 196436 Hours as German Guard
- 1964Robin and the 7 Hoods as Hammacher (uncredited)
- 1961One, Two, Three as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
- 1961The Errand Boy as Baron Elston Carteblanche
- 1960Around the World with Nellie Bly as Tug Captain
- 1957