Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher

Date of Birth:

Dec 02, 1875

Place of Birth:

Munich, German Empire [now Germany]

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.

filmography:

Scarlet Dawn Scarlet Dawn

1932

Rascals Rascals

1938

The Mummy's Tomb The Mummy's Tomb

1942

Phantoms, Inc. Phantoms, Inc.

1945

Carson City Raiders Carson City Raiders

1948

The Gay Sisters The Gay Sisters

1942

West Bound Limited West Bound Limited

1937

Society Smugglers Society Smugglers

1939

Voice of the Whistler Voice of the Whistler

1945

Underground Underground

1941

I, Jane Doe I, Jane Doe

1948

A Guy Could Change A Guy Could Change

1946

They Dare Not Love They Dare Not Love

1941

Star for a Night Star for a Night

1936

The Countess of Monte Cristo The Countess of Monte Cristo

1934

Woman Doctor Woman Doctor

1939

Black Waters Black Waters

1929

Napoleon's Barber Napoleon's Barber

1928

Sinner Take All Sinner Take All

1936

Sabotage Sabotage

1939

Four Mothers Four Mothers

1941

Prescription for Romance Prescription for Romance

1937

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940

Devil's Island Devil's Island

1939

Secret of the Chateau Secret of the Chateau

1934

Never Say Die Never Say Die

1939

Juarez Juarez

1939

The Nurse's Secret The Nurse's Secret

1941

Nurse Edith Cavell Nurse Edith Cavell

1939

Beg, Borrow or Steal Beg, Borrow or Steal

1937

Jennie Gerhardt Jennie Gerhardt

1933

Laughing at Trouble Laughing at Trouble

1936

King Kong King Kong

1933

Ninotchka Ninotchka

1939

All This, and Heaven Too All This, and Heaven Too

1940

Beyond the Blue Horizon Beyond the Blue Horizon

1942

Yankee Fakir Yankee Fakir

1947

Monsieur Verdoux Monsieur Verdoux

1947

The Great O'Malley The Great O'Malley

1937

No Greater Glory No Greater Glory

1934

Everything Happens at Night Everything Happens at Night

1939

Star of Midnight Star of Midnight

1935

House of Frankenstein House of Frankenstein

1944

Mata Hari Mata Hari

1931

Mystery of the White Room Mystery of the White Room

1939

One Foot in Heaven One Foot in Heaven

1941

The Road Back The Road Back

1937

Scattergood Survives a Murder Scattergood Survives a Murder

1942

To Be or Not to Be To Be or Not to Be

1942

The Invisible Ray The Invisible Ray

1936

Captain America Captain America

1944

Bomber's Moon Bomber's Moon

1943

Camille Camille

1936

Sins of the Fathers Sins of the Fathers

1928

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938

Second Wife Second Wife

1936

Sister Kenny Sister Kenny

1946

Letter of Introduction Letter of Introduction

1938

On Such a Night On Such a Night

1937

The Gallant Blade The Gallant Blade

1948

The Conspirators The Conspirators

1944

The Grand Parade The Grand Parade

1930

Return of the Terror Return of the Terror

1934

Every woman's longing Every woman's longing

1930

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936

South to Karanga South to Karanga

1940

A Medal for Benny A Medal for Benny

1945

Her Man o' War Her Man o' War

1926

Anthony Adverse Anthony Adverse

1936

Magnificent Obsession Magnificent Obsession

1935

Strange Cargo Strange Cargo

1929

Beau Sabreur Beau Sabreur

1928

Midnight Madonna Midnight Madonna

1937

Suez Suez

1938

The Lady and the Bandit The Lady and the Bandit

1951

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950

Samson and Delilah Samson and Delilah

1949

Above Suspicion Above Suspicion

1943

The Mighty Treve The Mighty Treve

1937

Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad

1948

Barbary Pirate Barbary Pirate

1949

Address Unknown Address Unknown

1944

Let's Talk It Over Let's Talk It Over

1934

Flight from Destiny Flight from Destiny

1941

Background to Danger Background to Danger

1943

Mission to Moscow Mission to Moscow

1943

The Great Impersonation The Great Impersonation

1935

Hi, Nellie! Hi, Nellie!

