Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher (2 December 1875 - 19 January 1965), was a German actor, director and producer born in Munich, Germany who eventually emigrated to the United States. During the early part of the twentieth century he was often on Broadway, occasionally in leading roles, but he is most familiar to modern audiences as a supporting character actor in films. He is probably best known for playing Captain Englehorn in the movies "King Kong" and "The Son of Kong" in 1933. He was the son of actor Emanuel Reicher, and brother of actress Hedwiga Reicher.

On stage, Reicher starred in such plays as the first Broadway production of Georg Kaiser's "From Morning to Midnight" (as the cashier), and the original production of Percy MacKaye's "The Scarecrow" (in the title role).

Selected filmography

*"The Case of Becky" (1915) (film debut)
*"Four Sons" as a schoolmaster (1928)
*"Napoleon's Barber" as Napoleon's Barber (1928)
*"Mata Hari" (1931)
*"King Kong" as Captain Englehorn (1933)
*"The Son of Kong" as Captain Englehorn (1933)
*"Before Dawn" as Joe Valerie (1933)
*"Hi, Nellie!" as Nate Nathan (1934)
*"Men in White" (1934 – scenes deleted)
*"Charlie Chan in Egypt" (1935)
*"The Story of Louis Pasteur" (1936)
*"The Invisible Ray" (1936)
*"Second Wife" as Headmaster (1936)
*"Camille" (1936)
*"Fit for a King" (1937)
*"Night Key" (1937)
*"Three Comrades" (1938)
*"Devil's Island" (1939)
*"Mystery of the White Room" as Dr. Amos Thornton (1939)
*"Shining Victory" as Dr. Esterhazy (1941)
*"Nazi Agent" as Fritz (1942)
*"Bomber's Moon" as Dr. Hartman (1943)
*"Watch on the Rhine" (1943)
*"Background to Danger" (1943)
*"House of Frankenstein" as Ullman (1944)
*"The Blue Jade" (1945)
*"My Pal Trigger" (1946)
*"Monsieur Verdoux" (1947)
*"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1947)
*"Carson City Raiders" (1948)
*"Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (1950)
*"Superman and the Mole Men" (1951) (last film)

Director

*"Lost and Won" (1917)

External links

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