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Frank Reicher
Born · December 2, 1875
Died · January 19, 1965 (89 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Munich, German Empire [now Germany]
Bio
Frank Reicher (December 2, 1875 – January 19, 1965) was a German-born American stage and film actor, director and producer. He is best known for playing Captain Englehorn in the 1933 film King Kong. Reicher made his Broadway debut the year he came to America playing Lord Tarquin in Harrison Fiske's production of Becky Sharp, a comedy by Langdon Mitchell based on William Makepeace Thackeray’s Vanity Fair. His early career was spent in legitimate theater on and off Broadway. He was head of the Brooklyn Stock Company when Jacob P. Adler performed The Merchant of Venice in Yiddish while the rest of the cast remained in English. Reicher was for a number of years affiliated with the Little Theatre on West Forty-Fourth Street as an actor and manager and would remain active on Broadway as actor, director or producer well into the 1920s. 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). Frank Reicher is probably more familiar to modern audiences as a supporting character actor in films. He began his cinema career with an uncredited role in the 1915 film The Case for Becky and would go on to work in over two hundred motion pictures. He is probably best remembered for playing the character of Captain Englehorn in King Kong and The Son of Kong, and for his work in such films as The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) and Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950). His last Hollywood role was in the very first theatrical Superman movie, Superman and the Mole Men, in 1951. Frank Reicher died at a hospital in Inglewood, California, aged 89. He was survived by his sister and a brother. His interment was at Inglewood Park Cemetery.
Adventures of Superman
(1 episode)
6.7
1952
Superman and the Mole-Men
Hospital Superintendent
5.3
1951
The Lady and the Bandit
Count Eckhardt
6.0
1951
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Darius 'Doc' Green
6.7
1950
Samson and Delilah
Village Barber
6.5
1949
Barbary Pirate
Cathcart
6.0
1949
The Gallant Blade
Major
6.0
1948
I, Jane Doe
Doctor
5.9
1948
Carson City Raiders
Razor the Barber
0.0
1948
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
Dr. MacKenzie
6.0
1948
Escape Me Never
The Minister
4.7
1947
Monsieur Verdoux
Doctor (uncredited)
7.7
1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Maasdam
6.7
1947
Violence
Pop, apartment concierge
5.2
1947
Yankee Fakir
H.W. Randall
5.0
1947
Home in Oklahoma
Jason Cragmyle
6.2
1946
Sister Kenny
Dr. Chuter (uncredited)
6.5
1946
The Shadow Returns
Michael Hasdon
5.3
1946
A Guy Could Change
Doctor
0.0
1946
The Tiger Woman
Coroner
5.5
1945
Voice of the Whistler
Dr. Rose (uncredited)
5.7
1945
Phantoms, Inc.
Philip Kenneson, Sr.
5.3
1945
A Medal for Benny
Father Bly (uncredited)
4.5
1945
The Jade Mask
Harper
6.1
1945
The Strange Mr. Gregory
William Riker, the Butler
5.1
1945
The Big Bonanza
Dr. Ballou
5.5
1944
House of Frankenstein
Frederick Ullman (uncredited)
6.0
1944
The Conspirators
Casino Attendant (uncredited)
6.0
1944
The Mummy's Ghost
Prof. Matthew Norman
5.8
1944
Gildersleeve's Ghost
Dr. Wells
5.0
1944
Address Unknown
Professor Schmidt
6.4
1944
Captain America
Lyman
5.5
1944
Tornado
Linden, Sr.
