Erich von Stroheim 39 pictures

Actor, Writer, Director
After spending some time working in his father's hat factory he emigrated to America around 1909. Working in various jobs he arrived in Hollywood in 1914 and got work in D.W. Griffiths' company as a bit player. America's entry into WW1 enabled him to play sadistic monocled German officers but these roles dried up when the war ended. He turned to ...

Born: September 22, 1885
Star sign: Virgo
Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Known for: Sunset Blvd. (1950), La Grande Illusion (1937), Foolish Wives (1922), Blind Husbands (1919)
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