Sig Ruman
Department: Acting
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
The Last of the Secret Agents?
1966
To Be or Not to Be
1942
Stalag 17
1953
House of Frankenstein
1944
Ninotchka
1939
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
The Great Waltz
1938
Love Crazy
1941
The Princess Comes Across
1936
A Day at the Races
1937
Comrade X
1940
A Night in Casablanca
1946
Border Incident
1949
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
1940
Crossroads
1942
Houdini
1953
Nothing Sacred
1937
That Uncertain Feeling
1941
Only Angels Have Wings
1939
36 Hours
1964
A Night at the Opera
1935
Thin Ice
1937
3 Ring Circus
1954
The Wings of Eagles
1957
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
The Saint in New York
1938
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
1942
Summer Storm
1944
Many Rivers to Cross
1955
China Girl
1942
Government Girl
1943
Tarzan Triumphs
1943
The World in His Arms
1952
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
1937
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
Mother Wore Tights
1947
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
Lancer Spy
1937
Four Sons
1940
Never Say Die
1939
Carolina Cannonball
1955
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
Girls on Probation
1938
Spy Chasers
1955
The Bold Caballero
1936
Remember?
1939
Desperate Journey
1942
Give My Regards to Broadway
1948
Paradise for Three
1938
Shining Victory
1941
Honolulu
1939
Bitter Sweet
1940
She Went to the Races
1945
Suez
1938
They Came to Blow Up America
1943
The Girl on The Roof
1953
The Emperor Waltz
1948
The Wedding Night
1935
I'll Give a Million
1938
I Was an Adventuress
1940
Under Pressure
1935
Midnight Taxi
1937
The Hitler Gang
1944
Faithful in My Fashion
1946
The Great Hospital Mystery
1937
On the Avenue
1937
The Song of Bernadette
1943
Berlin Correspondent
1942
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
O. Henry's Full House
1952
Remember Pearl Harbor
1942
Victory
1940
One, Two, Three
1961
The World Moves On
1934
Father Is a Bachelor
1950
Love Under Fire
1937
This Is My Affair
1937
Living It Up
1954
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
If You Knew Susie
1948
Marie Galante
1934
The Dolly Sisters
1945
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
1952
This Woman Is Mine
1941
Way... Way Out
1966
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943
So Ends Our Night
1941
The Man Who Lost Himself
1941
Heidi
1937
Die Königsloge
1929
Maytime
1937
The Fortune Cookie
1966
On the Riviera
1951
Seventh Heaven
1937
Men in Her Diary
1945
The Errand Boy
1961
White Christmas
1954
A Royal Scandal
1945
East of Java
1935
Doom of Dracula
1966
Night and Day
1946
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
World Premiere
1941
Spring Tonic
1935
Servants' Entrance
1934
Lucky Boy
1929
Around the World with Nellie Bly
1960
Maverick
1957
Petticoat Junction
1963
General Electric Theater
1953
Johnny Staccato
1959
Daniel Boone
1964
One Step Beyond
1959
Pete and Gladys
1960
Private Secretary
1953
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
Lawman
1958
The Addams Family
1964
Hank
1965
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
Maverick
1957
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964