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

Spécial cinéma
1980
Sunset Boulevard
1950
Hollywood
1980
The Birth of a Nation
1915
Grand Illusion
1937
Greed
1924
Five Graves to Cairo
1943
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
Napoleon
1955
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
The Lady and the Monster
1944
Hello, Sister!
1933

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
80
Directing
19
Writing
16
Producing
4
Editing
1
Art
5
Costume & Make-Up
2
Crew
3
2021
Morceaux de Cannes
2017
Quand Jean devint Renoir
as Captain von Rauffenstein (archive footage)
1980
Spécial cinéma
as Self (archive footage)
1980
Hollywood
as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
1979
The Man You Loved to Hate
as Self (archive footage)
1969
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
as Self (archive footage)
1966
Erich von Stroheim - Der Mann mit dem bösen Blick
as (archive footage)
1961
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
1957
Armored Attack!
as Dr. Otto Von Harden
1955
Série noire
as Sacha Zavaroff
1955
Napoleon
as Ludwig van Beethoven
1955
La Madone des sleepings
as Dr Siefgried Traurig
1953
Other Side of Paradise
as William O'Hara
1953
Midnight... Quai de Bercy
as Le professeur Kieffer
1953
Alarm in Morocco
as Conrad Nagel
1952
Unnatural
as Jacob ten Brinken
1950
Sunset Boulevard
as Max von Mayerling
1949
Portrait of a Murderer
as Eric
1949
The Red Signal
as Mathias Berthold
1948
Stroheim in Vienna
as Self
1948
La Danse de mort
as Edgar
1946
The Mask of Diijon
as Diijon
1946
Devil and the Angel
as Frank Davis
1946
One Does Not Die That Way
as Eric von Berg
1945
The Great Flamarion
as The Great Flamarion
1945
Scotland Yard Investigator
as Carl Hoffmeyer
1944
Storm Over Lisbon
as Deresco
1944
The Lady and the Monster
as Prof. Franz Mueller
1943
Five Graves to Cairo
as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
1943
The North Star
as Dr. von Harden
1942
Gambling Hell
as Werner von Krall
1941
So Ends Our Night
as Brenner
1940
Thunder Over Paris
as Korlick
1940
Threats
as Le professeur Hoffman
1940
I Was an Adventuress
as Andre Desormeaux
1939
Personal Column
as Pears, l'ex-couturier
1939
Behind the Facade
as Eric, German naturalized French
1939
The World Will Shake
as Emil Lasser / Monsieur Frank
1939
Immediate Call
1938
Boys' School
as Walter, le professeur d'anglais
1938
La Vie des artistes
as Self
1938
Gibraltar
as Eric Marson
1938
Ultimatum
as General Simovic
1938
Rail Pirates
as Tchou King
1938
The Lafarge Case
as Denis
1937
Grand Illusion
as Captain von Rauffenstein
1937
Alibi
as Professor Winckler
1937
Marthe Richard
as van Ludlow
1937
Under Secret Orders
as Col. W. Mathesius / Simonis
1935
The Crime of Doctor Crespi
as Dr. Andre Crespi
1934
Crimson Romance
as Capt. Wolters
1934
Fugitive Road
as Hpt. Oswald Von Traunsee
1932
The Lost Squadron
as Arthur von Furst
1932
As You Desire Me
as Carl Salter
1931
Friends and Lovers
as Victor Sangrito
1930
Three Faces East
as Valdar / Schiller / Blecher
1929
The Honeymoon
as Prince Nicki
1929
The Great Gabbo
as Gabbo
1928
The Wedding March
as Nicki / Prince Nickolas
1925
1925 Studio Tour
as Self
1924
Greed
as Balloon Vendor (uncredited)
1923
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Director
1922
Foolish Wives
as Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin
1922
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
as Self
1919
Blind Husbands
as Lt. Erich von Steuben
1918
The Unbeliever
as Herr Lieutenant Kurt von Schnieditz
1918
The Heart of Humanity
as Eric von Eberhard
1918
The Hun Within
as Von Bickel
1918
Hearts of the World
as A Hun
1917
Panthea
as Lieutenant
1917
For France
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1917
Sylvia of the Secret Service
as Peter
1917
In Again, Out Again
as Officer (uncredited)
1916
The Flying Torpedo
as Accomplice
1916
The Social Secretary
as The Buzzard
1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Second Pharisee (uncredited)
1916
His Picture in the Papers
as One of the Weazels (uncredited)
1915
Old Heidelberg
as Lutz
1915
Ghosts
as School Clerk
1915
The Country Boy
as Diner in Restaurant