Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher

Biography: 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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: December 02, 1875

Deathday: January 19, 1965

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Known For

Dr. Cyclops
Dr. Cyclops

1940-04-09

Scattergood Survives a Murder
Scattergood Survives a Murder

1942-10-01

Charlie Chan in Egypt
Charlie Chan in Egypt

1935-06-04

Night Key
Night Key

1937-04-18

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

1947-09-01

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

1942-03-06

The Mummy's Ghost
The Mummy's Ghost

1944-07-07

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

1951-11-23

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938-07-20

Second Wife
Second Wife

1936-08-21

The Florentine Dagger
The Florentine Dagger

1935-03-30

The Strange Mr. Gregory
The Strange Mr. Gregory

1945-01-12

The Son of Kong
The Son of Kong

1933-12-22

Violence
Violence

1947-05-09

Employees' Entrance
Employees' Entrance

1933-02-11

Stage Door
Stage Door

1937-10-08

Return of the Terror
Return of the Terror

1934-07-07

The Jade Mask
The Jade Mask

1945-01-26

Nazi Agent
Nazi Agent

1942-03-01

Sky Murder
Sky Murder

1940-09-27

Every woman's longing
Every woman's longing

1930-05-17

Dangerously They Live
Dangerously They Live

1941-12-24

Home in Oklahoma
Home in Oklahoma

1946-10-18

The Emperor's Candlesticks
The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937-07-02

Rendezvous
Rendezvous

1935-10-25

The Story of Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur

1936-02-22

South of the Border
South of the Border

1939-12-15

The Lady in Question
The Lady in Question

1940-08-07

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

1936-01-11

Plan for Destruction
Plan for Destruction

1943-04-22

Letter of Introduction
Letter of Introduction

1938-08-05

Night Monster
Night Monster

1942-10-20

Escape Me Never
Escape Me Never

1947-11-07

Men in White
Men in White

1934-04-06

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

1936-04-24

The Grand Parade
The Grand Parade

1930-02-02

The Gorgeous Hussy
The Gorgeous Hussy

1936-08-28

The Conspirators
The Conspirators

1944-10-24

Flesh
Flesh

1932-12-08

Under Cover of Night
Under Cover of Night

1937-01-08

The Big Bonanza
The Big Bonanza

1944-12-30

Life Returns
Life Returns

1935-01-02

Before Dawn
Before Dawn

1933-08-04

The Shadow Returns
The Shadow Returns

1946-02-16

Secret Enemies
Secret Enemies

1942-09-17

The Magnificent Fraud
The Magnificent Fraud

1939-07-19

Topaze
Topaze

1933-02-24

Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid

1930-10-16

The Tiger Woman
The Tiger Woman

1945-11-16

Girls Dormitory
Girls Dormitory

1936-08-08

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

1935-11-14

Carson City Raiders
Carson City Raiders

1948-05-13

Torchy Gets Her Man
Torchy Gets Her Man

1938-11-12

Along Came Love
Along Came Love

1936-11-05

Captured!
Captured!

1933-08-19

Typhoon
Typhoon

1940-05-16

Journal of a Crime
Journal of a Crime

1934-03-10

Stolen Holiday
Stolen Holiday

1937-02-06

Gentleman's Fate
Gentleman's Fate

1931-03-07

Espionage
Espionage

1937-02-26

Tornado
Tornado

1943-08-09

The Girl Downstairs
The Girl Downstairs

1938-12-23

Suicide Fleet
Suicide Fleet

1931-11-20

Gildersleeve's Ghost
Gildersleeve's Ghost

1944-06-01

Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again

1936-04-04

Fit for a King
Fit for a King

1937-09-01

The Mystery of Marie Roget
The Mystery of Marie Roget

1942-04-23

Shining Victory
Shining Victory

1941-05-30

Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty

1939-05-20

The Crooked Circle
The Crooked Circle

1932-09-25

The Fountain
The Fountain

1934-08-22

The Masks of the Devil
The Masks of the Devil

1928-11-17

The Man I Married
The Man I Married

1940-08-09

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

1934-09-22

Prison Nurse
Prison Nurse

1938-03-02

City Streets
City Streets

1938-07-01

Girl of the Port
Girl of the Port

1930-02-02

A Bedtime Story
A Bedtime Story

1933-04-22

I Am a Thief
I Am a Thief

1934-11-24

British Agent
British Agent

1934-09-15

Beyond Victory
Beyond Victory

1931-04-03

Mister Antonio
Mister Antonio

1929-10-15

The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor

1936-03-12

Four Sons
Four Sons

1928-02-13

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

1938-07-27

Strictly Unconventional
Strictly Unconventional

1930-05-03

His Captive Woman
His Captive Woman

1929-02-03

Kind Lady
Kind Lady

1935-12-06

The Blue Danube
The Blue Danube

1928-03-11

Under Two Flags
Under Two Flags

1936-04-30

Paris Bound
Paris Bound

1929-08-03

Her Private Affair
Her Private Affair

1929-09-27

A Dog of Flanders
A Dog of Flanders

1935-03-22

Man Of The People
Man Of The People

1937-01-27

The Sin of Madelon Claudet
The Sin of Madelon Claudet

1931-10-23

The Escape
The Escape

1939-10-05

Mills of the Gods
Mills of the Gods

1934-12-15

The Devil-Doll
The Devil-Doll

1936-07-10

Sutter's Gold
Sutter's Gold

1936-03-01

Hi, Nellie!
Hi, Nellie!

