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Erich von Stroheim (1885–1957)

Actor | Writer | Director

Trivia:

May 1924: A $10,000 bonus was offered to him by MGM chief Louis B. Mayer if he finished The Merry Widow in less than six weeks. See more trivia »

Born:

Erich Oswald Stroheim
in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Died:

(age 71) in Maurepas, Yvelines, France
Still of Erich von Stroheim and Pierre Fresnay in La Grande Illusion Erich Von Stroheim, GREAT GABBO, THE, Sono-Art/World Wide, 1929, **I.V. Erich Von Stroheim, 1919, **I.V.
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1955 La madone des sleepings
Dr. Siegfried Traurig
 
1955 Napoléon
Ludwig van Beethoven
 
1955 The Infiltrator
Sacha Zavaroff
 
1953 Alerte au sud
Conrad Nagel
 
1953 The Other Side of Paradise
William O'Hara
 
1953 Midnight... Quai de Bercy
Professeur Kieffer
 
1952 Alraune
Jacob ten Brinken
 
1950 Sunset Blvd.
Max Von Mayerling
 
1949 Portrait d'un assassin
Eric
 
1949 Le signal rouge
Le docteur Mathias Berthold
 
1948 Danse de mort
Edgar
 
1946 Devil and the Angel
Frank Davis
 
1946 One Does Not Die That Way
Eric von Berg
 
1946 The Mask of Diijon
Diijon (as Erich Von Stroheim)
 
1945 Scotland Yard Investigator
Carl Hoffmeyer
 
1945 The Great Flamarion
The Great Flamarion (as Erich Von Stroheim)
 
1944 Storm Over Lisbon
Deresco
 
1944 The Lady and the Monster
Prof. Franz Mueller
 
1943 The North Star
Dr. von Harden (as Erich Von Stroheim: in opening credits)
 
1943 Five Graves to Cairo
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
 
1942 Gambling Hell
Werner von Krall (as Eric von Stroheim)
 
1941 So Ends Our Night
Brenner
 
1940 I Was an Adventuress
Andre Desormeaux (as Erich Von Stroheim)
 
1940 The World Will Shake
Emil Lasser/Monsieur Frank
 
1940 Thunder Over Paris
Korlick
 
1940 Threats
Le professeur Hoffman (as Eric Von Stroheim)
 
1939 Personal Column
Pears (as Eric Von Stroheim)
 
1939 Immediate Call
Captain Stanley Wells
 
1939 Derrière la façade
Eric (as Eric von Stroheim)
 
1938 It Happened in Gibraltar
Marson
 
1938 Ultimatum
General Simovic
 
1938 Boys' School
Walter, prof d'anglais
 
1938 The Lafarge Case
Denis
 
1938 Les pirates du rail
Tchou King
 
1937 Under Secret Orders
Col. W. Mathesius/Simonis
 
1937 The Alibi
Le professeur Winckler
 
1937 La Grande Illusion
Le captaine von Rauffenstein (as Eric von Stroheim)
 
1937 Marthe Richard
Le baron Erich von Ludow
 
1935 The Crime of Doctor Crespi
Dr. Andre Crespi
 
1934 Crimson Romance
Capt. Wolters
 
1934 Fugitive Road
Hauptmann Oswald Von Traunsee
 
1932 As You Desire Me
Carl Salter
 
1932 The Lost Squadron
Von Furst (as Erich Von Stroheim)
 
1931 Friends and Lovers
Victor Sangrito
 
1930 Three Faces East
Valdar/Schiller Blecher
 
1929 The Great Gabbo
Gabbo
 
1928 The Wedding March
Nicki/Prince Nickolas von Wildeliebe-Rauffenburg
 
1928 The Honeymoon
Nikki
 
1924 Greed
Balloon Vendor (uncredited)
 
1922 Foolish Wives
Their Cousin - Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin - Capt. 3rd Hussars Imper. Russian Army (as Erich Von Stroheim)
 
1919 Blind Husbands
Lt. Erich von Steuben
 
1918 The Heart of Humanity
Eric von Eberhard
 
1918 The Hun Within
Von Bickel
 
1918 Hearts of the World
A Hun
 
1918 The Unbeliever
Lt. Kurt von Schnieditz
 
1917 Who Goes There?
 
1917 Sylvia of the Secret Service
Undetermined Role
 
1917 Reaching for the Moon
Prince Badinoff's Aide (uncredited)
 
1917 Draft 258
 
1917 For France
Undetermined Role
 
1917/II In Again, Out Again
Officer (uncredited)
 
1917 Panthea
Lieutenant
 
1916 The Social Secretary
The Buzzard
 
1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Second Pharisee (uncredited)
 
1916 Macbeth (uncredited)
 
1916 The Flying Torpedo
Accomplice
 
1916 His Picture in the Papers
One of the Weazels (uncredited)
 
1915 Old Heidelberg
Lutz
 
1915 Farewell to Thee (short)
Jackson - Louise's Partner
 
1915 Ghosts
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1915/I The Failure
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1915 Captain Macklin
Officer on Horseback (uncredited)
 
1915 The Country Boy
Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)
 
1915 The Birth of a Nation
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (19 titles)
1998 The Hoyden (short) (screenplay "Walking Down Broadway")
 
