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. Stroheims 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.
Max von Mayerling
Film 1950
Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
Film 1937
Jacob ten Brinken
Film 1952
The Great Flamarion
Film 1945
Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin
Film 1922
Self
Film 1922
Nicki / Prince Nickolas
Film 1928
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Film 1943
Prince Nicki
Film 1929
Pears, l'ex-couturier
Film 1939
Walter, le professeur d'anglais
Film 1938
Diijon
Film 1946
Dr. von Harden
Film 1943
Winckler
Film 1937
Eric
Film 1949
Lt. Erich von Steuben
Film 1919
Self
Film 1938
Self (archive footage)
Film 1961
Arthur von Furst
Film 1932
Valdar / Schiller Blecher
Film 1930
van Ludlow
Film 1937
Deresco
Film 1944
Carl Salter
Film 1932
Frank Davis
Film 1946
Korlick
Film 1940
Eric, German naturalized French
Film 1939
Emil Lasser / Monsieur Frank
Film 1939
Gabbo
Film 1929
Prof. Franz Mueller
Film 1944
Victor Sangrito
Film 1931
Self
Film 1948
Herr Lieutenant Kurt von Schnieditz
Film 1918
Dr. Andre Crespi
Film 1935
Eric von Eberhard
Film 1918
Sacha Zavaroff
Film 1955
Capt. Wolters
Film 1934
Self (archive footage)
Film 1979
Carl Hoffmeyer
Film 1945
Le professeur Hoffman
Film 1940
William O'Hara
Film 1953
Edgar
Film 1948
Hpt. Oswald Von Traunsee
Film 1934
Von Bickel
Film 1918
Self (archive footage)
Film 2006
Eric Marson
Film 1938
Andre Desormeaux
Film 1940
Balloon Vendor (uncredited)
Film 1924
Self - Celebrity Director
Film 1923
Lutz
Film 1915
School Clerk
Film 1915
Accomplice
Film 1916
(archive footage)
Film 1966
General Simovic
Film 1938
Werner von Krall
Film 1942
Ludwig van Beethoven
Film 1955
The Buzzard
Film 1916
Second Pharisee (uncredited)
Film 1916
Self
Film 1925
Le professeur Kieffer
Film 1953
Dr Siefgried Traurig
Film 1955
Tchou King
Film 1938
Lieutenant
Film 1917
One of the Weazels (uncredited)
Film 1916
Denis
Film 1938
Conrad Nagel
Film 1953
Dr. Otto Von Harden
Film 1957
Mathias Berthold
Film 1949
A Hun
Film 1918
Eric von Berg
Film 1946
Captain von Rauffenstein (archive footage)
Film 2017
Film 1939
Col. W. Mathesius / Simonis
Film 1937
Diner in Restaurant
Film 1915
Self (archive footage)
Tv 1974
Self (archive footage)
Tv 1990