Actor
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. St ...

Known For
Acting
2017 -- Quand Jean devint Renoir | Captain von Rauffenstein (archive footage)
2006 -- Edge of Outside | Self (archive footage)
1979 -- The Man You Loved to Hate | Self (archive footage)
1966 -- Erich von Stroheim - Der Mann mit dem bösen Blick | (archive footage)
1961 -- The Legend of Rudolph Valentino | Self (archive footage)
1957 -- Armored Attack! | Dr. Otto Von Harden
1955 -- La madone des sleepings | Dr Siefgried Traurig
1955 -- Napoleon | Ludwig van Beethoven
1955 -- Série noire | Sacha Zavaroff
1953 -- Alarm in Morocco | Conrad Nagel
1953 -- Other Side of Paradise | William O'Hara
1953 -- Midnight... Quai de Bercy | Le professeur Kieffer
1952 -- Alraune | Jacob ten Brinken
1950 -- Sunset Boulevard | Max von Mayerling
1949 -- Portrait of a Murderer | Eric
1949 -- The Red Signal | Mathias Berthold
1948 -- Stroheim in Vienna | Self
1948 -- La Danse de mort | Edgar
1946 -- Devil and the Angel | Frank Davis
1946 -- One Does Not Die That Way | Eric von Berg
1946 -- The Mask of Diijon | Diijon
1945 -- Scotland Yard Investigator | Carl Hoffmeyer
1945 -- The Great Flamarion | The Great Flamarion
1944 -- Storm Over Lisbon | Deresco
1944 -- The Lady and the Monster | Prof. Franz Mueller
1943 -- The North Star | Dr. von Harden
1943 -- Five Graves to Cairo | Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
1942 -- Gambling Hell | Werner von Krall
1941 -- So Ends Our Night | Brenner
1940 -- I Was an Adventuress | Andre Desormeaux
1940 -- Thunder Over Paris | Korlick
1940 -- Threats | Le professeur Hoffman
1939 -- Personal Column | Pears, l'ex-couturier
1939 -- Immediate Call |
1939 -- The World Will Shake | Emil Lasser / Monsieur Frank
1939 -- Behind the Facade | Eric, German naturalized French
1938 -- Ultimatum | General Simovic
1938 -- La Vie des artistes | Self
1938 -- Boys' School | Walter, le professeur d'anglais
1938 -- Gibraltar | Eric Marson
1938 -- The Lafarge Case | Denis
1938 -- Rail Pirates | Tchou King
1937 -- Alibi | Winckler
1937 -- Under Secret Orders | Col. W. Mathesius / Simonis
1937 -- Grand Illusion | Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
1937 -- Marthe Richard | van Ludlow
1935 -- The Crime of Doctor Crespi | Dr. Andre Crespi
1934 -- Crimson Romance | Capt. Wolters
1934 -- Fugitive Road | Hpt. Oswald Von Traunsee
1932 -- As You Desire Me | Carl Salter
1932 -- The Lost Squadron | Arthur von Furst
1931 -- Friends and Lovers | Victor Sangrito
1930 -- Three Faces East | Valdar / Schiller Blecher
1929 -- The Honeymoon | Prince Nicki
1929 -- The Great Gabbo | Gabbo
1928 -- The Wedding March | Nicki / Prince Nickolas
1925 -- 1925 Studio Tour | Self
1924 -- Greed | Balloon Vendor (uncredited)
1923 -- Souls for Sale | Self - Celebrity Director
1922 -- Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 | Self
1922 -- Foolish Wives | Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin
1919 -- Blind Husbands | Lt. Erich von Steuben
1918 -- The Heart of Humanity | Eric von Eberhard
1918 -- The Hun Within | Von Bickel
1918 -- Hearts of the World | A Hun
1918 -- The Unbeliever | Herr Lieutenant Kurt von Schnieditz
1917 -- Panthea | Lieutenant
1916 -- The Social Secretary | The Buzzard
1916 -- Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | Second Pharisee (uncredited)
1916 -- The Flying Torpedo | Accomplice
1916 -- His Picture in the Papers | One of the Weazels (uncredited)
1915 -- Old Heidelberg | Lutz
1915 -- Ghosts | School Clerk
1915 -- The Country Boy | Diner in Restaurant
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