Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1884-10-10
Place of Birth
Hamburg, Germany
Sig Ruman
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.
Known For
as Col. Ehrhardt
as Professor Lieberschmit
as Comrade Iranoff
as Gottlieb
as Dutchy
as Johann Schulz
as Van Coot
as Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
as Jarubi
as Schultz
as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
as W. Kranz
as Sergeant
as Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
as General Ivan Vorashilov
as Burgomeister Hussman
as Dr. Emile Egelhofer
as Fritz Schlitz
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