1934-01-20

Beg, Borrow or Steal
Beg, Borrow or Steal

1937-12-03

Laughing at Trouble
Laughing at Trouble

1936-12-11

Jennie Gerhardt
Jennie Gerhardt

1933-06-08

The Nurse's Secret
The Nurse's Secret

1941-05-24

Devil's Island
Devil's Island

1939-01-07

Secret of the Chateau
Secret of the Chateau

1934-12-03

Never Say Die
Never Say Die

1939-03-08

Juarez
Juarez

1939-06-10

King Kong
King Kong

1933-03-15

Everything Happens at Night
Everything Happens at Night

1939-12-22

Nurse Edith Cavell
Nurse Edith Cavell

1939-08-31

Ninotchka
Ninotchka

1939-11-23

On Such a Night
On Such a Night

1937-08-27

Star of Midnight
Star of Midnight

1935-04-19

House of Frankenstein
House of Frankenstein

1944-12-01

No Greater Glory
No Greater Glory

1934-03-30

The Great O'Malley
The Great O'Malley

1937-02-13

Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny

1946-10-10

The Gallant Blade
The Gallant Blade

1948-10-12

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

1940-07-05

Beyond the Blue Horizon
Beyond the Blue Horizon

1942-06-25

Yankee Fakir
Yankee Fakir

1947-04-01

Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux

1947-09-26

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

1940-02-23

Society Smugglers
Society Smugglers

1939-03-01

Prescription for Romance
Prescription for Romance

1937-12-12

West Bound Limited
West Bound Limited

1937-07-11

Voice of the Whistler
Voice of the Whistler

1945-10-30

A Woman Commands
A Woman Commands

1932-02-12

Underground
Underground

1941-06-28

The Gay Sisters
The Gay Sisters

1942-08-01

Scarlet Dawn
Scarlet Dawn

1932-11-12

Rascals
Rascals

1938-05-20

The Mummy's Tomb
The Mummy's Tomb

1942-10-23

Phantoms, Inc.
Phantoms, Inc.

1945-06-09

I, Jane Doe
I, Jane Doe

1948-05-25

A Guy Could Change
A Guy Could Change

1946-01-27

Sinner Take All
Sinner Take All

1936-12-18

Sabotage
Sabotage

1939-10-13

Four Mothers
Four Mothers

1941-01-04

Napoleon's Barber
Napoleon's Barber

1928-11-24

Black Waters
Black Waters

1929-04-05

They Dare Not Love
They Dare Not Love

1941-05-16

Star for a Night
Star for a Night

1936-08-28

The Countess of Monte Cristo
The Countess of Monte Cristo

1934-03-18

Woman Doctor
Woman Doctor

1939-02-06

Mata Hari
Mata Hari

1931-12-26

Mystery of the White Room
Mystery of the White Room

1939-03-17

Suez
Suez

1938-10-28

Beau Sabreur
Beau Sabreur

1928-01-22

The Lady and the Bandit
The Lady and the Bandit

1951-08-13

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950-08-19

Midnight Madonna
Midnight Madonna

1937-07-01

Her Man o' War
Her Man o' War

1926-08-25

Anthony Adverse
Anthony Adverse

1936-08-26

Magnificent Obsession
Magnificent Obsession

1935-12-30

Strange Cargo
Strange Cargo

1929-03-31

Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah

1949-12-21

Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion

1943-05-31

Background to Danger
Background to Danger

1943-07-03

Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow

1943-04-29

The Great Impersonation
The Great Impersonation

1935-12-08

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

1934-06-01

Flight from Destiny
Flight from Destiny

1941-02-08

The Mighty Treve
The Mighty Treve

1937-01-17

Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad

1948-02-07

Address Unknown
Address Unknown

1944-06-01

Barbary Pirate
Barbary Pirate

1949-11-10

A Medal for Benny
A Medal for Benny

1945-04-16

South to Karanga
South to Karanga

1940-08-02

Bomber's Moon
Bomber's Moon

1943-08-05

Camille
Camille

1936-12-26

Sins of the Fathers
Sins of the Fathers

1928-12-28

Captain America
Captain America

1944-02-05

The Invisible Ray
The Invisible Ray

1936-01-20

One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven

1941-11-01

The Road Back
The Road Back

1937-06-01

Someone to Love
Someone to Love

1928-12-01

Murder on a Bridle Path
Murder on a Bridle Path

1936-04-17

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