Erich von Stroheim
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.
Known For
Max von Mayerling
Sunset Boulevard
Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
La Grande Illusion
Jacob ten Brinken
Alraune
The Great Flamarion
The Great Flamarion
Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin
Foolish Wives
Self
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
Nicki / Prince Nickolas
The Wedding March
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Five Graves to Cairo
Prince Nicki
The Honeymoon
Pears, l'ex-couturier
Pièges
Walter, le professeur d'anglais
Les Disparus de Saint-Agil
Diijon
The Mask of Diijon
Dr. von Harden
The North Star
Professor Winckler
L'Alibi
Eric
Portrait d'un assassin
Lt. Erich von Steuben
Blind Husbands
Self
La Vie des artistes
Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Arthur von Furst
The Lost Squadron
Valdar / Schiller Blecher
Three Faces East
van Ludlow
Marthe Richard, au service de la France
Deresco
Storm Over Lisbon
Carl Salter
As You Desire Me
Frank Davis
La Foire aux chimères
Korlick
Tempête
Eric, German naturalized French
Derrière la façade
Emil Lasser / Monsieur Frank
Le monde tremblera
Gabbo
The Great Gabbo
Prof. Franz Mueller
The Lady and the Monster
Victor Sangrito
Friends and Lovers
Self
Stroheim in Vienna
Herr Lieutenant Kurt von Schnieditz
The Unbeliever
Dr. Andre Crespi
The Crime of Doctor Crespi
Eric von Eberhard
The Heart of Humanity
Sacha Zavaroff
Série noire
Brenner
So Ends Our Night
Capt. Wolters
Crimson Romance
Self (archive footage)
The Man You Loved to Hate
Carl Hoffmeyer
Scotland Yard Investigator
William O'Hara
L'envers du Paradis
Le professeur Hoffman
Menaces...
Edgar
La Danse de mort
Hpt. Oswald Von Traunsee
Fugitive Road
Von Bickel
The Hun Within
Eric Marson
Gibraltar
Andre Desormeaux
I Was an Adventuress
Balloon Vendor (uncredited)
Greed
Self - Celebrity Director
Souls for Sale
Lutz
Old Heidelberg
School Clerk
Ghosts
Accomplice
The Flying Torpedo
(archive footage)
Erich von Stroheim - Der Mann mit dem bösen Blick
General Simovic
Ultimatum
Werner von Krall
Macao, l'enfer du jeu
Ludwig van Beethoven
Napoléon
The Buzzard
The Social Secretary
Second Pharisee (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Self
1925 Studio Tour
Le professeur Kieffer
Minuit... Quai de Bercy
Dr Siefgried Traurig
La madone des sleepings
Tchou King
Les Pirates du rail
Lieutenant
Panthea
One of the Weazels (uncredited)
His Picture in the Papers
Denis
L'Affaire Lafarge
Conrad Nagel
Alerte au Sud
Dr. Otto Von Harden
Armored Attack!
Mathias Berthold
Le Signal rouge
A Hun
Hearts of the World
Eric von Berg
On ne meurt pas comme ça
Captain von Rauffenstein (archive footage)
Quand Jean devint Renoir
Rappel immédiat
Col. W. Mathesius / Simonis
Under Secret Orders
Diner in Restaurant
The Country Boy
Self (archive footage)
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
74
Gender
Male
Birthday
1885-09-22
Place of Birth
Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Also Known As
Erich Stroheim