Erich von Stroheim

Erich von Stroheim

Person

Erich von Stroheim

Actor 1885-09-22 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 ...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY

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Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

1950 · Max von Mayerling

Grand Illusion

Grand Illusion

1937 · Captain von Rauffenstein

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

1916 · Second Pharisee (uncredited)

Greed

Greed

1924 · Balloon Vendor (uncredited)

Five Graves to Cairo

Five Graves to Cairo

1943 · Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Foolish Wives

Foolish Wives

1922 · Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin

Boys' School

Boys' School

1938 · Walter, le professeur d'anglais

The Wedding March

The Wedding March

1928 · Nicki / Prince Nickolas

The Great Flamarion

The Great Flamarion

1945 · The Great Flamarion

Blind Husbands

Blind Husbands

1919 · Lt. Erich von Steuben

The North Star

1943 · Dr. von Harden

Hearts of the World

Hearts of the World

1918 · A Hun

The Great Gabbo

The Great Gabbo

1929 · Gabbo

Napoleon

Napoleon

1955 · Ludwig van Beethoven

The Lady and the Monster

The Lady and the Monster

1944 · Prof. Franz Mueller

Souls for Sale

Souls for Sale

1923 · Self - Celebrity Director

1925 Studio Tour

1925 Studio Tour

1925 · Self

Unnatural

Unnatural

1952 · Jacob ten Brinken

The Lost Squadron

The Lost Squadron

1932 · Arthur von Furst

Hollywood

Hollywood

1980 · Self (archive footage, uncredited)