Erich von Stroheim
Born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria] — Sep 22 1885• Died May 12 1957
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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 confli…
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Sunset Boulevard
Max von Mayerling
The Birth of a Nation
Directing
Grand Illusion
Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
The North Star
Dr. von Harden
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Second Pharisee (uncredited)
Hello, Sister!
Directing
The Lady and the Monster
Prof. Franz Mueller
Greed
Balloon Vendor (uncredited)
Napoleon
Ludwig van Beethoven
Five Graves to Cairo
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Foolish Wives
Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin
I Was an Adventuress
Andre Desormeaux
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
The Honeymoon
Prince Nicki
Série noire
Sacha Zavaroff
Souls for Sale
Self - Celebrity Director
The Great Flamarion
The Great Flamarion
Unnatural
Jacob ten Brinken
Scotland Yard Investigator
Carl Hoffmeyer
The Devil-Doll
Writing
The Merry Widow
Directing
Queen Kelly
Directing
Friends and Lovers
Victor Sangrito
Merry-Go-Round
Costume & Make-Up
Armored Attack!
Dr. Otto Von Harden
Old Heidelberg
Lutz
The Wedding March
Nicki / Prince Nickolas
Alibi
Professor Winckler
Between Two Women
Writing
Less Than the Dust
Directing
So Ends Our Night
Brenner
Personal Column
Pears, l'ex-couturier
Gambling Hell
Werner von Krall
Behind the Facade
Eric, German naturalized French
The Lost Squadron
Arthur von Furst
Crimson Romance
Capt. Wolters
Blind Husbands
Lt. Erich von Steuben
Other Side of Paradise
William O'Hara
Thunder Over Paris
Korlick
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
Self (archive footage)
Storm Over Lisbon
Deresco
Macbeth
Directing
Threats
Le professeur Hoffman
Boys' School
Walter, le professeur d'anglais
The Crime of Doctor Crespi
Dr. Andre Crespi
Quand Jean devint Renoir
Captain von Rauffenstein (archive footage)
Panthea
Lieutenant
La Danse de mort
Edgar
The Lafarge Case
Denis
Devil and the Angel
Frank Davis
Alarm in Morocco
Conrad Nagel
1925 Studio Tour
Self
The Social Secretary
The Buzzard
As You Desire Me
Carl Salter
The Unbeliever
Herr Lieutenant Kurt von Schnieditz
Marthe Richard
van Ludlow
Morceaux de Cannes
Midnight... Quai de Bercy
Le professeur Kieffer
Rail Pirates
Tchou King
Fugitive Road
Hpt. Oswald Von Traunsee
Ghosts
School Clerk
Under Secret Orders
Col. W. Mathesius / Simonis
Ultimatum
General Simovic
The Hun Within
Von Bickel
The World Will Shake
Emil Lasser / Monsieur Frank
The Country Boy
Diner in Restaurant
The Man You Loved to Hate
Self (archive footage)
Portrait of a Murderer
Eric
The Great Gabbo
Gabbo
Hearts of the World
A Hun
In Again, Out Again
Officer (uncredited)
One Does Not Die That Way
Eric von Berg
Blind Man's Luck
Crew
Sylvia of the Secret Service
Peter
Immediate Call
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
Self
The Flying Torpedo
Accomplice
Gibraltar
Eric Marson
The Mask of Diijon
Diijon
The Devil's Passkey
Directing
La Madone des sleepings
Dr Siefgried Traurig
Three Faces East
Valdar / Schiller / Blecher
The Red Signal
Mathias Berthold
His Picture in the Papers
One of the Weazels (uncredited)
La Vie des artistes
Self
For France
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Heart of Humanity
Eric von Eberhard
Stroheim in Vienna
Self
Erich von Stroheim - Der Mann mit dem bösen Blick
(archive footage)
Papatya
Writing