Erich von Stroheim
Actor
Born September 22, 1885 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
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
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)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
Armored Attack!
Dr. Otto Von Harden
Papatya
La Madone des sleepings
Dr Siefgried Traurig
Napoleon
Ludwig van Beethoven
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
Grand Illusion
Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
Marthe Richard
van Ludlow
The Devil-Doll
The Crime of Doctor Crespi
Dr. Andre Crespi
Crimson Romance
Capt. Wolters
Fugitive Road
Hpt. Oswald Von Traunsee
Hello, Sister!
As You Desire Me
Carl Salter
The Lost Squadron
Arthur von Furst
Friends and Lovers
Victor Sangrito
Three Faces East
Valdar / Schiller / Blecher
The Honeymoon
Prince Nicki
Queen Kelly
The Great Gabbo
Gabbo
The Wedding March
Nicki / Prince Nickolas
The Merry Widow
1925 Studio Tour
Self
Greed
Balloon Vendor (uncredited)
Merry-Go-Round
Souls for Sale
Self - Celebrity Director
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
Self
Foolish Wives
Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin
The Devil's Passkey
Blind Husbands
Lt. Erich von Steuben
The Heart of Humanity
Eric von Eberhard
The Hun Within
Von Bickel
Hearts of the World
A Hun
The Unbeliever
Herr Lieutenant Kurt von Schnieditz
Sylvia of the Secret Service
Peter
For France
Minor Role (uncredited)
Blind Man's Luck
In Again, Out Again
Officer (uncredited)
Panthea
Lieutenant
Less Than the Dust
The Social Secretary
The Buzzard
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Second Pharisee (uncredited)
Macbeth
The Flying Torpedo
Accomplice
His Picture in the Papers
One of the Weazels (uncredited)
Old Heidelberg
Lutz
Ghosts
School Clerk
The Birth of a Nation
The Country Boy
Diner in Restaurant