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

• 2021Morceaux de Cannes
• 2017Quand Jean devint Renoir — Captain von Rauffenstein (archive footage)
• Hollywood — Self (archive footage, uncredited)
• 1966Erich von Stroheim - Der Mann mit dem bösen Blick — (archive footage)
• 1957Armored Attack! — Dr. Otto Von Harden
• 1956Papatya — Original Story
• 1955La Madone des sleepings — Dr Siefgried Traurig
• 1955Napoleon — Ludwig van Beethoven
• 1955Série noire — Sacha Zavaroff
• 1953Alarm in Morocco — Conrad Nagel
• 1953Midnight... Quai de Bercy — Le professeur Kieffer
• 1953Other Side of Paradise — William O'Hara
• 1952Unnatural — Jacob ten Brinken
• 1950Sunset Boulevard — Max von Mayerling
• 1949Portrait of a Murderer — Eric
• 1949The Red Signal — Mathias Berthold
• 1948La Danse de mort — Edgar
• 1946Devil and the Angel — Frank Davis
• 1946One Does Not Die That Way — Eric von Berg
• 1946The Mask of Diijon — Diijon
• 1945Scotland Yard Investigator — Carl Hoffmeyer
• 1945The Great Flamarion — The Great Flamarion
• 1944Storm Over Lisbon — Deresco
• 1944The Lady and the Monster — Prof. Franz Mueller
• 1943Five Graves to Cairo — Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
• 1943The North Star — Dr. von Harden
• 1942Gambling Hell — Werner von Krall
• 1941So Ends Our Night — Brenner
• 1940I Was an Adventuress — Andre Desormeaux
• 1940Threats — Le professeur Hoffman
• 1940Thunder Over Paris — Korlick
• 1939Behind the Facade — Eric, German naturalized French
• 1939Immediate Call
• 1939Personal Column — Pears, l'ex-couturier
• 1939The World Will Shake — Emil Lasser / Monsieur Frank
• 1938Boys' School — Walter, le professeur d'anglais
• 1938Gibraltar — Eric Marson, Scenario Writer
• 1938Rail Pirates — Tchou King
• 1938The Lafarge Case — Denis
• 1938Ultimatum — General Simovic
• 1937Alibi — Professor Winckler
• 1937Between Two Women — Story
• 1937Grand Illusion — Captain von Rauffenstein
• 1937Marthe Richard — van Ludlow
• 1937Under Secret Orders — Col. W. Mathesius / Simonis
• 1936The Devil-Doll — Screenplay
• 1935The Crime of Doctor Crespi — Dr. Andre Crespi
• 1934Crimson Romance — Capt. Wolters
• 1934Fugitive Road — Hpt. Oswald Von Traunsee
• 1933Hello, Sister! — Director, Scenario Writer
• 1932As You Desire Me — Carl Salter
• 1932The Lost Squadron — Arthur von Furst
• 1931Friends and Lovers — Victor Sangrito
• 1930Three Faces East — Valdar / Schiller / Blecher
• 1929Queen Kelly — Director, Original Story, Producer
• 1929The Great Gabbo — Gabbo
• 1929The Honeymoon — Prince Nicki, Director, Writer
• 1928The Wedding March — Nicki / Prince Nickolas, Director, Writer, Producer
• 1925The Merry Widow — Director, Writer
• 1924Greed — Balloon Vendor (uncredited), Director, Production Design, Screenplay, Art Direction
• 1923Merry-Go-Round — Costume Design, Director
• 1922Foolish Wives — Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin, Director, Writer, Scenario Writer
• 1920The Devil's Passkey — Director, Art Direction, Writer
• 1919Blind Husbands — Lt. Erich von Steuben, Director, Producer, Story, Screenplay, Editor, Art Direction
• 1918Hearts of the World — A Hun
• 1918The Heart of Humanity — Eric von Eberhard
• 1918The Hun Within — Von Bickel
• 1918The Unbeliever — Herr Lieutenant Kurt von Schnieditz
• 1917Blind Man's Luck — Technical Supervisor
• 1917For France — Minor Role (uncredited)
• 1917In Again, Out Again — Officer (uncredited), Art Direction, Assistant Director
• 1917Panthea — Lieutenant, Assistant Director
• 1917Sylvia of the Secret Service — Peter, Technical Advisor, Assistant Director
• 1916His Picture in the Papers — One of the Weazels (uncredited), Assistant Director
• 1916Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages — Second Pharisee (uncredited), Assistant Production Manager
• 1916Less Than the Dust — Assistant Director
• 1916Macbeth — Assistant Director
• 1916The Flying Torpedo — Accomplice
• 1916The Social Secretary — The Buzzard, Assistant Director
• 1915Ghosts — School Clerk, Wardrobe Assistant, Technical Advisor
• 1915Old Heidelberg — Lutz, Assistant Director
• 1915The Birth of a Nation — Assistant Director
• 1915The Country Boy — Diner in Restaurant

Appearances as themselves (9)

• 1979The Man You Loved to Hate — Self (archive footage)
• Spécial cinéma — Self (archive footage)
• 1969Garbo, by Joan Crawford — Self (archive footage)
• 1961The Legend of Rudolph Valentino — Self (archive footage)
• 1948Stroheim in Vienna — Self
• 1938La Vie des artistes — Self
• 19251925 Studio Tour — Self
• 1923Souls for Sale — Self - Celebrity Director
• 1922Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 — Self