5.5
1943
Bomber's Moon
Dr. Hartman
5.5
1943
Background to Danger
Rudick - the Assasin
6.6
1943
Above Suspicion
Colonel Gerold (Uncredited)
6.5
1943
Mission to Moscow
General von Koestrich - German ambassador (uncredited)
5.2
1943
Plan for Destruction
Karl Ernst Haushofer
5.8
1943
The Mummy's Tomb
Professor Matthew Norman
5.7
1942
Night Monster
Dr. Timmons
6.2
1942
Scattergood Survives a Murder
Thaddeus Quentin
4.5
1942
Secret Enemies
Henry Bremmer
5.2
1942
The Gay Sisters
Dr. Thomas Bigelow
6.5
1942
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Sneath
0.0
1942
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Magistrate
5.5
1942
To Be or Not to Be
Polish Official (uncredited)
7.8
1942
Nazi Agent
Fritz
6.6
1942
Dangerously They Live
Jarvis, Goodwin's Butler
5.9
1941
One Foot in Heaven
Board Member (uncredited)
6.6
1941
Underground
Professor Baumer
6.1
1941
Shining Victory
Dr. Esterhazy
5.9
1941
The Nurse's Secret
Wiley Henderson
5.0
1941
They Dare Not Love
Captain
6.0
1941
Flight from Destiny
Edvaard Kreindling
5.2
1941
Four Mothers
Festival Committee Member (uncredited)
5.7
1941
Sky Murder
Dr. Crattan
6.3
1940
The Man I Married
Friehof
6.3
1940
The Lady in Question
President
6.6
1940
South to Karanga
Dr. Greenleaf
0.0
1940
All This, and Heaven Too
Police Official (uncredited)
7.1
1940
Typhoon
Doctor
5.0
1940
Dr. Cyclops
Prof. Kendall
6.1
1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Old Man
6.3
1940
Everything Happens at Night
Pharmacist
4.1
1939
South of the Border
Don Diego Mendoza
5.0
1939
Ninotchka
Soviet Lawyer (uncredited)
7.5
1939
Sabotage
(uncredited)
7.0
1939
The Escape
Dr. Shumaker
5.5
1939
Nurse Edith Cavell
Baron von Bissing
6.4
1939
The Magnificent Fraud
Mendietta Garcia
0.0
1939
Juarez
Duc de Morny (uncredited)
6.5
1939
Sons of Liberty
Lyons the Storekeeper (uncredited)
6.0
1939
Mystery of the White Room
Dr. Amos Thornton
0.0
1939
Never Say Die
Man in Charge of Duel
6.8
1939
Society Smugglers
Jones
5.7
1939
Woman Doctor
Dr. Mathews
1.0
1939
Devil's Island
President of Assize Court
5.4
1939
The Girl Downstairs
Police Official (uncredited)
4.5
1938
Torchy Gets Her Man
The Professor - Henchman
5.9
1938
Suez
General Changarnier
5.4
1938
Letter of Introduction
Second Doctor (uncredited)
5.9
1938
I'll Give a Million
Prefect of Police
5.7
1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Professor O.J. Ludwig (uncredited)
7.2
1938
City Streets
Dr. Ferenc Waller
0.0
1938
Rascals
Dr. C.M. Garvey
6.0
1938
Prison Nurse
Doctor Hartman
5.1
1938
Prescription for Romance
Jozsef
0.0
1937
Beg, Borrow or Steal
Monsieur Debillon (uncredited)
4.5
1937
Stage Door
Stage Director
7.0
1937
Fit for a King
Kurtz
5.0
1937
On Such a Night
Horace Darwin
0.0
1937
West Bound Limited
Pop Martin
6.0
1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Pavloff
5.2
1937
Midnight Madonna
Vincent Long II
0.0
1937
The Road Back
Ernst's Father
7.2
1937
Night Key
Carl - gang engineer
6.2
1937
Espionage
Von Cram
6.5
1937
The Great O'Malley
Dr. Larson
6.7
1937
Stolen Holiday
Rainer
6.6
1937
Man Of The People
Robinson
7.0
1937
The Mighty Treve
Eben McClelland
6.0
1937
Under Cover of Night
Rudolph Brehmer
5.7
1937
Camille
Creditor Agent (uncredited)
7.0
1936
Sinner Take All
