Erich von Stroheim

Acting • Born 1885-09-22 – Died 1957-05-12

Acting1Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Biography

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.

Filmography

78 credits

Sunset Boulevard

Movie • 1950

Max von Mayerling

Grand Illusion

Movie • 1937

Le capitaine von Rauffenstein

Unnatural

Movie • 1952

Jacob ten Brinken

The Great Flamarion

Movie • 1945

The Great Flamarion

Foolish Wives

Movie • 1922

Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12

Movie • 1922

Self

The Wedding March

Movie • 1928

Nicki / Prince Nickolas

Five Graves to Cairo

Movie • 1943

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

The Honeymoon

Movie • 1929

Prince Nicki

Personal Column

Movie • 1939

Pears, l'ex-couturier

Boys' School

Movie • 1938

Walter, le professeur d'anglais

The Mask of Diijon

Movie • 1946

Diijon

The North Star

Movie • 1943

Dr. von Harden

Alibi

Movie • 1937

Professor Winckler

Portrait of a Murderer

Movie • 1949

Eric

Blind Husbands

Movie • 1919

Lt. Erich von Steuben

La Vie des artistes

Movie • 1938

Self

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

Movie • 1961

Self (archive footage)

The Lost Squadron

Movie • 1932

Arthur von Furst

Three Faces East

Movie • 1930

Valdar / Schiller / Blecher

Marthe Richard

Movie • 1937

van Ludlow

Storm Over Lisbon

Movie • 1944

Deresco

As You Desire Me

Movie • 1932

Carl Salter

Devil and the Angel

Movie • 1946

Frank Davis

Thunder Over Paris

Movie • 1940

Korlick

Behind the Facade

Movie • 1939

Eric, German naturalized French

The World Will Shake

Movie • 1939

Emil Lasser / Monsieur Frank

The Great Gabbo

Movie • 1929

Gabbo

The Lady and the Monster

Movie • 1944

Prof. Franz Mueller

Friends and Lovers

Movie • 1931

Victor Sangrito

Stroheim in Vienna

Movie • 1948

Self

The Unbeliever

Movie • 1918

Herr Lieutenant Kurt von Schnieditz

The Crime of Doctor Crespi

Movie • 1935

Dr. Andre Crespi

The Heart of Humanity

Movie • 1918

Eric von Eberhard

Série noire

Movie • 1955

Sacha Zavaroff

So Ends Our Night

Movie • 1941

Brenner

Crimson Romance

Movie • 1934

Capt. Wolters

The Man You Loved to Hate

Movie • 1979

Self (archive footage)

Scotland Yard Investigator

Movie • 1945

Carl Hoffmeyer

Threats

Movie • 1940

Le professeur Hoffman

Other Side of Paradise

Movie • 1953

William O'Hara

La Danse de mort

Movie • 1948

Edgar

Fugitive Road

Movie • 1934

Hpt. Oswald Von Traunsee

The Hun Within

Movie • 1918

Von Bickel

Gibraltar

Movie • 1938

Eric Marson

I Was an Adventuress

Movie • 1940

Andre Desormeaux

Greed

Movie • 1924

Balloon Vendor (uncredited)

Souls for Sale

Movie • 1923

Self - Celebrity Director

Old Heidelberg

Movie • 1915

Lutz

Ghosts

Movie • 1915

School Clerk

The Flying Torpedo

Movie • 1916

Accomplice