Sig Ruman
Acting
Born October 10, 1884 · Hamburg, Germany
Died February 14, 1967
Also known as Sig Rumann · Siegfried Rumann · Sigfried Rumann
Biography
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.
Filmography50+ titles
The Addams Family
To Be or Not to Be
Stalag 17
Ninotchka
A Night at the Opera
Only Angels Have Wings
The Fortune Cookie
White Christmas
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Song of Bernadette
A Day at the Races
36 Hours
Daniel Boone
The Glenn Miller Story
Border Incident
Remember Pearl Harbor
Maverick
O. Henry's Full House
A Night in Casablanca
It Happened Tomorrow
Love Crazy
Maytime
Heidi
Houdini
That Uncertain Feeling
Many Rivers to Cross
Living It Up
The Wagons Roll at Night
Honolulu
Seventh Heaven
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Wings of Eagles
So Ends Our Night
Nothing Sacred
Robin and the 7 Hoods
The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Errand Boy
Night and Day
Desperate Journey
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
House of Frankenstein
Bitter Sweet
The Bold Caballero
Private Secretary
Way... Way Out
The Great Waltz
The Wedding Night
The World Moves On
Petticoat Junction
One Step Beyond