Theo Drukker (uncredited)
4.8
1936
Laughing at Trouble
Dr. Larson
6.0
1936
Along Came Love
Planetarium Lecturer
0.0
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
Commander of U.S.S. Constitution (uncredited)
5.2
1936
Star for a Night
Doctor Heimkin
6.0
1936
Anthony Adverse
Coachman to Paris
5.7
1936
Second Wife
Headmaster
0.0
1936
Girls Dormitory
Dr. Hoffenreich
5.9
1936
The Devil-Doll
Doctor (uncredited)
6.8
1936
Under Two Flags
French General
6.0
1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Henry Strand (uncredited)
6.1
1936
Till We Meet Again
Colonel Von Diegel
5.0
1936
The Country Doctor
Dr. Paul Luke
6.0
1936
Sutter's Gold
Governor Felipe Vega
0.0
1936
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Dr. Pfeiffer
6.9
1936
The Invisible Ray
Professor Meiklejohn
6.3
1936
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
Dr. Coate
5.6
1936
Magnificent Obsession
Dr. Rochard
7.4
1935
The Great Impersonation
Dr. Trenk
0.0
1935
Kind Lady
Gustave Roubet (as Frank Reigher)
6.6
1935
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
2nd Assistant Director
6.3
1935
Rendezvous
Dr. R.A. Jackson
4.8
1935
Charlie Chan in Egypt
Dr. Jaipur
6.9
1935
Star of Midnight
Abe Ohlman (uncredited)
6.0
1935
The Florentine Dagger
Von Stein
5.7
1935
A Dog of Flanders
Herr Vanderkloot
7.0
1935
Life Returns
Dr. James
4.2
1935
Mills of the Gods
Barrett
0.0
1934
Secret of the Chateau
Auctioneer
6.0
1934
I Am a Thief
Max Bolen
6.0
1934
The Case of the Howling Dog
Dr. Carl Cooper
6.5
1934
British Agent
Mr. X
5.6
1934
The Fountain
Doctor
9.5
1934
Return of the Terror
Franz Reinhardt
6.0
1934
Let's Talk It Over
Richards
0.0
1934
Men in White
Doctor (uncredited)
6.0
1934
No Greater Glory
Doctor
6.6
1934
The Countess of Monte Cristo
Police Commissioner
6.0
1934
Journal of a Crime
Herr Winterstein
5.7
1934
Hi, Nellie!
Danny
6.5
1934
The Son of Kong
Captain Englehorn
5.4
1933
Captured!
Herr Hauptman
5.6
1933
Before Dawn
Joe Valerie
5.6
1933
Jennie Gerhardt
Old Weaver (uncredited)
4.0
1933
A Bedtime Story
Aristide
8.0
1933
King Kong
Captain Englehorn
7.6
1933
Topaze
Dr. Stegg
6.1
1933
Employees' Entrance
Garfinkle
6.3
1933
Flesh
Warden in Germany (uncredited)
5.6
1932
Scarlet Dawn
Plotsky (Uncredited)
6.5
1932
The Crooked Circle
Rankin
4.8
1932
A Woman Commands
The General
8.0
1932
Mata Hari
The Cook - Spy
6.2
1931
Suicide Fleet
Holtzmann
4.3
1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Arresting Detective (uncredited)
5.9
1931
Beyond Victory
German Hospital Chief
0.0
1931
Gentleman's Fate
Francesco Tomasulo
5.5
1931
Billy the Kid
General Lew Wallace (uncredited)
4.2
1930
Every woman's longing
0.0
1930
Strictly Unconventional
Duke of Brocklehurst
3.5
1930
The Grand Parade
0.0
1930
Girl of the Port
5.7
1930
Mister Antonio
Milton Jorny
5.0
1929
Her Private Affair
State's Attorney
4.0
1929
Paris Bound
4.4
1929
Black Waters
Randall
0.0
1929
Strange Cargo
Dr. Stecker
6.0
1929
His Captive Woman
6.0
1929
Sins of the Fathers
The Eye Specialist
6.0
1928
Napoleon's Barber
Napoleon's Barber
5.0
1928
The Masks of the Devil
Count Zellner
0.0
1928
The Blue Danube
Baron
0.0
1928
Four Sons
The Schoolmaster
7.2
1928
Beau Sabreur
Gen. de Beaujolais
0.0
1928
Her Man o' War
Professor Krantz
0.0
1926