Sig Ruman - Movies, Bio & Filmography

Meet Sig Ruman

★ Acting🎥 109 films📺 16 TV shows📅 1929–1972🔥 1

Also known as: Sig Rumann, Siegfried Rumann, Sigfried Rumann, Siegfried Carl Alban Rumann

Born in Hamburg, Germany

1884-10-10 (age 82 at death)

Died 1967-02-14

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.