Erich von Stroheim

Eric Oswald Stroheim

Born September 22, 1885· Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

† Died May 12, 1957

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An Austrian-born émigré who deserted his conscription and arrived in New York in 1909, Stroheim first worked as a traveling salesman before entering Hollywood as a stuntman and bit-player, eventually assisting D. W. Griffith on Intolerance and consulting on German cultural details. He quickly became known for portraying aristocratic German antagonists during World I and for directing ambitious sil…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources