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.
Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
Film 1953
Dr. Wuthering
Film 1941
Van Cleve
Film 1940
Dr. Alex Dubroc
Film 1942
Heinrich, Spy Leader
Film 1942
Kuzma
Film 1944
Jarubi
Film 1942
Sergeant
Film 1943
Colonel Tchernov
Film 1937
Self (archive footage)
Film 1972
Newmann
Film 1940
Stefan
Film 1955
Roger Heath
Film 1938
Professor Herman Von Reiter
Film 1941
Psychiatrist
Film 1939
Herr Schlick
Film 1940
Film 1953
Anatole Primerose
Film 1938
Herr Protz
Film 1940
Doctor
Film 1935
Professor Boris Riminoffsky
Film 1946
Herr Hanfstangel
Film 1937
Louis Bouriette
Film 1943
Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
Film 1952
Dirk Van Hoorten
Film 1942
Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
Film 1961
General Montero
Film 1937
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Film 1941
Brogard
Film 1934
John Jacob Astor
Film 1941
Joe Flugelman
Film 1943
Dr. Simms (as Sig Rumann)
Film 1941
Bailiff
Film 1929
Fanchon (as Sig Rumann)
Film 1937
Gapeaux
Film 1951
Mme. Irene
Film 1945
Landlord (uncredited)
Film 1954
General Ronsky
Film 1945
Hans Muller
Film 1935
The Burgomaster
Film 1966
Hammacher (uncredited)
Film 1964
Franz von Bushmaster
Film 1941
Matt Conklin
Film 1935
Hans Hansen (as Siegfried Rumann)
Film 1934
Bridge player (Unbilled)
Film 1929
Tv 1957
Professor Lieberschmit
Tv 1963
Dr. Haegendorff
Tv 1953
Tv 1959
Van Coot
Tv 1964
Franz Schuldorf
Tv 1959
Tv 1960
Tv 1953
Self
Tv 1956
Tv 1958
Eric Von Bissell
Tv 1964
Tv 1965
Tv 1959
Capt. Steeger
Tv 1957
Self
Tv 1963