Sunset Boulevard1950
As Max von Mayerling
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Erich von Stroheim
Born
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.
Filmography (78)
Grand Illusion1937
As Captain von Rauffenstein
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Greed1924
As Balloon Vendor (uncredited)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages1916
As Second Pharisee (uncredited)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Five Graves to Cairo1943
As Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Napoleon1955
As Ludwig van Beethoven
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Morceaux de Cannes2021
TMDb 2.0 / 10
The North Star1943
As Dr. von Harden
TMDb 6.0 / 10
So Ends Our Night1941
As Brenner
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Blind Husbands1919
As Lt. Erich von Steuben
TMDb 6.4 / 10
As You Desire Me1932
As Carl Salter
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Quand Jean devint Renoir2017
As Captain von Rauffenstein (archive footage)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Foolish Wives1922
As Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Great Flamarion1945
As The Great Flamarion
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Unbeliever1918
As Herr Lieutenant Kurt von Schnieditz
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino1961
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Thunder Over Paris1940
As Korlick
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Hearts of the World1918
As A Hun
TMDb 6.0 / 10
I Was an Adventuress1940
As Andre Desormeaux
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Personal Column1939
As Pears, l'ex-couturier
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Crime of Doctor Crespi1935
As Dr. Andre Crespi
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Sylvia of the Secret Service1917
As Peter
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Alibi1937
As Professor Winckler
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Boys' School1938
As Walter, le professeur d'anglais
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Souls for Sale1923
As Self - Celebrity Director
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Wedding March1928
As Nicki / Prince Nickolas
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Lady and the Monster1944
As Prof. Franz Mueller
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Unnatural1952
As Jacob ten Brinken
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The World Will Shake1939
As Emil Lasser / Monsieur Frank
TMDb 7.0 / 10
For France1917
As Minor Role (uncredited)
The Great Gabbo1929
As Gabbo
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Midnight... Quai de Bercy1953
As Le professeur Kieffer
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Fugitive Road1934
As Hpt. Oswald Von Traunsee
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Garbo, by Joan Crawford1969
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Alarm in Morocco1953
As Conrad Nagel
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Hun Within1918
As Von Bickel
1925 Studio Tour1925
As Self
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Storm Over Lisbon1944
As Deresco
TMDb 5.4 / 10
One Does Not Die That Way1946
As Eric von Berg
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Gambling Hell1942
As Werner von Krall
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Old Heidelberg1915
As Lutz
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Crimson Romance1934
As Capt. Wolters
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Other Side of Paradise1953
As William O'Hara
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Three Faces East1930
As Valdar / Schiller / Blecher
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Heart of Humanity1918
As Eric von Eberhard
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Lost Squadron1932
As Arthur von Furst
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Friends and Lovers1931
As Victor Sangrito
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Honeymoon1929
As Prince Nicki
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Country Boy1915
As Diner in Restaurant
The Social Secretary1916
As The Buzzard
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Armored Attack!1957
As Dr. Otto Von Harden
TMDb 6.2 / 10
La Danse de mort1948
As Edgar
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Scotland Yard Investigator1945
As Carl Hoffmeyer
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Behind the Facade1939
As Eric, German naturalized French
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Devil and the Angel1946
As Frank Davis
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Gibraltar1938
As Eric Marson
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Mask of Diijon1946
As Diijon
TMDb 4.8 / 10
The Red Signal1949
As Mathias Berthold
TMDb 8.0 / 10
La Madone des sleepings1955
As Dr Siefgried Traurig
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Série noire
Série noire1955
As Sacha Zavaroff
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Under Secret Orders1937
As Col. W. Mathesius / Simonis
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 121922
As Self
Portrait of a Murderer1949
As Eric
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Man You Loved to Hate1979
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Erich von Stroheim - Der Mann mit dem bösen Blick
Erich von Stroheim - Der Mann mit dem bösen Blick1966
As (archive footage)
Rail Pirates1938
As Tchou King
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Panthea1917
As Lieutenant
The Flying Torpedo1916
As Accomplice
In Again, Out Again1917
As Officer (uncredited)
Immediate Call1939
TMDb 10.0 / 10
His Picture in the Papers1916
As One of the Weazels (uncredited)
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Ultimatum1938
As General Simovic
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Lafarge Case1938
As Denis
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Ghosts1915
As School Clerk
TMDb 4.5 / 10
La Vie des artistes1938
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Marthe Richard1937
As van Ludlow
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Threats1940
As Le professeur Hoffman
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Stroheim in Vienna1948
As Self
Filmography and biography: TMDb