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Sig Ruman
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Biography
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.
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The Fortune Cookie
As Professor Winterhalter
White Christmas
As Landlord (uncredited)
Ninotchka
As Comrade Iranoff
Stalag 17
As Johann Schulz
To Be or Not to Be
As Col. Ehrhardt
Only Angels Have Wings
As Dutchy
A Night at the Opera
As Gottlieb
A Night in Casablanca
As Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
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Acted
The Fortune Cookie
1966 · Professor Winterhalter
White Christmas
1954 · Landlord (uncredited)
Living It Up
1954 · Dr. Emile Egelhofer
Stalag 17
1953 · Johann Schulz
A Night in Casablanca
1946 · Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
To Be or Not to Be
1942 · Col. Ehrhardt
Ninotchka
1939 · Comrade Iranoff
Only Angels Have Wings
1939 · Dutchy
A Day at the Races
1937 · Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
A Night at the Opera
1935 · Gottlieb