Erich von Stroheim
Age: N/A | From: Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Person Details
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Aliases: Erich Stroheim , Eric von Stroheim , 에리히 폰 슈트로하임 , 에리히 폰 스트로하임 , Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim , Eric Oswald Stroheim
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
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Movie Involvements: 108
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Sunset Boulevard
(1950) Max von Mayerling
Grand Illusion
(1937) Le capitaine von Rauffenstein
Greed
(1924) Balloon Vendor (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
(1916) Second Pharisee (uncredited)
Five Graves to Cairo
(1943) Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Foolish Wives
(1922) Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin
The Great Flamarion
(1945) The Great Flamarion
Napoleon
(1955) Ludwig van BeethovenActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Captain von Rauffenstein (archive footage) | |
| 2006 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1979 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1974 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1966 | (archive footage) | |
| 1961 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1957 | Dr. Otto Von Harden | |
| 1955 | Dr Siefgried Traurig | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | ||
| Sacha Zavaroff | ||
| 1953 | Conrad Nagel | |
| William O'Hara | ||
| Le professeur Kieffer | ||
| 1952 | Jacob ten Brinken | |
| 1950 | Max von Mayerling | |
| 1949 | Eric | |
| Mathias Berthold | ||
| 1948 | Self | |
| Edgar | ||
| 1946 | Frank Davis | |
| Eric von Berg | ||
| Diijon | ||
| 1945 | Carl Hoffmeyer | |
| The Great Flamarion | ||
| 1944 | Deresco | |
| Prof. Franz Mueller | ||
| 1943 | Dr. von Harden | |
| Field Marshal Erwin Rommel | ||
| 1942 | Werner von Krall | |
| 1941 | Brenner | |
| 1940 | Andre Desormeaux | |
| Korlick | ||
| Le professeur Hoffman | ||
| 1939 | Pears, l'ex-couturier | |
| N/A | ||
| Emil Lasser / Monsieur Frank | ||
| Eric, German naturalized French | ||
| 1938 | General Simovic | |
| Self | ||
| Walter, le professeur d'anglais | ||
| Eric Marson | ||
| Denis | ||
| Tchou King | ||
| 1937 | Winckler | |
| Col. W. Mathesius / Simonis | ||
| Le capitaine von Rauffenstein | ||
| van Ludlow | ||
| 1935 | Dr. Andre Crespi | |
| 1934 | Capt. Wolters | |
| Hpt. Oswald Von Traunsee | ||
| 1932 | Carl Salter | |
| Arthur von Furst | ||
| 1931 | Victor Sangrito | |
| 1930 | Valdar / Schiller Blecher | |
| 1929 | Prince Nicki | |
| Gabbo | ||
| 1928 | Nicki / Prince Nickolas | |
| 1925 | Self | |
| 1924 | Balloon Vendor (uncredited) | |
| 1923 | Self - Celebrity Director | |
| 1922 | Self | |
| Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin | ||
| 1919 | Lt. Erich von Steuben | |
| 1918 | Eric von Eberhard | |
| Von Bickel | ||
| A Hun | ||
| Herr Lieutenant Kurt von Schnieditz | ||
| 1917 | Lieutenant | |
| 1916 | The Buzzard | |
| Second Pharisee (uncredited) | ||
| Accomplice | ||
| One of the Weazels (uncredited) | ||
| 1915 | Lutz | |
| School Clerk | ||
| Diner in Restaurant | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Original Story | |
| 1938 | Scenario Writer | |
| 1937 | Story | |
| 1936 | Screenplay | |
| 1933 | Scenario Writer | |
| 1932 | Story | |
| 1929 | Writer | |
| 1928 | Writer | |
| 1926 | Writer | |
| 1924 | Screenplay | |
| 1922 | Writer | |
| Scenario Writer | ||
| 1920 | Writer | |
| 1919 | Story | |
| Screenplay | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Director | |
| 1932 | Director | |
| 1929 | Director | |
| 1928 | Director | |
| 1926 | Director | |
| 1924 | Director | |
| 1922 | Director | |
| 1920 | Director | |
| 1919 | Director | |
| 1917 | Assistant Director | |
| 1916 | Assistant Director | |
| Assistant Director | ||
| Assistant Director | ||
| 1915 | Assistant Director | |
| Assistant Director | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Producer | |
| 1919 | Producer | |
| 1916 | Assistant Production Manager | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Art
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Production Design | |
| Art Direction | ||
| 1920 | Art Direction | |
| 1919 | Art Direction | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Costume & Make-Up
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Costume Design | |
| 1915 | Wardrobe Assistant | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Editor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Technical Advisor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |