Sig Ruman
Birthday: 1884-10-11 | Place of Birth: Hamburg, GermanySig 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
Acting
Role
as Prof. Werner von Koenig
as Russian Delegate
as The Burgomaster (archive footage)
as German Guard
as Baron Elston Carteblanche
as Manager
as King Rinko
as Stefan
as Dr. Emile Egelhofer
as Fritz Schlitz
as W. Kranz
as Schultz
as Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
as Cyrus Kraft
as General Ivan Vorashilov
as Gapeaux
as Jericho Schlosser
as Arthur Dinkel
as Dr. Zwieback
as Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
as Professor Boris Riminoffsky
