Sig Ruman
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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
October 10, 1884Deathday
February 14, 1967Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
107Place of birth
Hamburg, GermanyAlso known as
Sig Rumann, Siegfried Rumann, Sigfried Rumann, Siegfried Carl Alban Rumann
Cast credits
To Be or Not to Be
Col. Ehrhardt
House of Frankenstein
Burgomeister Hussman
It Happened Tomorrow
Mr. Beckstein
Love Crazy
Dr. Wuthering
The Princess Comes Across
Steindorf
A Day at the Races
Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
Comrade X
Emil Von Hofer
A Night in Casablanca
Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
Border Incident
Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
Crossroads
Dr. Alex Dubroc
Houdini
Schultz
That Uncertain Feeling
Kafka (as Sig Rumann)
36 Hours
German Guard
Only Angels Have Wings
Dutchy
Thin Ice
Prime Minister
A Night at the Opera
Gottlieb
3 Ring Circus
Fritz Schlitz
The Wings of Eagles
Manager
The Glenn Miller Story
W. Kranz
The Saint in New York
Hutch Rellin
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Heinrich, Spy LeaderImages
