Sig Ruman

Known for ActingBorn 1884-10-10Died 1967-02-14Hamburg, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Doom of Dracula

Around the World with Nellie Bly

Die Königsloge

Men in Her Diary

Victory

The Addams Family

Spy Chasers

Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation

Servants' Entrance

To Be or Not to Be

Stalag 17

One, Two, Three

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Give My Regards to Broadway

Father Is a Bachelor

Ninotchka

East of Java

The Fortune Cookie

If You Knew Susie

Paradise for Three

A Night at the Opera

White Christmas

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Never Say Die

Only Angels Have Wings

Daniel Boone

This Is My Affair

36 Hours

The Danny Kaye Show

On the Avenue

The Song of Bernadette

Maverick

The Glenn Miller Story

A Day at the Races

Faithful in My Fashion

Border Incident

A Royal Scandal

O. Henry's Full House

Remember Pearl Harbor

Breakdowns of 1941

Four Sons

General Electric Theater

They Came to Blow Up America

A Night in Casablanca

It Happened Tomorrow

Love Crazy

Heidi

Maytime