Sig Ruman was a GermanAmerican 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 overthetop German characters later in his career for Billy Wilder in The Emperor Waltz Stalag 17 and The Fortune Cookie
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