Erich von Stroheim
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Erich von Stroheim (September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957) was a multifaceted Austrian-American actor, director, and writer known for his contributions to cinema during the silent film era. He was renowned for his meticulous attention to detail as a director and for portraying intense, often morally ambiguous characters on screen. Stroheim gained fame for directing and starring in films like "Greed" and "The Merry Widow." His style was marked by elaborate storytelling and a commitment to realism. Stroheim's career was impactful, though often marked by conflicts with studios due to his uncompromising vision, which led to some of his films being heavily edited against his wishes.
Known for
Credits
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
as Max von Mayerling
Greed (1924)
as Balloon Vendor (uncredited)
Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Grand Illusion (1937)
as Captain von Rauffenstein
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
as Second Pharisee (uncredited)
Napoleon (1955)
as Ludwig van Beethoven
Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
Actor
So Ends Our Night (1941)
as Brenner
I Was an Adventuress (1940)
as Andre Desormeaux
As You Desire Me (1932)
as Carl Salter
The Lady and the Monster (1944)
as Prof. Franz Mueller
The North Star (1943)
as Dr. von Harden
Storm Over Lisbon (1944)
as Deresco
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961)
as Self (archive footage)
Quand Jean devint Renoir (2017)
as Captain von Rauffenstein (archive footage)
The Crime of Doctor Crespi (1935)
as Dr. Andre Crespi
Hearts of the World (1918)
as A Hun
La Danse de mort (1948)
as Edgar
Gambling Hell (1942)
as Werner von Krall
Midnight... Quai de Bercy (1953)
as Le professeur Kieffer
Garbo, by Joan Crawford (1969)
as Self (archive footage)
Alarm in Morocco (1953)
as Conrad Nagel
His Picture in the Papers (1916)
as One of the Weazels (uncredited)
The Hun Within (1918)
as Von Bickel
Boys' School (1938)
as Walter, le professeur d'anglais
Devil and the Angel (1946)
as Frank Davis
Souls for Sale (1923)
as Self - Celebrity Director
The Unbeliever (1918)
as Herr Lieutenant Kurt von Schnieditz
Sylvia of the Secret Service (1917)
as Peter
Foolish Wives (1922)
as Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin
The Heart of Humanity (1918)
as Eric von Eberhard
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 (1922)
as Self
The Wedding March (1928)
as Nicki / Prince Nickolas
Thunder Over Paris (1940)
as Korlick
Other Side of Paradise (1953)
as William O'Hara
The Mask of Diijon (1946)
as Diijon
Portrait of a Murderer (1949)
as Eric
Alibi (1937)
as Professor Winckler
Rail Pirates (1938)
as Tchou King
Marthe Richard (1937)
as van Ludlow
The Man You Loved to Hate (1979)
as Self (archive footage)
Blind Husbands (1919)
as Lt. Erich von Steuben
In Again, Out Again (1917)
as Officer (uncredited)
Crimson Romance (1934)
as Capt. Wolters
For France (1917)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Great Flamarion (1945)
as The Great Flamarion
1925 Studio Tour (1925)
as Self
La Vie des artistes (1938)
as Self
One Does Not Die That Way (1946)
as Eric von Berg
La Madone des sleepings (1955)
as Dr Siefgried Traurig
Série noire (1955)
as Sacha Zavaroff
The Great Gabbo (1929)
as Gabbo
Personal Column (1939)
as Pears, l'ex-couturier
The Social Secretary (1916)
as The Buzzard
The Lost Squadron (1932)
as Arthur von Furst
The Honeymoon (1929)
as Prince Nicki
Armored Attack! (1957)
as Dr. Otto Von Harden
Unnatural (1952)
as Jacob ten Brinken
Scotland Yard Investigator (1945)
as Carl Hoffmeyer
Friends and Lovers (1931)
as Victor Sangrito
Behind the Facade (1939)
as Eric, German naturalized French
The World Will Shake (1939)
as Emil Lasser / Monsieur Frank
Three Faces East (1930)
as Valdar / Schiller / Blecher
Fugitive Road (1934)
as Hpt. Oswald Von Traunsee
Gibraltar (1938)
as Eric Marson
Ultimatum (1938)
as General Simovic
The Red Signal (1949)
as Mathias Berthold
Under Secret Orders (1937)
as Col. W. Mathesius / Simonis
Ghosts (1915)
as School Clerk
Immediate Call (1939)
Actor
The Lafarge Case (1938)
as Denis
The Flying Torpedo (1916)
as Accomplice
Old Heidelberg (1915)
as Lutz
The Country Boy (1915)
as Diner in Restaurant
Erich von Stroheim - Der Mann mit dem bösen Blick (1966)
as (archive footage)
Panthea (1917)
as Lieutenant
Threats (1940)
as Le professeur Hoffman
Stroheim in Vienna (1948)
as Self