Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 22, 1885
Died
May 12, 1957
Place of Birth
Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Credits
91 titles
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
Filmography
Morceaux de Cannes
Quand Jean devint Renoir
Captain von Rauffenstein (archive footage)
The Man You Loved to Hate
Self (archive footage)
Spécial cinéma
Self (archive footage)
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
Self (archive footage)
Erich von Stroheim - Der Mann mit dem bösen Blick
(archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
Armored Attack!
Dr. Otto Von Harden
Papatya
Original Story
La Madone des sleepings
Dr Siefgried Traurig
Napoleon
Ludwig van Beethoven
Série noire
Sacha Zavaroff
Alarm in Morocco
Conrad Nagel
Other Side of Paradise
William O'Hara
Midnight... Quai de Bercy
Le professeur Kieffer
Unnatural
Jacob ten Brinken
Sunset Boulevard
Max von Mayerling
Portrait of a Murderer
Eric
The Red Signal
Mathias Berthold
Stroheim in Vienna
Self
La Danse de mort
Edgar
Devil and the Angel
Frank Davis
One Does Not Die That Way
Eric von Berg
The Mask of Diijon
Diijon
Scotland Yard Investigator
Carl Hoffmeyer
The Great Flamarion
The Great Flamarion
Storm Over Lisbon
Deresco
The Lady and the Monster
Prof. Franz Mueller
The North Star
Dr. von Harden
Five Graves to Cairo
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Gambling Hell
Werner von Krall
So Ends Our Night
Brenner
I Was an Adventuress
Andre Desormeaux
Thunder Over Paris
Korlick
Threats
Le professeur Hoffman
Personal Column
Pears, l'ex-couturier
Immediate Call
The World Will Shake
Emil Lasser / Monsieur Frank
Behind the Facade
Eric, German naturalized French
Ultimatum
General Simovic
La Vie des artistes
Self
Boys' School
Walter, le professeur d'anglais
Gibraltar
Eric Marson
The Lafarge Case
Denis
Rail Pirates
Tchou King
Alibi
Professor Winckler
Under Secret Orders
Col. W. Mathesius / Simonis
Between Two Women
Story
Grand Illusion
Captain von Rauffenstein
Marthe Richard
van Ludlow