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