
Erich von Stroheim
Born: 1885-09-22
Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
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.
Known For

Blind Husbands

Greed

Sunset Boulevard

Série noire

Gibraltar

Alraune

Napoleon

Fugitive Road

Armored Attack!

The Honeymoon

Crimson Romance

Ultimatum

Threats

Souls for Sale

Panthea

Hearts of the World

The World Will Shake

Immediate Call

Ghosts

Alibi

Thunder Over Paris

Personal Column

Scotland Yard Investigator

The Great Flamarion

La Danse de mort

1925 Studio Tour

Grand Illusion

The Lost Squadron

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

His Picture in the Papers

The Unbeliever

Behind the Facade

Quand Jean devint Renoir

Garbo, by Joan Crawford

La Vie des artistes

The Country Boy

Five Graves to Cairo

Foolish Wives

As You Desire Me

Portrait of a Murderer

The Red Signal

So Ends Our Night

Boys' School

Friends and Lovers

I Was an Adventuress

The North Star

Other Side of Paradise

The Flying Torpedo

The Lafarge Case

Alarm in Morocco

The Wedding March

The Crime of Doctor Crespi

Storm Over Lisbon

Old Heidelberg

Under Secret Orders

The Mask of Diijon

Three Faces East

The Lady and the Monster

The Hun Within

The Great Gabbo

The Social Secretary

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12

Midnight... Quai de Bercy

The Heart of Humanity

Devil and the Angel

One Does Not Die That Way

The Man You Loved to Hate

Stroheim in Vienna

Sylvia of the Secret Service

Rail Pirates

For France

Gambling Hell

Marthe Richard
