Sig Ruman

Actor

Born: October 10, 1884
Died: February 14, 1967 (age 82)
From: 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…

Filmography (109)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
Self (archive footage)
Way... Way Out (1966)
Russian Delegate
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
Professor Winterhalter
The Last of the Secret Agents? (1966)
Prof. Werner von Koenig
Doom of Dracula (1966)
The Burgomaster (archive footage)
36 Hours (1964)
German Guard
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
Hammacher (uncredited)
One, Two, Three (1961)
Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
The Errand Boy (1961)
Baron Elston Carteblanche
Around the World with Nellie Bly (1960)
Tug Captain
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
Manager
Spy Chasers (1955)
King Rinko
Many Rivers to Cross (1955)
Spectacle Man
Carolina Cannonball (1955)
Stefan
3 Ring Circus (1954)
Fritz Schlitz
White Christmas (1954)
Landlord (uncredited)
Living It Up (1954)
Dr. Emile Egelhofer
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
W. Kranz
The Girl on The Roof (1953)
Houdini (1953)
Schultz
Stalag 17 (1953)
Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)
Cyrus Kraft
The World in His Arms (1952)
General Ivan Vorashilov
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
On the Riviera (1951)
Gapeaux
Father Is a Bachelor (1950)
Jericho Schlosser
Border Incident (1949)
Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
The Emperor Waltz (1948)
Dr. Zwieback
Give My Regards to Broadway (1948)
Arthur Dinkel
If You Knew Susie (1948)
Count Alexis