Cast & creator
Erich von Stroheim
Best known for Spécial cinéma, Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood
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.
Also known as: Erich Stroheim, Eric von Stroheim, 에리히 폰 슈트로하임, 에리히 폰 스트로하임, Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim
128
film credits
2
television credits
80
1915–2021 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (130)
Showing 130 of 130 credits
Spécial cinéma
Self (archive footage)
1974
Sunset Boulevard
Max von Mayerling
1950
Hollywood
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
1980
The Birth of a Nation
Assistant Director
1915
Grand Illusion
Captain von Rauffenstein
1937
Greed
Balloon Vendor (uncredited)
1924Greed
Director
1924Greed
Production Design
1924Greed
Screenplay
1924Greed
Art Direction
1924
Five Graves to Cairo
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
1943
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Second Pharisee (uncredited)
1916Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Assistant Production Manager
1916
Napoleon
Ludwig van Beethoven
1955
The Lady and the Monster
Prof. Franz Mueller
1944
So Ends Our Night
Brenner
1941
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
1961
Hello, Sister!
Director
1933Hello, Sister!
Scenario Writer
1933Hello, Sister!
Writer
1933
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
I Was an Adventuress
Andre Desormeaux
1940
Garbo, by Joan Crawford
Self (archive footage)
1969
The North Star
Dr. von Harden
1943
The Devil-Doll
Screenplay
1936
Foolish Wives
Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin
1922Foolish Wives
Director
1922Foolish Wives
Writer
1922Foolish Wives
Scenario Writer
1922
Quand Jean devint Renoir
Captain von Rauffenstein (archive footage)
2017
Hearts of the World
A Hun
1918
Storm Over Lisbon
Deresco
1944
Between Two Women
Story
1937
Thunder Over Paris
Korlick
1940
As You Desire Me
Carl Salter
1932
Less Than the Dust
Assistant Director
1916
Midnight... Quai de Bercy
Le professeur Kieffer
1953
The Crime of Doctor Crespi
Dr. Andre Crespi
1935
Papatya
Original Story
1956
La Danse de mort
Edgar
1948
Sylvia of the Secret Service
Peter
1917Sylvia of the Secret Service
Technical Advisor
1917Sylvia of the Secret Service
Assistant Director
1917
The Merry Widow
Director
1925The Merry Widow
Writer
1925
Souls for Sale
Self - Celebrity Director
1923
Alarm in Morocco
Conrad Nagel
1953
Merry-Go-Round
Costume Design
1923Merry-Go-Round
Director
1923
Gambling Hell
Werner von Krall
1942
Boys' School
Walter, le professeur d'anglais
1938
The Unbeliever
Herr Lieutenant Kurt von Schnieditz
1918
Blind Husbands
Lt. Erich von Steuben
1919Blind Husbands
Director
1919Blind Husbands
Producer
1919Blind Husbands
Story
1919Blind Husbands
Screenplay
1919Blind Husbands
Editor
1919Blind Husbands
Art Direction
1919
His Picture in the Papers
One of the Weazels (uncredited)
1916His Picture in the Papers
Assistant Director
1916
Queen Kelly
Director
1929Queen Kelly
Original Story
1929Queen Kelly
Producer
1929
The Honeymoon
Prince Nicki
1929The Honeymoon
Director
1929The Honeymoon
Writer
1929
The Wedding March
Nicki / Prince Nickolas
1928The Wedding March
Director
1928The Wedding March
Writer
1928The Wedding March
Producer
1928
Devil and the Angel
Frank Davis
1946
The Heart of Humanity
Eric von Eberhard
1918
For France
Minor Role (uncredited)
1917
In Again, Out Again
Officer (uncredited)
1917In Again, Out Again
Art Direction
1917In Again, Out Again
Assistant Director
1917
Rail Pirates
Tchou King
1938
Portrait of a Murderer
Eric
1949
La Vie des artistes
Self
1938
The Mask of Diijon
Diijon
1946
The Hun Within
Von Bickel
1918
Other Side of Paradise
William O'Hara
1953
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
Self
1922
1925 Studio Tour
Self
1925
The Devil's Passkey
Director
1920The Devil's Passkey
Art Direction
1920The Devil's Passkey
Writer
1920
La Madone des sleepings
Dr Siefgried Traurig
1955
Marthe Richard
van Ludlow
1937
Behind the Facade
Eric, German naturalized French
1939
One Does Not Die That Way
Eric von Berg
1946
Alibi
Professor Winckler
1937
The Great Flamarion
The Great Flamarion
1945
The Lafarge Case
Denis
1938Série noire
Sacha Zavaroff
1955
Blind Man's Luck
Technical Supervisor
1917
The Man You Loved to Hate
Self (archive footage)
1979
Armored Attack!
Dr. Otto Von Harden
1957
The Lost Squadron
Arthur von Furst
1932
Unnatural
Jacob ten Brinken
1952
The Great Gabbo
Gabbo
1929
Three Faces East
Valdar / Schiller / Blecher
1930
Scotland Yard Investigator
Carl Hoffmeyer
1945
The Flying Torpedo
Accomplice
1916
The Social Secretary
The Buzzard
1916The Social Secretary
Assistant Director
1916
Friends and Lovers
Victor Sangrito
1931
The World Will Shake
Emil Lasser / Monsieur Frank
1939
Macbeth
Assistant Director
1916
Crimson Romance
Capt. Wolters
1934
Personal Column
Pears, l'ex-couturier
1939
Fugitive Road
Hpt. Oswald Von Traunsee
1934
Ghosts
School Clerk
1915Ghosts
Wardrobe Assistant
1915Ghosts
Technical Advisor
1915
Gibraltar
Eric Marson
1938Gibraltar
Scenario Writer
1938
Ultimatum
General Simovic
1938
Immediate Call
1939
Panthea
Lieutenant
1917Panthea
Assistant Director
1917
Under Secret Orders
Col. W. Mathesius / Simonis
1937
The Red Signal
Mathias Berthold
1949
Threats
Le professeur Hoffman
1940Erich von Stroheim - Der Mann mit dem bösen Blick
(archive footage)
1966
Old Heidelberg
Lutz
1915Old Heidelberg
Assistant Director
1915
The Country Boy
Diner in Restaurant
1915
Stroheim in Vienna
Self
1948