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...
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...
Known For
Stalag 17
as Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
To Be or Not to Be
as Col. Ehrhardt
A Night at the Opera
as Gottlieb
Cast Credits
Way... Way Out
as Russian Delegate
The Fortune Cookie
as Professor Winterhalter
The Last of the Secret Agents?
as Prof. Werner von Koenig
Doom of Dracula
as The Burgomaster (archive footage)
36 Hours
as German Guard
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Hammacher (uncredited)
One, Two, Three
as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
The Errand Boy
as Baron Elston Carteblanche
Around the World with Nellie Bly
as Tug Captain
The Wings of Eagles
as Manager
Spy Chasers
as King Rinko
Many Rivers to Cross
as Spectacle Man
Carolina Cannonball
as Stefan
3 Ring Circus
as Fritz Schlitz
White Christmas
as Landlord (uncredited)
Living It Up
as Dr. Emile Egelhofer
The Glenn Miller Story
as W. Kranz
Houdini
as Schultz
Stalag 17
as Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
as Cyrus Kraft
The World in His Arms
as General Ivan Vorashilov
O. Henry's Full House
as Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
On the Riviera
as Gapeaux
Father Is a Bachelor
as Jericho Schlosser
Border Incident
as Hugo Wolfgang Ulrich
The Emperor Waltz
as Dr. Zwieback
Give My Regards to Broadway
as Arthur Dinkel
If You Knew Susie
as Count Alexis
Mother Wore Tights
as Papa