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Sig Ruman
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). H…
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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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1966
Way... Way Out
Movie Russian Delegate
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1966
The Fortune Cookie
Movie Professor Winterhalter
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1966
The Last of the Secret Agents?
Movie Prof. Werner von Koenig
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1965
Hank
TV show
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1964
36 Hours
Movie German Guard
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1964
Daniel Boone
TV show Van Coot
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1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV show Conductor Schultz
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1964
The Addams Family
TV show Eric Von Bissell
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1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Movie Hammacher (uncredited)
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1963
The Danny Kaye Show
TV show Self
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1963
Petticoat Junction
TV show Professor Lieberschmit
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1961
One, Two, Three
Movie Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
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1961
The Errand Boy
Movie Baron Elston Carteblanche
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1960
Pete and Gladys
TV show
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1960
Around the World with Nellie Bly
Movie Tug Captain
More credits
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1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TV show Himelmayer
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1959
Johnny Staccato
TV show
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1959
One Step Beyond
TV show Franz Schuldorf
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1958
Lawman
TV show
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1957
Maverick
TV show
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1957
The Wings of Eagles
Movie Manager
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1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV show Self
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1955
Spy Chasers
Movie King Rinko
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1955
Many Rivers to Cross
Movie Spectacle Man
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1955
Carolina Cannonball
Movie Stefan
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1954
3 Ring Circus
Movie Fritz Schlitz
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1954
White Christmas
Movie Landlord (uncredited)
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1954
Living It Up
Movie Dr. Emile Egelhofer
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1954
The Glenn Miller Story
Movie W. Kranz
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1953
The Girl on The Roof
Movie
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1953
Houdini
Movie Schultz
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1953
Stalag 17
Movie Johann Schulz
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1953
Private Secretary
TV show
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1953
General Electric Theater
TV show Dr. Haegendorff
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1952
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Movie Cyrus Kraft
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1952
The World in His Arms
Movie General Ivan Vorashilov
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1952
O. Henry's Full House
Movie Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)
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1951
On the Riviera
Movie Gapeaux
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1950
Father Is a Bachelor
Movie Jericho Schlosser
