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
Acting
Place of birth
Hamburg, Germany
Birthday
10/10/1884
The Last of the Secret Agents?
3.3
To Be or Not to Be
7.8
Stalag 17
7.7
House of Frankenstein
6
Ninotchka
7.5
It Happened Tomorrow
6.7
The Great Waltz
5.6
Love Crazy
7.1
The Princess Comes Across
6.1
A Day at the Races
7.1
Comrade X
5.8
A Night in Casablanca
6.8
Border Incident
6.8
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
4
Crossroads
5.9
Houdini
6.5
Nothing Sacred
6.2
That Uncertain Feeling
6.4
36 Hours
6.9
Only Angels Have Wings
7.3
A Night at the Opera
7.4
Thin Ice
6.7
3 Ring Circus
5.5
The Wings of Eagles
6.2
The Glenn Miller Story
6.9
The Saint in New York
6.2
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
5.5
Summer Storm
5.1
Many Rivers to Cross
6.2
China Girl
5.4
Government Girl
5.2
Tarzan Triumphs
6.1
The World in His Arms
6.5
The Wagons Roll at Night
6.3
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
6.1
Thank You, Mr. Moto
6.3
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
6.3
Mother Wore Tights
5.3
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6
Lancer Spy
6
Four Sons
7
Never Say Die
6.8
Carolina Cannonball
0
The Farmer Takes a Wife
6.1
Girls on Probation
5.9
Spy Chasers
7
The Bold Caballero
5.7
Remember?
5.8
Desperate Journey
5.9
Give My Regards to Broadway
7
Paradise for Three
6.8
Shining Victory
5.9
Honolulu
6.1
Bitter Sweet
5.8
She Went to the Races
5.5
Suez
5.4
They Came to Blow Up America
6.2
The Girl on The Roof
4.4
The Emperor Waltz
5.9
The Wedding Night
6
I'll Give a Million
5.7
I Was an Adventuress
6.3
Under Pressure
5
Midnight Taxi
5
The Hitler Gang
5.9
Faithful in My Fashion
6.3
The Great Hospital Mystery
4
On the Avenue
6.7
The Song of Bernadette
7
Berlin Correspondent
5.9
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
6
O. Henry's Full House
6.5
Remember Pearl Harbor
6
Victory
0
One, Two, Three
7.5
The World Moves On
5.7
Father Is a Bachelor
7.4
Love Under Fire
5.5
This Is My Affair
7.3
Living It Up
6.4
Breakdowns of 1941
7
If You Knew Susie
7.5
Marie Galante
4.8
The Dolly Sisters
5.5
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
7.2
This Woman Is Mine
3.2
Way... Way Out
5.7
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
6
So Ends Our Night
6
The Man Who Lost Himself
4
Heidi
6.8
Die Königsloge
0
Maytime
6.2
The Fortune Cookie
7.2
On the Riviera
6
Seventh Heaven
6.6
Men in Her Diary
0
The Errand Boy
6.1
White Christmas
7.2
A Royal Scandal
6.9
East of Java
6
Doom of Dracula
0
Night and Day
5.7
Robin and the 7 Hoods
6.1
World Premiere
5
Spring Tonic
5.3
Servants' Entrance
0
Lucky Boy
4.7