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