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.
Sunset Boulevard
(Max von Mayerling)
Grand Illusion
(Le capitaine von Rauffenstein)
Alraune
(Jacob ten Brinken)
The Great Flamarion
(The Great Flamarion)
Foolish Wives
(Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin)
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
(Self)
The Wedding March
(Nicki / Prince Nickolas)
Five Graves to Cairo
(Field Marshal Erwin Rommel)
The Honeymoon
(Prince Nicki)
Personal Column
(Pears, l'ex-couturier)
Boys' School
(Walter, le professeur d'anglais)
The Mask of Diijon
(Diijon)
The North Star
(Dr. von Harden)
Alibi
(Winckler)
Portrait of a Murderer
(Eric)
Blind Husbands
(Lt. Erich von Steuben)
La Vie des artistes
(Self)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
(Self (archive footage))
The Lost Squadron
(Arthur von Furst)
Three Faces East
(Valdar / Schiller Blecher)
Marthe Richard
(van Ludlow)
Storm Over Lisbon
(Deresco)
As You Desire Me
(Carl Salter)
Devil and the Angel
(Frank Davis)
Thunder Over Paris
(Korlick)
Behind the Facade
(Eric, l'Allemand naturalisé Français)
The World Will Shake
(Emil Lasser / Monsieur Frank)
The Great Gabbo
(Gabbo)
The Lady and the Monster
(Prof. Franz Mueller)
Friends and Lovers
(Victor Sangrito)
Stroheim in Vienna
(Self)
The Unbeliever
(Herr Lieutenant Kurt von Schnieditz)
The Crime of Doctor Crespi
(Dr. Andre Crespi)
The Heart of Humanity
(Eric von Eberhard)
Série noire
(Sacha Zavaroff)
So Ends Our Night
(Brenner)
Crimson Romance
(Capt. Wolters)
The Man You Loved to Hate
(Self (archive footage))
Scotland Yard Investigator
(Carl Hoffmeyer)
Other Side of Paradise
(William O'Hara)
Threats
(Le professeur Hoffman)
La Danse de mort
(Edgar)
Fugitive Road
(Hpt. Oswald Von Traunsee)
The Hun Within
(Von Bickel)
Edge of Outside
(Self (archive footage))
Gibraltar
(Eric Marson)
I Was an Adventuress
(Andre Desormeaux)
Greed
(Balloon Vendor (uncredited))
Souls for Sale
(Self - Celebrity Director)
Old Heidelberg
(Lutz)
Ghosts
(School Clerk)
The Flying Torpedo
(Accomplice)
Erich von Stroheim - Der Mann mit dem bösen Blick
((archive footage))
Ultimatum
(General Simovic)
Gambling Hell
(Werner von Krall)
Napoleon
(Ludwig van Beethoven)
The Social Secretary
(The Buzzard)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
(Second Pharisee (uncredited))
1925 Studio Tour
(Self)
Midnight... Quai de Bercy
(Le professeur Kieffer)
La madone des sleepings
(Dr Siefgried Traurig)
Rail Pirates
(Tchou King)
Panthea
(Lieutenant)
His Picture in the Papers
(One of the Weazels (uncredited))
The Lafarge Case
(Denis)
Alarm in Morocco
(Conrad Nagel)
Armored Attack!
(Dr. Otto Von Harden)
The Red Signal
(Mathias Berthold)
Hearts of the World
(A Hun)
One Does Not Die That Way
(Eric von Berg)
Quand Jean devint Renoir
(Captain von Rauffenstein (archive footage))
Immediate Call
Under Secret Orders
(Col. W. Mathesius / Simonis)
The Country Boy
(Diner in Restaurant)
Spécial cinéma
(Self (archive footage))
Star Life
(Self (archive footage))
Greed
(Director)
Greed
(Screenplay)
Greed
(Production Design)
Foolish Wives
(Director)
The Devil-Doll
(Screenplay)
The Wedding March
(Director)
Queen Kelly
(Director)
Blind Husbands
(Director)
The Merry Widow
(Director)
Hello, Sister!
(Director)
Hello, Sister!
(Scenario Writer)
The Merry Widow
(Writer)
Merry-Go-Round
(Costume Design)
The Honeymoon
(Director)
The Honeymoon
(Writer)
Ghosts
(Wardrobe Assistant)
Ghosts
(Technical Advisor)
Greed
(Art Direction)
Foolish Wives
(Writer)
Queen Kelly
(Story)
The Wedding March
(Writer)
The Wedding March
(Producer)
Blind Husbands
(Screenplay)
Blind Husbands
(Story)
Blind Husbands
(Producer)
Blind Husbands
(Editor)
Blind Husbands
(Art Direction)
Old Heidelberg
(Assistant Director)
Papatya
(Original Story)
Gibraltar
(Scenario Writer)
Panthea
(Assistant Director)
The Social Secretary
(Assistant Director)
Less Than the Dust
(Assistant Director)
His Picture in the Papers
(Assistant Director)
Between Two Women
(Story)
Foolish Wives
(Scenario Writer)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
(Assistant Production Manager)
The Birth of a Nation
(Assistant Director)
The Devil's Passkey
(Director)
The Devil's Passkey
(Writer)
The Devil's Passkey
(Art Direction)