Frank Reicher

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

183

Gender

Male

Birthday

1875-12-02

Day of death

1965-01-19 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Munich, German Empire [now Germany]

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.

Known For

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • Samson and Delilah

    Samson and Delilah

  • Four Mothers

    Four Mothers

  • A Bedtime Story

    A Bedtime Story

  • The Son of Kong

    The Son of Kong

  • Life Returns

    Life Returns

  • Murder on a Bridle Path

    Murder on a Bridle Path

  • The Magnificent Fraud

    The Magnificent Fraud

  • House of Frankenstein

    House of Frankenstein

  • The Blue Danube

    The Blue Danube

  • The Mystery of Marie Roget

    The Mystery of Marie Roget

  • Mills of the Gods

    Mills of the Gods

  • King Kong

    King Kong

  • Shining Victory

    Shining Victory

  • Under Two Flags

    Under Two Flags

  • The Case of the Howling Dog

    The Case of the Howling Dog

  • The Crooked Circle

    The Crooked Circle

  • Strictly Unconventional

    Strictly Unconventional

  • Prison Nurse

    Prison Nurse

  • Superman and the Mole Men

    Superman and the Mole Men

  • Beyond Victory

    Beyond Victory

  • Gildersleeve's Ghost

    Gildersleeve's Ghost

  • The Great O'Malley

    The Great O'Malley

  • Scattergood Survives a Murder

    Scattergood Survives a Murder

  • The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

    The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

  • The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

    The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

  • Mission to Moscow

    Mission to Moscow

  • Captain America

    Captain America

  • Secret Enemies

    Secret Enemies

  • The Great Impersonation

    The Great Impersonation

  • Beyond the Blue Horizon

    Beyond the Blue Horizon

  • Letter of Introduction

    Letter of Introduction

  • Never Say Die

    Never Say Die

  • The Mighty Treve

    The Mighty Treve

  • To Be or Not to Be

    To Be or Not to Be

  • Star of Midnight

    Star of Midnight

  • Home in Oklahoma

    Home in Oklahoma

  • West Bound Limited

    West Bound Limited

  • Laughing at Trouble

    Laughing at Trouble

  • Camille

    Camille

  • Paris Bound

    Paris Bound

  • Topaze

    Topaze

  • One Foot in Heaven

    One Foot in Heaven

  • The Road Back

    The Road Back

  • Jennie Gerhardt

    Jennie Gerhardt

  • Stolen Holiday

    Stolen Holiday

  • Flight from Destiny

    Flight from Destiny

  • Sins of the Fathers

    Sins of the Fathers

  • Barbary Pirate

    Barbary Pirate

  • Billy the Kid

    Billy the Kid

  • Espionage

    Espionage

  • The Florentine Dagger

    The Florentine Dagger

  • Typhoon

    Typhoon

  • Gentleman's Fate

    Gentleman's Fate

  • South to Karanga

    South to Karanga

  • Underground

    Underground

  • South of the Border

    South of the Border

  • Let's Talk It Over

    Let's Talk It Over

  • The Sin of Madelon Claudet

    The Sin of Madelon Claudet

  • Dr. Cyclops

    Dr. Cyclops

  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

  • The Escape

    The Escape

  • Flesh

    Flesh

  • The Story of Louis Pasteur

    The Story of Louis Pasteur

  • The Jade Mask

    The Jade Mask

  • City Streets

    City Streets

  • Sons of Liberty

    Sons of Liberty

  • Violence

    Violence

  • A Guy Could Change

    A Guy Could Change

  • Sabotage

    Sabotage

  • Stage Door

    Stage Door

  • Tornado

    Tornado

  • Journal of a Crime

    Journal of a Crime

  • The Fountain

    The Fountain

  • Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

    Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

  • Sky Murder

    Sky Murder

  • The Countess of Monte Cristo

    The Countess of Monte Cristo

  • Four Sons

    Four Sons

  • Suez

    Suez

  • Girls' Dormitory

    Girls' Dormitory

  • Address Unknown

    Address Unknown

  • The Lady in Question

    The Lady in Question

  • Fit for a King

    Fit for a King

  • Secret of the Chateau

    Secret of the Chateau

  • Napoleon's Barber

    Napoleon's Barber

  • The Devil-Doll

    The Devil-Doll

  • The Mummy's Ghost

    The Mummy's Ghost

  • Monsieur Verdoux

    Monsieur Verdoux

  • Under Cover of Night

    Under Cover of Night

  • On Such a Night

