Frank Reicher

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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 much 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).

[edit] 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)

[edit] External links

• Frank Reicher at the Internet Movie Database
• Frank Reicher at Find A Grave