1884-10-10 ( 140 years old ) in 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).
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.
Movies
On Your Marx, Get Set, Go!
2004-05-04
Remarks on Marx
2004-05-04
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972-01-10
Way... Way Out
1966-10-26
The Fortune Cookie
1966-10-19
The Last of the Secret Agents?
1966-05-25
Doom of Dracula
1966-01-01
36 Hours
1964-11-26
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964-06-24
One, Two, Three
1961-12-15
The Errand Boy
1961-11-28
The Wings of Eagles
1957-01-31
Spy Chasers
1955-07-31
Many Rivers to Cross
1955-02-04
Carolina Cannonball
1955-01-28
3 Ring Circus
1954-12-22
White Christmas
1954-10-14
Living It Up
1954-07-15
The Glenn Miller Story
1954-01-04
The Girl on The Roof
1953-12-16
Houdini
1953-07-02
Stalag 17
1953-05-29
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
1952-10-27
The World in His Arms
1952-10-09
O. Henry's Full House
1952-08-07
On the Riviera
1951-04-20
Father Is a Bachelor
1950-02-22
Border Incident
1949-10-28
The Emperor Waltz
1948-07-02
Give My Regards to Broadway
1948-06-08
If You Knew Susie
1948-02-07
Mother Wore Tights
1947-08-20
Faithful in My Fashion
1946-08-21
Night and Day
1946-07-02
A Night in Casablanca
1946-05-10
The Dolly Sisters
1945-11-14
She Went to the Races
1945-11-04
Men in Her Diary
1945-09-14
A Royal Scandal
1945-03-26
House of Frankenstein
1944-12-01
Summer Storm
1944-07-14
The Hitler Gang
1944-04-26
It Happened Tomorrow
1944-03-31
The Song of Bernadette
1943-12-21
Government Girl
1943-11-05
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943-10-01
They Came to Blow Up America
1943-05-07
Tarzan Triumphs
1943-01-20
China Girl
1942-12-09
Desperate Journey
1942-09-26
Berlin Correspondent
1942-08-17
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
1942-07-30
Crossroads
1942-07-23
To Be or Not to Be
1942-03-06
Remember Pearl Harbor
1942-01-02
Breakdowns of 1941
1941-11-14
This Woman Is Mine
1941-08-22
World Premiere
1941-08-21
Shining Victory
1941-05-30
Love Crazy
1941-05-23
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941-04-25
That Uncertain Feeling
1941-04-20
The Man Who Lost Himself
1941-03-21
So Ends Our Night
1941-02-27
Victory
1940-12-21
Comrade X
1940-12-13
Bitter Sweet
1940-11-08
Four Sons
1940-06-14
I Was an Adventuress
1940-05-10
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
1940-03-07
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940-02-23
Remember?
1939-12-19
Ninotchka
1939-11-23
Only Angels Have Wings
1939-05-15
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939-05-06
Never Say Die
1939-03-08
Honolulu
1939-02-03
The Great Waltz
1938-11-04
Suez
1938-10-28
Girls on Probation
1938-10-22
I'll Give a Million
1938-07-27
Paradise for Three
1938-06-04
The Saint in New York
1938-05-25
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937-12-24
Nothing Sacred
1937-11-25
Heidi
1937-10-15
Lancer Spy
1937-10-08
Thin Ice
1937-09-03
Love Under Fire
1937-08-20
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
1937-07-23
A Day at the Races
1937-06-11
This Is My Affair
1937-05-28
The Great Hospital Mystery
1937-05-14
Midnight Taxi
1937-04-04
Maytime
1937-03-26
Seventh Heaven
1937-03-25
On the Avenue
1937-02-12
The Bold Caballero
1936-12-01
The Princess Comes Across
1936-05-22
East of Java
1935-12-01
A Night at the Opera
1935-11-15
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935-07-05
Spring Tonic
1935-06-27
The Wedding Night
1935-03-08
Under Pressure
1935-02-02
Marie Galante
1934-10-25
Servants' Entrance
1934-09-25
The World Moves On
1934-06-27
Die Königsloge
1929-11-21
Lucky Boy
1929-02-02
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