The Resume

(September 22, 1885-May 12, 1957)
Birth name is Erich Oswald Stroheim
Acted in 'Intolerance (1916),' 'Sylvia of the Secret Service (1917),' The Hun Within (1918),' The Heart of Humanity (1918),' 'The Great Gabbo (1929),' 'The North Star (1943),' 'Five Graves to Cairo (1943)' and 'Sunset Boulevard (1950)'
Directed 'The Devil's Passkey (1920),' 'Foolish Wives (1922),' 'Greed (1924),' 'The Wedding March (1928)' and 'Hello, Sister (1933)'
Nicknamed 'The Man You Love to Hate'

Why he might be annoying:

He married four times.
He frequently portrayed Nazis.
He appeared in D.W. Griffith's racist film 'Birth of a Nation (1915).'
He made up pretentious stories that he was a rich German nobleman.
He was an extravagant director whose films often ran over length and over budget.
The rough copy of his film 'Greed' ran over eight hours.
When it was cut to a more manageable length, he fumed, 'The man who cut my film had nothing on his mind but a hat.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was said to be a loving father.
He broke two ribs in an accident during filming of 'Birth of a Nation.'
He was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in 'Sunset Boulevard.'
He was more concerned with creating art than commercial successes.
His directorial masterpiece, 'Greed,' is considered a milestone in American cinema.

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors Turned Directors
• Artsy/Fartsy Directors
• Billy Wilder Films
• Born Half-Jewish
• Catholics who are Partially Jewish
• Chrome Domes and Cue Balls
• Coolest Jews in Hollywood
• D.W. Griffith Films
• Directors of Sight and Sound's 10 Greatest Films: 1952 Critics Poll (Ranked: 7)
• Directors of Sight and Sound's 10 Greatest Films: 1962 Critics Poll (Ranked: 4)
• Erich Von Stroheim Films
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• Gloria Swanson's Leading Men
• Greta Garbo's Leading Men
• Hungary for a Bagel [Hungarian Jews]
• I am from Vienna, Austria
• I am Hungarian
• I Attended Rudolph Valentino's Los Angeles Funeral [September 7, 1926]
• I Attended the Premiere of ‘Citizen Kane’ [1941]
• I Converted to Catholicism
• I Died in 1957 (Ranked: 71)
• I Have a Foot Fetish
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[U-Z]
• I Portrayed a Butler
• I Portrayed a Nazi
• I Portrayed a Ventriloquist
• I Portrayed Ludwig van Beethoven
• Jews Who Portrayed an Anti-Semite or Nazi
• Look at Me, I'm Thirsty
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing Military Garb
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Eating
• Profiles 15001-15250 (Ranked: 15182)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 3]
• Satirized on Rocky and Bullwinkle
• Short Fuses
• Supersized Egos
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19570512)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 5.26% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 31.82% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 49 Votes: 67.35% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 29 Votes: 65.52% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 73 Votes: 54.79% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 100 Votes: 58.00% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 128 Votes: 50.0% Annoying