Acting
Erich von Stroheim
- Titles
- 86movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1915 to 1966, busiest in 1937 and 1938 with 5 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 38top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Sunset Boulevard91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.0average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.6
- Class & Capitalism5.3average 3.3
- Melancholy6.1average 4.7
- Pathos6.6average 5.2
- Romance5.1average 3.8
- Social Commentary6.0average 4.9
- Psychological6.5average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.6, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.6, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.3, average 2.7
- Wholesome2.1, average 3.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 9
- Historical Setting 5
- Forbidden Love 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Melodrama 4
- Early Cinema 4
- Complex Relationships 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Silent Film 3
- Romance 3
- Social Commentary 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Denise VernacActorThe Mask of Diijon, La Danse de mort, One Does Not Die That Way, Alraune, Other Side of Paradise, +2 more- FFrank E. HullEditorGreed, Hello, Sister!, The Merry Widow, The Wedding March, The Honeymoon
Maude GeorgeActorFoolish Wives, The Wedding March, The Devil's Passkey, The Honeymoon
Dale FullerActorGreed, Foolish Wives, The Wedding March, The Honeymoon
Zasu PittsActorGreed, Hello, Sister!, The Wedding March, The Honeymoon
George FawcettActorThe Merry Widow, The Wedding March, The Honeymoon, Panthea
William H. DanielsCinematographerGreed, So Ends Our Night, As You Desire Me, Foolish Wives- EErnst NeubachWriterPersonal Column, One Does Not Die That Way, The Red Signal, Gibraltar
- BBen F. ReynoldsCinematographerGreed, Blind Husbands, Foolish Wives, The Devil's Passkey
Theodore J. PahleCinematographerAlibi, Gibraltar, Ultimatum, The Lafarge Case
Henri GuisolActorThunder Over Paris, The World Will Shake, Gambling Hell
Margo LionActorDevil and the Angel, La Danse de mort, The Lafarge Case
Movies and TV shows
181950s
2 titles · average score 91
Other Side of Paradise (1953)
as William O'Hara
91
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
as Max von Mayerling
1940s
2 titles · average score 53
56
The Great Flamarion (1945)
as The Great Flamarion
50
The North Star (1943)
as Dr. von Harden
1930s
3 titles · average score 87
90
Grand Illusion (1937)
as Captain von Rauffenstein
Fugitive Road (1934)
as Hpt. Oswald Von Traunsee
85
Queen Kelly (1932)
Director, Original Story
1920s
5 titles · average score 71
The Honeymoon (1929)
as Prince Nicki
59
The Wedding March (1928)
as Nicki / Prince Nickolas
76
Greed (1924)
as Balloon Vendor (uncredited)
78
Foolish Wives (1922)
as Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin
The Devil's Passkey (1920)
Art Direction, Writer
1910s
6 titles · average score 72
The Heart of Humanity (1918)
as Eric von Eberhard
Panthea (1917)
as Lieutenant
85
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
as Second Pharisee (uncredited)
Less Than the Dust (1916)
Assistant Director
59
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Assistant Director
Old Heidelberg (1915)
as Lutz