Mini-Biography:
Erich von Ritzau was born on July 6, 1877 in Kopenhagen. He was an American Schauspieler, known for Intolerance (1916), Greed (1924), Old Heidelberg (1915), Erich von Ritzau's first movie on record is from 1915. Erich von Ritzau died on Februar 28, 1936 in Los Angeles, California, USA. His last motion picture on file dates from 1925.
Biographical Notes
Schauspieler des amerikanischen Stummfilms mit wechselnden Namen, spielte u.a. mit Erich von Stroheim einen Pharisäer in Giffith's "Intolerance" (unter dem Namen Gunther von Ritzau)
FilmographyFilmography [Auszug]
1925: The Prairie Wife (Darsteller: Doctor), Directed by Hugo Ballin, with Dorothy Devore, Herbert Rawlinson, Gibson Gowland,
1924: Greed (Gier) (Darsteller: Dr. Painless Potter, dentist), Directed by Erich von Stroheim, with Gibson Gowland, ZaSu Pitts, Jean Hersholt,
1918: The Border Wireless (Darsteller: Frederick Schloss (AKA E. von Ritzen)), Directed by William S. Hart, with William S. Hart, Wanda Hawley, Charles Arling,
1917: Perils of the Secret Service (Darsteller: Von Linden (Episode #8) (AKA Baron von Ritzau) ), Directed by Hal Mohr, George Bronson Howard, Jack Wells, with Kingsley Benedict, Jay Belasco, Vola Vale,
1916: Intolerance (Intoleranz, Intoleranz 2. Teil - Triumph der Liebe, Götzen der Menschheit, Die Tragödie der Menschheit, Der Kreislauf der Liebe durch die Jahrtausende) (Darsteller: Pharisäer (AKA Gunther von Ritzau)), Directed by D.W. Griffith, with Lillian Gish, Spottiswoode Aitken, Mary Alden,
1915: A Wayward Son (Darsteller: Marquis de la Didyerour (AKA Mr. Ritzau)), Directed by Francis Powers, with William Hinckley, , John Cosgrove,
1915: Old Heidelberg (Darsteller: Prinz Rudolf (AKA Erik von Ritzau)), Directed by John Emerson, with Wallace Reid, Dorothy Gish, Karl Formes,
1915: A bold impersonation (Darsteller: Count René Revière), Directed by Fred Kelsey, with Olga Grey, Karl Formes,
1915: The ceremonial Turquoise (Darsteller: Reinhart), Directed by N. N., with Charles West, Irene Hunt,
1915: 11:30 P.M. (Darsteller: Thomas Main (AKA Eric von Ritzau) ), Directed by Raoul Walsh, with Al W. Filson, Loretta Blake,