Acting
Community Rating
6.6
TMDB estimate
Born
October 10, 1884
Died
February 14, 1967 (age 82)
Born in
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.

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972

Way... Way Out
as Russian Delegate
1966

The Fortune Cookie
as Professor Winterhalter
1966

The Last of the Secret Agents?
as Prof. Werner von Koenig
1966

Doom of Dracula
as The Burgomaster (archive footage)
1966

Hank
1965

36 Hours
as German Guard
1964

Daniel Boone
as Van Coot
1964

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Conductor Schultz
1964

The Addams Family
as Eric Von Bissell
1964

Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Hammacher (uncredited)
1964

The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
1963

Petticoat Junction
as Professor Lieberschmit
1963

One, Two, Three
as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
1961

The Errand Boy
as Baron Elston Carteblanche
1961

Pete and Gladys
1960

Around the World with Nellie Bly
as Tug Captain
1960

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Himelmayer
1959

Johnny Staccato
1959

One Step Beyond
as Franz Schuldorf
1959