    On Such a Night

  • Mister Antonio

    Mister Antonio

  • Juarez

    Juarez

  • Everything Happens at Night

    Everything Happens at Night

  • Every Woman's Longing

    Every Woman's Longing

  • Voice of the Whistler

    Voice of the Whistler

  • Straight from the Heart

    Straight from the Heart

  • Employees' Entrance

    Employees' Entrance

  • Magnificent Obsession

    Magnificent Obsession

  • Scarlet Dawn

    Scarlet Dawn

  • Her Private Affair

    Her Private Affair

  • Night Key

    Night Key

  • Plan for Destruction

    Plan for Destruction

  • Ninotchka

    Ninotchka

  • Above Suspicion

    Above Suspicion

  • Sinner Take All

    Sinner Take All

  • Night Monster

    Night Monster

  • Mata Hari

    Mata Hari

  • Star for a Night

    Star for a Night

  • The Grand Parade

    The Grand Parade

  • The Nurse's Secret

    The Nurse's Secret

  • Second Wife

    Second Wife

  • Her Man o' War

    Her Man o' War

  • The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

    The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

  • The Face Behind the Mask

    The Face Behind the Mask

  • British Agent

    British Agent

  • I'll Give a Million

    I'll Give a Million

  • The Mummy's Tomb

    The Mummy's Tomb

  • Carson City Raiders

    Carson City Raiders

  • No Greater Glory

    No Greater Glory

  • Kind Lady

    Kind Lady

  • Beau Sabreur

    Beau Sabreur

  • The Tiger Woman

    The Tiger Woman

  • Society Smugglers

    Society Smugglers

  • Anthony Adverse

    Anthony Adverse

  • The Man I Married

    The Man I Married

  • Sutter's Gold

    Sutter's Gold

  • Rascals

    Rascals

  • Nazi Agent

    Nazi Agent

  • They Dare Not Love

    They Dare Not Love

  • The Invisible Ray

    The Invisible Ray

  • I, Jane Doe

    I, Jane Doe

  • Captured!

    Captured!

  • Rendezvous

    Rendezvous

  • All This, and Heaven Too

    All This, and Heaven Too

  • Nurse Edith Cavell

    Nurse Edith Cavell

  • Return of the Terror

    Return of the Terror

  • Black Waters

    Black Waters

  • Along Came Love

    Along Came Love

  • Men in White

    Men in White

  • A Medal for Benny

    A Medal for Benny

  • Man Of The People

    Man Of The People

  • Sister Kenny

    Sister Kenny

  • Yankee Fakir

    Yankee Fakir

  • I Am a Thief

    I Am a Thief

  • Till We Meet Again

    Till We Meet Again

  • The Gorgeous Hussy

    The Gorgeous Hussy

  • The Girl Downstairs

    The Girl Downstairs

  • Dangerously They Live

    Dangerously They Live

  • Hi, Nellie!

    Hi, Nellie!

  • Someone to Love

    Someone to Love

  • Prescription for Romance

    Prescription for Romance

  • The Masks of the Devil

    The Masks of the Devil

  • Charlie Chan in Egypt

    Charlie Chan in Egypt

  • Midnight Madonna

    Midnight Madonna

  • Devil's Island

    Devil's Island

  • The Gallant Blade

    The Gallant Blade

  • The Emperor's Candlesticks

    The Emperor's Candlesticks

  • Before Dawn

    Before Dawn

  • Girl of the Port

    Girl of the Port

  • Torchy Gets Her Man

    Torchy Gets Her Man

  • The Big Bonanza

    The Big Bonanza

  • Our Neighbors - The Carters

    Our Neighbors - The Carters

  • His Captive Woman

    His Captive Woman

  • Woman Doctor

    Woman Doctor

  • The Conspirators

    The Conspirators

  • Escape Me Never

    Escape Me Never

  • A Dog of Flanders

    A Dog of Flanders

  • Mystery of the White Room

    Mystery of the White Room

  • Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad

    Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad

  • The Country Doctor

    The Country Doctor

  • The Lady and the Bandit

    The Lady and the Bandit

  • The Gay Sisters

    The Gay Sisters

  • Suicide Fleet

    Suicide Fleet

  • The Shadow Returns

    The Shadow Returns

  • Background to Danger

    Background to Danger

  • Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

    Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

  • A Woman Commands

    A Woman Commands

  • Phantoms, Inc.

    Phantoms, Inc.

  • The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

    The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

  • Beg, Borrow or Steal

    Beg, Borrow or Steal

  • Strange Cargo

    Strange Cargo

  • Bomber's Moon

    Bomber's Moon

  • The Strange Mr. Gregory

    The Strange Mr. Gregory