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Sig Ruman
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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 …
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Sig Ruman's Filmography
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Way... Way Out
as Russian Delegate
The Fortune Cookie
as Professor Winterhalter
The Last of the Secret Agents?
as Prof. Werner von Koenig
36 Hours
as German Guard
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Hammacher (uncredited)
One, Two, Three
as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
The Errand Boy
as Baron Elston Carteblanche
Around the World with Nellie Bly
as Tug Captain
The Wings of Eagles
as Manager
Spy Chasers
as King Rinko
Many Rivers to Cross
as Spectacle Man
Carolina Cannonball
as Stefan
3 Ring Circus
as Fritz Schlitz
White Christmas
as Landlord (uncredited)
Living It Up
as Dr. Emile Egelhofer
The Glenn Miller Story
as W. Kranz
The Girl on The Roof
Houdini
as Schultz
Stalag 17
as Johann Schulz
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
as Cyrus Kraft
The World in His Arms
as General Ivan Vorashilov
O. Henry's Full House
as Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
On the Riviera
as Gapeaux
Father Is a Bachelor
as Jericho Schlosser
Border Incident
as Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
The Emperor Waltz
as Dr. Zwieback
Give My Regards to Broadway
as Arthur Dinkel
If You Knew Susie
as Count Alexis
Mother Wore Tights
as Papa
Faithful in My Fashion
as Professor Boris Riminoffsky
Night and Day
as Wilowski
A Night in Casablanca
as Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
The Dolly Sisters
as Ignatz Tsimmis
She Went to the Races
as Dr. Gurke
Men in Her Diary
as Mme. Irene
A Royal Scandal
as General Ronsky
House of Frankenstein
as Burgomeister Hussman
Summer Storm
as Kuzma
The Hitler Gang
as General von Hindenburg
It Happened Tomorrow
as Mr. Beckstein
The Song of Bernadette
as Louis Bouriette
Government Girl
as Ambassador
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Joe Flugelman
They Came to Blow Up America
as Dr. Herman Holger
Tarzan Triumphs
as Sergeant
China Girl
as Jarubi
Desperate Journey
as Preuss
Berlin Correspondent
as Dr. Dietrich
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
as Heinrich, Spy Leader
Crossroads
as Dr. Alex Dubroc
To Be or Not to Be
as Col. Ehrhardt
Remember Pearl Harbor
as Dirk Van Hoorten
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
This Woman Is Mine
as John Jacob Astor
World Premiere
as Franz von Bushmaster
Shining Victory
as Professor Herman Von Reiter
Love Crazy
as Dr. Wuthering
The Wagons Roll at Night
as Hoffman the Great
That Uncertain Feeling
as Kafka (as Sig Rumann)
The Man Who Lost Himself
as Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)
So Ends Our Night
as Ammers
Victory
as Mr. Schomberg
Comrade X
as Emil Von Hofer
Bitter Sweet
as Herr Schlick
Four Sons
as Newmann
I Was an Adventuress
as Herr Protz
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
as Van Cleve
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Dr. Hans Wolfert
Remember?
as Dr. Schmidt
Ninotchka
as Comrade Iranoff
Only Angels Have Wings
as Dutchy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Krogman
Never Say Die
as Poppa Ingleborg
Honolulu
as Psychiatrist
The Great Waltz
as Wertheimer
Suez
as Sergeant Pellerin
Girls on Probation
as Roger Heath
I'll Give a Million
as Anatole Primerose
Paradise for Three
as Mr. Bold
The Saint in New York
as Hutch Rellin
Thank You, Mr. Moto
as Colonel Tchernov
Nothing Sacred
as Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
Heidi
as Police Captain
Lancer Spy
as Lt. Col. Gottfried Hollen
Thin Ice
as Prime Minister
Love Under Fire
as General Montero
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
as Nicolas Marloff
A Day at the Races
as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
This Is My Affair
as Gus
The Great Hospital Mystery
as Dr. Taggert
Midnight Taxi
as John B. Rudd
Maytime
as Fanchon
Seventh Heaven
as Durand (as Sig Rumann)
On the Avenue
as Herr Hanfstangel
The Bold Caballero
as Commandante Sebastian Golle
The Princess Comes Across
as Steindorf
East of Java
as Hans Muller
A Night at the Opera
as Gottlieb
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Blacksmith
Spring Tonic
as Matt Conklin
The Wedding Night
as Mr. Jan Novak
Under Pressure
as Doctor
Marie Galante
as Brogard
Servants' Entrance
as Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)
The World Moves On
as Baron von Gerhardt (as Siegfried Rumann)
Die Königsloge
as Bailiff
Lucky Boy
as Bridge player (Unbilled)