Erich von Stroheim

Sep 22, 1885 - May 12, 1957 (71 years old) 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.

Known For

Sunset Boulevard

Max von Mayerling

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Second Pharisee (uncredited)

The North Star

Dr. von Harden

The Great Flamarion

Grand Illusion

Le capitaine von Rauffenstein

The Wedding March

Nicki / Prince Nickolas

Greed

Balloon Vendor (uncredited)

Five Graves to Cairo

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

Self (archive footage)

Napoleon

Ludwig van Beethoven

Credits

Quand Jean devint Renoir 2017

Captain von Rauffenstein (archive footage)

★ 10
Edge of Outside 2006

Self (archive footage)

★ 5.8
The Man You Loved to Hate 1979

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.3
Erich von Stroheim - Der Mann mit dem bösen Blick 1966

(archive footage)

★ NR
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino 1961

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Armored Attack! 1957

Dr. Otto Von Harden

★ 6.2
La madone des sleepings 1955

Dr Siefgried Traurig

★ 3
Napoleon 1955

Ludwig van Beethoven

★ 6.3
Série noire 1955

Sacha Zavaroff

★ 2
Alarm in Morocco 1953

Conrad Nagel

★ NR
Other Side of Paradise 1953

William O'Hara

★ 5
Midnight... Quai de Bercy 1953

Le professeur Kieffer

★ 6.5
Alraune 1952

Jacob ten Brinken

★ 5.3
Sunset Boulevard 1950

Max von Mayerling

★ 8.3
Portrait of a Murderer 1949

Eric

★ 5.7
The Red Signal 1949

Mathias Berthold

★ NR
Stroheim in Vienna 1948

Self

★ NR
La Danse de mort 1948

Edgar

★ 5.9
Devil and the Angel 1946

Frank Davis

★ 5.4
One Does Not Die That Way 1946

Eric von Berg

★ NR
The Mask of Diijon 1946

Diijon

★ 4.9
Scotland Yard Investigator 1945

Carl Hoffmeyer

★ 5.7
The Great Flamarion 1945

The Great Flamarion

★ 6.2
Storm Over Lisbon 1944

Deresco

★ 4.8
The Lady and the Monster 1944

Prof. Franz Mueller

★ 5.8
The North Star 1943

Dr. von Harden

★ 6.2
Five Graves to Cairo 1943

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

★ 7
Gambling Hell 1942

Werner von Krall

★ 6.4
So Ends Our Night 1941

Brenner

★ 6.1
I Was an Adventuress 1940

Andre Desormeaux

★ 6.3
Thunder Over Paris 1940

Korlick

★ 5.5
Threats 1940

Le professeur Hoffman

★ 5.4
Personal Column 1939

Pears, l'ex-couturier

★ 6.6
Immediate Call 1939

★ NR
The World Will Shake 1939

Emil Lasser / Monsieur Frank

★ 6.7
Behind the Facade 1939

Eric, German naturalized French

★ 7.8
Ultimatum 1938

General Simovic

★ NR
La Vie des artistes 1938

Self

★ NR
Boys' School 1938

Walter, le professeur d'anglais

★ 7.3
Gibraltar 1938

Eric Marson

★ 6.2
The Lafarge Case 1938

Denis

★ 5.8
Rail Pirates 1938

Tchou King

★ 6
Alibi 1937

Winckler

★ 6.5
Under Secret Orders 1937

Col. W. Mathesius / Simonis

★ NR
Grand Illusion 1937

Le capitaine von Rauffenstein

★ 7.9
Marthe Richard 1937

van Ludlow

★ 4.5
The Crime of Doctor Crespi 1935

Dr. Andre Crespi

★ 4.6
Crimson Romance 1934

Capt. Wolters

★ 6
Fugitive Road 1934

Hpt. Oswald Von Traunsee

★ NR
As You Desire Me 1932

Carl Salter

★ 6.2
The Lost Squadron 1932

Arthur von Furst

★ 6.3
Friends and Lovers 1931

Victor Sangrito

★ 5
Three Faces East 1930

Valdar / Schiller Blecher

★ 4.7
The Honeymoon 1929

Prince Nicki

★ NR
The Great Gabbo 1929

Gabbo

★ 5.5
The Wedding March 1928

Nicki / Prince Nickolas

★ 7
1925 Studio Tour 1925

Self

★ 6.2
Greed 1924

Balloon Vendor (uncredited)

★ 7.4
Souls for Sale 1923

Self - Celebrity Director

★ 6.2
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 1922

Self

★ NR
Foolish Wives 1922

Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin

★ 6.6
Blind Husbands 1919

Lt. Erich von Steuben

★ 6.4
The Heart of Humanity 1918

Eric von Eberhard

★ 6.1
The Hun Within 1918

Von Bickel

★ NR
Hearts of the World 1918

A Hun

★ 6
The Unbeliever 1918

Herr Lieutenant Kurt von Schnieditz

★ 6.1
Panthea 1917

Lieutenant

★ NR
The Social Secretary 1916

The Buzzard

★ 5.6
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 1916

Second Pharisee (uncredited)

★ 7.1
The Flying Torpedo 1916

Accomplice

★ NR
His Picture in the Papers 1916

One of the Weazels (uncredited)

★ 4.6
Old Heidelberg 1915

Lutz

★ 4
Ghosts 1915

School Clerk

★ 4.5
The Country Boy 1915

Diner in Restaurant

★ NR