1956 Papatya (novel)
 
1948 Danse de mort (adaptation)
 
1940 I Was an Adventuress (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1938 It Happened in Gibraltar (writer)
 
1937 Between Two Women (original story / as Erich Von Stroheim)
 
1936 The Devil-Doll (screen play / as Eric Von Stroheim)
 
1934 Fugitive Road ( - uncredited / unconfirmed)
 
1933 Hello, Sister! (scenario)
 
1929 Queen Kelly (based on an original story by / as Erich Von Stroheim)
 
1928 The Wedding March (writer)
 
1928 Tempest (uncredited)
 
1928 The Honeymoon (writer)
 
1925 The Merry Widow (screen adaptation and scenario)
 
1924 Greed (screen adaptation and scenario)
 
1923 Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
 
1922 Foolish Wives (story and scenario / titles - uncredited)
 
1920 The Devil's Passkey (screenplay / story)
 
1919 Blind Husbands (screenplay / as Erich Stroheim / story "The Pinnacle" / as Erich Stroheim)
 
Show ShowDirector (12 titles)
1934 Fugitive Road ( - uncredited / unconfirmed)
 
1933 Hello, Sister!
 
1929 The Great Gabbo (uncredited)
 
1929 Queen Kelly (as Erich Von Stroheim)
 
1928 The Wedding March
 
1928 The Honeymoon
 
1925 The Merry Widow
 
1924 Greed
 
1923 Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
 
1922 Foolish Wives (as Erich Von Stroheim)
 
1920 The Devil's Passkey
 
1919 Blind Husbands (as Erich Stroheim)
 
1952 Full House (assistant director - segment "The Last Leaf" - uncredited)
 
1917 Reaching for the Moon (technical assistant director - uncredited)
 
1917/II In Again, Out Again (assistant director)
 
1917 Panthea (assistant director)
 
1916 Less Than the Dust (assistant director)
 
1916 The Social Secretary (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1916 Macbeth (assistant director)
 
1916 His Picture in the Papers (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1915 Old Heidelberg (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1915 Captain Macklin (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1915 The Birth of a Nation (assistant director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (9 titles)
1937 The Emperor's Candlesticks (contributor to treatment - uncredited)
 
1935 Anna Karenina (technical advisor: military sequence - uncredited)
 
1918 The Heart of Humanity (technical advisor)
 
1918 Hearts of the World (technical supervisor - uncredited)
 
1917 Sylvia of the Secret Service (technical advisor)
 
1917 Blind Man's Luck (technical director)
 
1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (production assistant: Babylon sequence - uncredited)
 
1915 Old Heidelberg (technical director: military detail)
 
1915 Ghosts (technical advisor)
 
Show ShowArt Director (5 titles)
1928 The Wedding March (uncredited)
 
1924 Greed (uncredited)
 
1920 The Devil's Passkey
 
1919 Blind Husbands (uncredited)
 
1917/II In Again, Out Again
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
1929 Queen Kelly (producer - uncredited)
 
1928 The Wedding March (producer)
 
1925 The Merry Widow (producer - uncredited)
 
1919 Blind Husbands (producer)
 
Show ShowCostume Designer (4 titles)
1928 The Wedding March (uncredited)
 
1925 The Merry Widow (uncredited)
 
1923 Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
 
1915 Ghosts
 
Show ShowEditor (3 titles)
1928 The Wedding March (uncredited)
 
1924 Greed (42-reel version - uncredited)
 
1919 Blind Husbands (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1929 The Great Gabbo (performer: "I'm Laughing" - uncredited, "Icky Lollipop Song" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowArt Department (1 title)
1929 Queen Kelly (additional art director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProduction Designer (1 title)
1924 Greed (uncredited)
 
Show ShowCostume and Wardrobe Department (1 title)
1915 Ghosts (wardrobe assistant)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
1954 Panorama (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode #1.4 (1954) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1938 La vie des artistes (documentary)
Lui-même
 
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 14 (short)
Himself, at Premiere
 
1925 1925 Studio Tour (documentary short)
Himself - a Director
 
1923 Souls for Sale
Himself - Celebrity Director
 
1923 C-V News: Filming Greed (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1922 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 14 (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (18 titles)
2008 Blue Skies Beyond the Looking Glass (short)
 
2007 To Each His Own Cinema
(segment "Cinéma de Boulevard")
 
2007 Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Billy Wilder Speaks (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Edge of Outside (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (documentary)
 
2005 Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Erich von Stroheim and Carl Laemmle (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies (TV movie)
Count Sergius Karamzin (uncredited)
 
1990 Hollywood Mavericks (documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Détective
Arthur von Furst (uncredited)
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1979 The Man You Loved to Hate (documentary)
Himself
 
1975 The Moving Picture Boys in the Great War (documentary)
Himself
 
1963 Fractured Flickers (TV series)
 
1961 The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (video documentary)
Himself
 
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 12 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1919 The Fall of Babylon
A Pharisee (as Count von Stroheim)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1935) Stage: Wrote (w/Wallace Smith (I)') source material ("The Happy Alienist") for "May Wine", produced on Broadway. Musical. Music by Sigmund Romberg. Additional orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett. Material by Frank Mandel. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Musical Direction by Robert Emmett Dolan... See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 7 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | 26 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Erich Stroheim | Erich Von Stroheim | Eric Von Stroheim | Count von Stroheim | Eric O.H. von Stroheim | Eric von Stroheim | Karl von Stroheim

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Personal Quote:

If you live in France and you have written one good book, or painted one good picture, or directed one outstanding film, 50 years ago, and nothing ever since, you are still recognized as an artist and honored accordingly . . . In Hollywood - in Hollywood, you're as good as your last picture. If you didn't have one in production in the last three months... See more »

Trivia:

May 1924: A $10,000 bonus was offered to him by MGM chief Louis B. Mayer if he finished The Merry Widow in less than six weeks. See more »

Trademark:

His films often explored the nature of human cruelty and greed and the loss of innocence See more »

Nickname:

The Man You Love to Hate See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo