Sig Ruman
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as Col. Ehrhardt To Be or Not to Be 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
To Be or Not to Be
as Col. Ehrhardt
Stalag 17
as Sgt. Johann Sebastian Schulz
White Christmas
as Landlord (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
as Gottlieb
Ninotchka
as Comrade Iranoff
One, Two, Three
as Count von Droste Schattenburg (voice) (uncredited)
The Fortune Cookie
as Professor Winterhalter
Only Angels Have Wings
as Dutchy
A Day at the Races
as Dr. Leopold X. Steinberg
House of Frankenstein
as Burgomeister Hussman
The Glenn Miller Story
as W. Kranz
A Night in Casablanca
as Count Pfefferman / Heinrich Stubel
The Song of Bernadette
as Louis Bouriette
Heidi
as Police Captain
Nothing Sacred
as Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
Houdini
as Schultz
36 Hours
as German Guard
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Hammacher (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow
as Mr. Beckstein
The Wings of Eagles
as Manager