1885-09-22 Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
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.
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Quand Jean devint Renoir | Captain von Rauffenstein (archive footage) | 2017-04-30 |
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The Man You Loved to Hate | Self (archive footage) | 1979-08-19 |
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Garbo, by Joan Crawford | Self (archive footage) | 1969-11-06 |
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Erich von Stroheim - Der Mann mit dem bösen Blick | (archive footage) | 1966-11-23 |
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The Legend of Rudolph Valentino | Self (archive footage) | 1961-05-24 |
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Armored Attack! | Dr. Otto Von Harden | 1957-01-01 |
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La madone des sleepings | Dr Siefgried Traurig | 1955-06-20 |
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Napoléon | Ludwig van Beethoven | 1955-03-25 |
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Série noire | Sacha Zavaroff | 1955-03-04 |
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Alerte au Sud | Conrad Nagel | 1953-11-15 |
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L'envers du Paradis | William O'Hara | 1953-07-19 |
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Minuit... Quai de Bercy | Le professeur Kieffer | 1953-05-21 |
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Alraune | Jacob ten Brinken | 1952-10-22 |
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Sunset Boulevard | Max von Mayerling | 1950-08-10 |
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Portrait d'un assassin | Eric | 1949-11-25 |
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Le Signal rouge | Mathias Berthold | 1949-02-04 |
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Stroheim in Vienna | Self | 1948-07-16 |
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La Danse de mort | Edgar | 1948-01-02 |
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La Foire aux chimères | Frank Davis | 1946-10-30 |
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The Mask of Diijon | Diijon | 1946-03-11 |
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On ne meurt pas comme ça | Eric von Berg | 1946-07-03 |
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The Great Flamarion | The Great Flamarion | 1945-01-13 |
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Scotland Yard Investigator | Carl Hoffmeyer | 1945-09-30 |
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Storm Over Lisbon | Deresco | 1944-10-16 |
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The Lady and the Monster | Prof. Franz Mueller | 1944-04-17 |
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Five Graves to Cairo | Field Marshal Erwin Rommel | 1943-05-26 |
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The North Star | Dr. von Harden | 1943-11-04 |
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Macao, l'enfer du jeu | Werner von Krall | 1942-04-11 |
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So Ends Our Night | Brenner | 1941-02-27 |
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I Was an Adventuress | Andre Desormeaux | 1940-05-10 |
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Tempête | Korlick | 1940-04-03 |
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Menaces... | Le professeur Hoffman | 1940-01-11 |
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Le monde tremblera | Emil Lasser / Monsieur Frank | 1939-05-10 |
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Derrière la façade | Eric, German naturalized French | 1939-03-14 |
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Pièges | Pears, l'ex-couturier | 1939-12-05 |
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Rappel immédiat | 1939-06-15 | |
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Gibraltar | Eric Marson | 1938-04-01 |
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La Vie des artistes | Self | 1938-09-07 |
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L'Affaire Lafarge | Denis | 1938-03-08 |
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Les Disparus de Saint-Agil | Walter, le professeur d'anglais | 1938-04-05 |
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Les Pirates du rail | Tchou King | 1938-01-19 |
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Ultimatum | General Simovic | 1938-10-27 |
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Marthe Richard, au service de la France | van Ludlow | 1937-04-20 |
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L'Alibi | Professor Winckler | 1937-12-22 |
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Under Secret Orders | Col. W. Mathesius / Simonis | 1937-12-06 |
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La Grande Illusion | Le capitaine von Rauffenstein | 1937-06-04 |
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The Crime of Doctor Crespi | Dr. Andre Crespi | 1935-09-23 |
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Crimson Romance | Capt. Wolters | 1934-10-12 |
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Fugitive Road | Hpt. Oswald Von Traunsee | 1934-08-22 |
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As You Desire Me | Carl Salter | 1932-05-28 |
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The Lost Squadron | Arthur von Furst | 1932-03-12 |
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Friends and Lovers | Victor Sangrito | 1931-10-03 |
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Three Faces East | Valdar / Schiller Blecher | 1930-07-18 |
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The Great Gabbo | Gabbo | 1929-09-12 |
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The Honeymoon | Prince Nicki | 1929-12-31 |
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The Wedding March | Nicki / Prince Nickolas | 1928-10-06 |
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1925 Studio Tour | Self | 1925-04-09 |
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Greed | Balloon Vendor (uncredited) | 1924-12-04 |
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Souls for Sale | Self - Celebrity Director | 1923-04-22 |
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Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 | Self | 1922-11-05 |
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Foolish Wives | Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin | 1922-01-11 |
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Blind Husbands | Lt. Erich von Steuben | 1919-10-21 |
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The Unbeliever | Herr Lieutenant Kurt von Schnieditz | 1918-02-15 |
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The Hun Within | Von Bickel | 1918-09-08 |
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The Heart of Humanity | Eric von Eberhard | 1918-12-21 |
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Hearts of the World | A Hun | 1918-03-11 |
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Panthea | Lieutenant | 1917-01-07 |
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His Picture in the Papers | One of the Weazels (uncredited) | 1916-02-13 |
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | Second Pharisee (uncredited) | 1916-09-04 |
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The Social Secretary | The Buzzard | 1916-09-16 |
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The Flying Torpedo | Accomplice | 1916-03-12 |
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The Country Boy | Diner in Restaurant | 1915-02-18 |
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Old Heidelberg | Lutz | 1915-11-14 |
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Ghosts | School Clerk | 1915-05-31 |
