Erich von Stroheim
Actor • 1885 - 1957

Erich von Stroheim

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... Read full bio →

Featured Characters

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18 roles
Shot from Les Pirates du rail
Character Tchou King
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Character Le professeur Kieffer
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Character Max von Mayerling
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Character Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
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Character Capt. von Rauffenstein
Shot from Foolish Wives
Character Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin
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Character Arthur von Furst (archive footage) (uncredited)

Détective

1985

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Character Self (archive footage)
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Character Ludwig van Beethoven

Napoléon

1955

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Character William O'Hara
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Character Jacob ten Brinken

Alraune

1952

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Character Diijon
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Character The Great Flamarion
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Character Dr. von Harden
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Character Le professeur Hoffman

Menaces...

1940

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Character Korlick

Tempête

1940

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Character Eric, German naturalized French
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Character Eric Marson

Gibraltar

1938

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

31 titles
Détective
Détective 1985
The Man You Loved to Hate
The Man You Loved to Hate 1979
Napoléon
Napoléon 1955
Minuit... Quai de Bercy
Minuit... Quai de Bercy 1953
L'envers du paradis
L'envers du paradis 1953
Alraune
Alraune 1952
Sunset Blvd.
Sunset Blvd. 1950
The Mask of Diijon
The Mask of Diijon 1946
The Great Flamarion
The Great Flamarion 1945
The North Star
The North Star 1943
Five Graves to Cairo
Five Graves to Cairo 1943
Tempête
Tempête 1940
Menaces...
Menaces... 1940
Derrière la façade
Derrière la façade 1939
Les disparus de Saint-Agil
Les disparus de Saint-Agil 1938
Les Pirates du rail
Les Pirates du rail 1938
Gibraltar
Gibraltar 1938
La grande illusion
La grande illusion 1937
L'alibi
L'alibi 1937
The Crime of Doctor Crespi
The Crime of Doctor Crespi 1935
Crimson Romance
Crimson Romance 1934
The Lost Squadron
The Lost Squadron 1932
The Honeymoon
The Honeymoon 1929
The Great Gabbo
The Great Gabbo 1929
The Wedding March
The Wedding March 1928
Greed
Greed 1924
Souls for Sale
Souls for Sale 1923
Foolish Wives
Foolish Wives 1922
Blind Husbands
Blind Husbands 1919
The Social Secretary
The Social Secretary 1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 1916

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