Sig Ruman
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.
Acting
Movie
To Be or Not to Be
as Col. Ehrhardt
1942
Movie
Stalag 17
as Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
1953
Movie
White Christmas
as Landlord (uncredited)
1954
Movie
A Night at the Opera
as Gottlieb
1935
TV
The Addams Family
as Eric Von Bissell
1964
Movie
Ninotchka
as Comrade Iranoff
1939
Movie
One, Two, Three
as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
1961
Movie
The Fortune Cookie
as Professor Winterhalter
1966
Movie
Only Angels Have Wings
as Dutchy
1939
Movie
A Day at the Races
as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
1937
Movie
House of Frankenstein
as Burgomeister Hussman
1944
Movie
The Glenn Miller Story
as W. Kranz
1954
Movie
A Night in Casablanca
as Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
1946
Movie
The Song of Bernadette
as Louis Bouriette
1943
Movie
Heidi
as Police Captain
1937
Movie
Nothing Sacred
as Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
1937
Movie
Houdini
as Schultz
1953
Movie
36 Hours
as German Guard
1964
Movie
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Hammacher (uncredited)
1964
TV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Conductor Schultz
1964
Movie
It Happened Tomorrow
as Mr. Beckstein
1944
Movie
The Wings of Eagles
as Manager
1957
Movie
The Errand Boy
as Baron Elston Carteblanche
1961
Movie
Tarzan Triumphs
as Sergeant
1943