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