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Erich von Stroheim

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedSep 22, 1885 (Died at 72)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthVienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Career Span1920 – 1957
Known Credits90 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.2

Erich von Stroheim

Also known as:Erich StroheimEric von Stroheim에리히 폰 슈트로하임에리히 폰 스트로하임+2 more
Total Works

90

88 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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. 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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Sunset Boulevard
8.3
Sunset Boulevard
1950•movie
as Max von Mayerling
Grand Illusion
7.9
Grand Illusion
1937•movie
as Captain von Rauffenstein
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.1
as Second Pharisee (uncredited)
Greed
7.3
Greed
1924•movie
as Balloon Vendor (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 90 titles featuring Erich von Stroheim

Sunset Boulevard
8.3
Sunset Boulevard
1950•movie

as Max von Mayerling

Grand Illusion
7.9
Grand Illusion
1937•movie

as Captain von Rauffenstein

The Birth of a Nation
5.9

Role: Assistant Director

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.1

as Second Pharisee (uncredited)

Greed
7.3
Greed
1924•movie

as Balloon Vendor (uncredited)

Five Graves to Cairo
7.0

as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

The Devil-Doll
6.8
The Devil-Doll
1936•movie

Role: Screenplay

Foolish Wives
6.5
Foolish Wives
1922•movie

as Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin

Boys' School
7.4
Boys' School
1938•movie

as Walter, le professeur d'anglais

Queen Kelly
6.5
Queen Kelly
1929•movie

Role: Director

The Wedding March
7.1
The Wedding March
1928•movie

as Nicki / Prince Nickolas

The Merry Widow
6.7
The Merry Widow
1925•movie

Role: Director

The Great Flamarion
6.1

as The Great Flamarion

Blind Husbands
6.4
Blind Husbands
1919•movie

as Lt. Erich von Steuben

The North Star
6.0
The North Star
1943•movie

as Dr. von Harden

The Great Gabbo
5.7
The Great Gabbo
1929•movie

as Gabbo

Napoleon
6.2
Napoleon
1955•movie

as Ludwig van Beethoven

Hearts of the World
6.1

as A Hun

The Lady and the Monster
6.0

as Prof. Franz Mueller

Souls for Sale
6.3
Souls for Sale
1923•movie

as Self - Celebrity Director

Unnatural
5.5
Unnatural
1952•movie

as Jacob ten Brinken

1925 Studio Tour
6.2
1925 Studio Tour
1925•movie

as Self

The Lost Squadron
6.5
The Lost Squadron
1932•movie

as Arthur von Furst

The Mask of Diijon
4.8
The Mask of Diijon
1946•movie

as Diijon

Hollywood
8.4
1 eps
Hollywood
1980•series

as Self (archive footage, uncredited)

Merry-Go-Round
6.2
Merry-Go-Round
1923•movie

Role: Costume Design

Alibi
6.6
Alibi
1937•movie

as Professor Winckler

Hello, Sister!
6.0
Hello, Sister!
1933•movie

Role: Scenario Writer

Personal Column
6.8
Personal Column
1939•movie

as Pears, l'ex-couturier

As You Desire Me
6.4
As You Desire Me
1932•movie

as Carl Salter

The Crime of Doctor Crespi
5.1

as Dr. Andre Crespi

So Ends Our Night
6.3
So Ends Our Night
1941•movie

as Brenner

Three Faces East
5.4
Three Faces East
1930•movie

as Valdar / Schiller / Blecher

Marthe Richard
4.6
Marthe Richard
1937•movie

as van Ludlow

I Was an Adventuress
6.5

as Andre Desormeaux

His Picture in the Papers
4.6

as One of the Weazels (uncredited)

Portrait of a Murderer
5.9

as Eric

The Man You Loved to Hate
6.4

as Self (archive footage)

La Danse de mort
6.3
La Danse de mort
1948•movie

as Edgar

Gambling Hell
6.8
Gambling Hell
1942•movie

as Werner von Krall

Devil and the Angel
6.0

as Frank Davis

Friends and Lovers
4.9
Friends and Lovers
1931•movie

as Victor Sangrito

Threats
5.9
Threats
1940•movie

as Le professeur Hoffman

The Social Secretary
5.6

as The Buzzard

Storm Over Lisbon
5.4
Storm Over Lisbon
1944•movie

as Deresco

Behind the Facade
7.7
Behind the Facade
1939•movie

as Eric, German naturalized French

Gibraltar
6.8
Gibraltar
1938•movie

as Eric Marson

Rail Pirates
6.2
Rail Pirates
1938•movie

as Tchou King

The Unbeliever
6.1
The Unbeliever
1918•movie

as Herr Lieutenant Kurt von Schnieditz

The Heart of Humanity
6.0

as Eric von Eberhard

Between Two Women
6.0
Between Two Women
1937•movie

Role: Story

Thunder Over Paris
6.8
Thunder Over Paris
1940•movie

as Korlick

The World Will Shake
7.0

as Emil Lasser / Monsieur Frank

Crimson Romance
5.5
Crimson Romance
1934•movie

as Capt. Wolters

Scotland Yard Investigator
6.5

as Carl Hoffmeyer

Other Side of Paradise
5.7

as William O'Hara

Old Heidelberg
5.0
Old Heidelberg
1915•movie

as Lutz

Midnight... Quai de Bercy
7.3

as Le professeur Kieffer

The Lafarge Case
6.5
The Lafarge Case
1938•movie

as Denis

Fugitive Road
6.0
Fugitive Road
1934•movie

as Hpt. Oswald Von Traunsee

Ghosts
4.5
Ghosts
1915•movie

as School Clerk

La Madone des sleepings
6.0

as Dr Siefgried Traurig

Alarm in Morocco
5.0
Alarm in Morocco
1953•movie

as Conrad Nagel

Armored Attack!
6.2
Armored Attack!
1957•movie

as Dr. Otto Von Harden

Garbo, by Joan Crawford
6.0

as Self (archive footage)

Spécial cinéma
9.5
1 eps
Spécial cinéma
1974•series

as Self (archive footage)

Less Than the Dust
3.0
Less Than the Dust
1916•movie

Role: Assistant Director

The Honeymoon
7.0
The Honeymoon
1929•movie

as Prince Nicki

La Vie des artistes
8.0

as Self

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
7.0

as Self (archive footage)

Ultimatum
8.0
Ultimatum
1938•movie

as General Simovic

The Red Signal
8.0
The Red Signal
1949•movie

as Mathias Berthold

One Does Not Die That Way
9.0

as Eric von Berg

Quand Jean devint Renoir
10.0

as Captain von Rauffenstein (archive footage)

Immediate Call
10.0
Immediate Call
1939•movie
Under Secret Orders
9.0

as Col. W. Mathesius / Simonis

Sylvia of the Secret Service
9.0

as Peter

Morceaux de Cannes
2.0
Morceaux de Cannes
2021•movie
Papatya
9.0
Papatya
1956•movie

Role: Original Story

The Devil's Passkey
9.0

Role: Director

Stroheim in Vienna
Stroheim in Vienna
1948•movie

as Self

The Hun Within
The Hun Within
1918•movie

as Von Bickel

The Flying Torpedo
The Flying Torpedo
1916•movie

as Accomplice

Panthea
Panthea
1917•movie

as Lieutenant

The Country Boy
The Country Boy
1915•movie

as Diner in Restaurant

For France
For France
1917•movie

as Minor Role (uncredited)

In Again, Out Again

as Officer (uncredited)

Blind Man's Luck
Blind Man's Luck
1917•movie

Role: Technical Supervisor

Macbeth
Macbeth
1916•movie

Role: Assistant Director