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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Edge of Outside | Self (archive footage) | 2006-06-11 |
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The Man You Loved to Hate | Self (archive footage) | 1979-08-19 |
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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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Napoléon | Ludwig van Beethoven | 1955-03-25 |
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La madone des sleepings | Dr Siefgried Traurig | 1955-06-20 |
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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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Le Signal rouge | Mathias Berthold | 1949-02-04 |
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Portrait d'un assassin | Eric | 1949-11-25 |
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La Danse de mort | Edgar | 1948-01-02 |
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Stroheim in Vienna | Self | 1948-07-16 |
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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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Scotland Yard Investigator | Carl Hoffmeyer | 1945-09-30 |
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The Great Flamarion | The Great Flamarion | 1945-01-13 |
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The Lady and the Monster | Prof. Franz Mueller | 1944-04-17 |
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Storm Over Lisbon | Deresco | 1944-10-16 |
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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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Menaces... | Le professeur Hoffman | 1940-01-11 |
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Tempête | Korlick | 1940-04-03 |
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Rappel immédiat | 1939-06-15 | |
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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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Le monde tremblera | Emil Lasser / Monsieur Frank | 1939-05-10 |
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Gibraltar | Eric Marson | 1938-04-01 |
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Ultimatum | General Simovic | 1938-10-27 |
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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 Pirates du rail | Tchou King | 1938-01-19 |
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Les Disparus de Saint-Agil | Walter, le professeur d'anglais | 1938-04-05 |
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Marthe Richard, au service de la France | van Ludlow | 1937-04-20 |
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La Grande Illusion | Le capitaine von Rauffenstein | 1937-06-04 |
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L'Alibi | Winckler | 1937-12-22 |
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Under Secret Orders | Col. W. Mathesius / Simonis | 1937-12-06 |
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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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Foolish Wives | Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin | 1922-01-11 |
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Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 | Self | 1922-11-05 |
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Blind Husbands | Lt. Erich von Steuben | 1919-10-21 |
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Hearts of the World | A Hun | 1918-03-11 |
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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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The Unbeliever | Herr Lieutenant Kurt von Schnieditz | 1918-02-15 |
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Panthea | Lieutenant | 1917-01-07 |
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The Flying Torpedo | Accomplice | 1916-03-12 |
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The Social Secretary | The Buzzard | 1916-09-16 |
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | Second Pharisee (uncredited) | 1916-09-04 |
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His Picture in the Papers | One of the Weazels (uncredited) | 1916-02-13 |
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The Country Boy | Diner in Restaurant | 1915-02-18 |
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Ghosts | School Clerk | 1915-05-31 |
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Old Heidelberg | Lutz | 1915-11-14 |
