Sig Ruman

Acting

Oct 10, 1884 – Feb 14, 1967 · 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 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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

To Be or Not to Be1942
as ⁨Col. Ehrhardt⁩
Stalag 171953
as ⁨Johann Schulz⁩
White Christmas1954
as ⁨Landlord (uncredited)⁩
A Night at the Opera1935
as ⁨Gottlieb⁩
Ninotchka1939
as ⁨Comrade Iranoff⁩
One, Two, Three1961
as ⁨Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)⁩
The Fortune Cookie1966
as ⁨Professor Winterhalter⁩
as ⁨Dutchy⁩
as ⁨Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg⁩
as ⁨Burgomeister Hussman⁩
as ⁨W. Kranz⁩
as ⁨Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel⁩
as ⁨Louis Bouriette⁩
as ⁨Police Captain⁩
as ⁨Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer⁩
as ⁨Schultz⁩
as ⁨German Guard⁩
as ⁨Hammacher (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Manager⁩
as ⁨Mr. Beckstein⁩
as ⁨Sergeant⁩
as ⁨Baron Elston Carteblanche⁩
as ⁨Kafka (as Sig Rumann)⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

To Be or Not to Be1942
as ⁨Col. Ehrhardt⁩
Stalag 171953
as ⁨Johann Schulz⁩
White Christmas1954
as ⁨Landlord (uncredited)⁩
A Night at the Opera1935
as ⁨Gottlieb⁩
Ninotchka1939
as ⁨Comrade Iranoff⁩
One, Two, Three1961
as ⁨Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)⁩
The Fortune Cookie1966
as ⁨Professor Winterhalter⁩
as ⁨Dutchy⁩
as ⁨Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg⁩
as ⁨Burgomeister Hussman⁩
as ⁨W. Kranz⁩
as ⁨Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel⁩
as ⁨Louis Bouriette⁩
as ⁨Police Captain⁩
as ⁨Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer⁩
as ⁨Schultz⁩
as ⁨German Guard⁩
as ⁨Hammacher (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Manager⁩
as ⁨Mr. Beckstein⁩
as ⁨Sergeant⁩
as ⁨Baron Elston Carteblanche⁩
as ⁨Kafka (as Sig Rumann)⁩