Sig Ruman
Actor
Born Oct 10, 1884 · Hamburg, Germany
Active 1929–1967 · 6′0″ (183 cm)
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).
Filmography
To Be or Not to Be (1942) — Col. EhrhardtStalag 17 (1953) — Johann SchulzThe Addams Family (1964) — Eric Von BissellA Night at the Opera (1935) — GottliebNinotchka (1939) — Comrade IranoffWhite Christmas (1954) — Landlord (uncredited)One, Two, Three (1961) — Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)The Fortune Cookie (1966) — Professor WinterhalterOnly Angels Have Wings (1939) — DutchyA Day at the Races (1937) — Dr. Leopold X. SteinbergThe Glenn Miller Story (1954) — W. KranzThe Song of Bernadette (1943) — Louis BourietteA Night in Casablanca (1946) — Count Pfefferman / Heinrich StubelHeidi (1937) — Police CaptainHouse of Frankenstein (1944) — Burgomeister HussmanThe Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Conductor Schultz36 Hours (1964) — German GuardNothing Sacred (1937) — Dr. Emil EggelhofferIt Happened Tomorrow (1944) — Mr. BecksteinHoudini (1953) — SchultzO. Henry's Full House (1952) — Menkie (segment "The Gift of the Magi") (uncredited)Border Incident (1949) — Hugo Wolfgang UlrichThe Wings of Eagles (1957) — ManagerMaverick (1957) — Capt. Steeger