1934

Sutter's Gold Sutter's Gold

1936

Under Cover of Night Under Cover of Night

1937

The Big Bonanza The Big Bonanza

1944

The Gorgeous Hussy The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

Life Returns Life Returns

1935

Flesh Flesh

1932

Escape Me Never Escape Me Never

1947

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

1936

Plan for Destruction Plan for Destruction

1943

Night Monster Night Monster

1942

Men in White Men in White

1934

Secret Enemies Secret Enemies

1942

Before Dawn Before Dawn

1933

Girls Dormitory Girls Dormitory

1936

Along Came Love Along Came Love

1936

Captured! Captured!

1933

Torchy Gets Her Man Torchy Gets Her Man

1938

Billy the Kid Billy the Kid

1930

The Tiger Woman The Tiger Woman

1945

The Shadow Returns The Shadow Returns

1946

The Magnificent Fraud The Magnificent Fraud

1939

Topaze Topaze

1933

The Lady in Question The Lady in Question

1940

South of the Border South of the Border

1939

The Florentine Dagger The Florentine Dagger

1935

The Son of Kong The Son of Kong

1933

The Strange Mr. Gregory The Strange Mr. Gregory

1945

Violence Violence

1947

Superman and the Mole-Men Superman and the Mole-Men

1951

The Mummy's Ghost The Mummy's Ghost

1944

Charlie Chan in Egypt Charlie Chan in Egypt

1935

Night Key Night Key

1937

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947

Employees' Entrance Employees' Entrance

1933

Stage Door Stage Door

1937

Home in Oklahoma Home in Oklahoma

1946

The Emperor's Candlesticks The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937

Rendezvous Rendezvous

1935

The Story of Louis Pasteur The Story of Louis Pasteur

1936

Dangerously They Live Dangerously They Live

1941

Sky Murder Sky Murder

1940

A Woman Commands A Woman Commands

1932

Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask

1945

Nazi Agent Nazi Agent

1942

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

1935

Typhoon Typhoon

1940

The Blue Danube The Blue Danube

1928

Kind Lady Kind Lady

1935

Four Sons Four Sons

1928

Strictly Unconventional Strictly Unconventional

1930

I'll Give a Million I'll Give a Million

1938

The Country Doctor The Country Doctor

1936

British Agent British Agent

1934

Beyond Victory Beyond Victory

1931

Mister Antonio Mister Antonio

1929

His Captive Woman His Captive Woman

1929

Under Two Flags Under Two Flags

1936

The Sin of Madelon Claudet The Sin of Madelon Claudet

1931

The Escape The Escape

1939

Mills of the Gods Mills of the Gods

1934

The Devil-Doll The Devil-Doll

1936

Man Of The People Man Of The People

1937

Her Private Affair Her Private Affair

1929

A Dog of Flanders A Dog of Flanders

1935

Journal of a Crime Journal of a Crime

1934

Paris Bound Paris Bound

1929

I Am a Thief I Am a Thief

1934

A Bedtime Story A Bedtime Story

1933

Gildersleeve's Ghost Gildersleeve's Ghost

1944

Suicide Fleet Suicide Fleet

1931

Till We Meet Again Till We Meet Again

1936

Fit for a King Fit for a King

1937

The Girl Downstairs The Girl Downstairs

1938

Tornado Tornado

1943

Stolen Holiday Stolen Holiday

1937

Gentleman's Fate Gentleman's Fate

1931

Espionage Espionage

1937

The Mystery of Marie Roget The Mystery of Marie Roget

1942

Shining Victory Shining Victory

1941

The Case of the Howling Dog The Case of the Howling Dog

1934

Prison Nurse Prison Nurse

1938

City Streets City Streets

1938

Girl of the Port Girl of the Port

1930

The Man I Married The Man I Married

1940

The Masks of the Devil The Masks of the Devil

1928

Sons of Liberty Sons of Liberty

1939

The Crooked Circle The Crooked Circle

1932

The Fountain The Fountain

1934

Dr. Cyclops Dr. Cyclops

1940

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