Born in Vienna in 1885 and died in France in 1957, von Stroheim worked in Hollywood as both actor and director, and was famous for his obsessive realism and his clashes with studios over budgets and running times. He played Max in Sunset Boulevard late in life.
Filmography
- Blind Husbands (1919)
- Foolish Wives (1922)
- Greed (1924)
- The Merry Widow (1925)
- The Wedding March (1928)
- Queen Kelly (1929)