Frank Reicher

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

185

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

  • Topaze

    Topaze

  • Captain America

    Captain America

  • Life Returns

    Life Returns

  • The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

    The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

  • Tornado

    Tornado

  • Prison Nurse

    Prison Nurse

  • Captured!

    Captured!

  • Samson and Delilah

    Samson and Delilah

  • The Mystery of Marie Roget

    The Mystery of Marie Roget

  • Paris Bound

    Paris Bound

  • King Kong

    King Kong

  • Mister Antonio

    Mister Antonio

  • Jennie Gerhardt

    Jennie Gerhardt

  • Dr. Cyclops

    Dr. Cyclops

  • Beau Sabreur

    Beau Sabreur

  • Rendezvous

    Rendezvous

  • Underground

    Underground

  • The Mummy's Tomb

    The Mummy's Tomb

  • Stolen Holiday

    Stolen Holiday

  • Four Mothers

    Four Mothers

  • The Conspirators

    The Conspirators

  • Four Sons

    Four Sons

  • Juarez

    Juarez

  • Sabotage

    Sabotage

  • Black Waters

    Black Waters

  • Society Smugglers

    Society Smugglers

  • Monsieur Verdoux

    Monsieur Verdoux

  • Rascals

    Rascals

  • Address Unknown

    Address Unknown

  • Superman and the Mole Men

    Superman and the Mole Men

  • British Agent

    British Agent

  • Second Wife

    Second Wife

  • Typhoon

    Typhoon

  • Mata Hari

    Mata Hari

  • Ninotchka

    Ninotchka

  • Sky Murder

    Sky Murder

  • Girls' Dormitory

    Girls' Dormitory

  • Anthony Adverse

    Anthony Adverse

  • Flesh

    Flesh

  • Shining Victory

    Shining Victory

  • To Be or Not to Be

    To Be or Not to Be

  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

  • The Lady in Question

    The Lady in Question

  • Nazi Agent

    Nazi Agent

  • Strictly Unconventional

    Strictly Unconventional

  • Hi, Nellie!

    Hi, Nellie!

  • The Fountain

    The Fountain

  • Night Key

    Night Key

  • Before Dawn

    Before Dawn

  • Midnight Madonna

    Midnight Madonna

  • House of Frankenstein

    House of Frankenstein

  • Magnificent Obsession

    Magnificent Obsession

  • The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

    The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

  • A Bedtime Story

    A Bedtime Story

  • The Story of Louis Pasteur

    The Story of Louis Pasteur

  • The Son of Kong

    The Son of Kong

  • Yankee Fakir

    Yankee Fakir

  • Violence

    Violence

  • The Sin of Madelon Claudet

    The Sin of Madelon Claudet

  • The Mummy's Ghost

    The Mummy's Ghost

  • The Face Behind the Mask

    The Face Behind the Mask

  • The Nurse's Secret

    The Nurse's Secret

  • On Such a Night

    On Such a Night

  • Woman Doctor

    Woman Doctor

  • Mills of the Gods

    Mills of the Gods

  • City Streets

    City Streets

  • Men in White

    Men in White

  • The Blue Danube

    The Blue Danube

  • The Invisible Ray

    The Invisible Ray

  • Everything Happens at Night

    Everything Happens at Night

  • Sins of the Fathers

    Sins of the Fathers

  • Star of Midnight

    Star of Midnight

  • Let's Talk It Over

    Let's Talk It Over

  • Stage Door

    Stage Door

  • The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

    The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

  • Never Say Die

    Never Say Die

  • Phantoms, Inc.

    Phantoms, Inc.

  • South to Karanga

    South to Karanga

  • Star for a Night

    Star for a Night

  • The Devil-Doll

    The Devil-Doll

  • The Casino Murder Case

    The Casino Murder Case

  • Under Two Flags

    Under Two Flags

  • Murder on a Bridle Path

    Murder on a Bridle Path

  • Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

    Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

  • Flight from Destiny

    Flight from Destiny

  • Camille

    Camille

  • Home in Oklahoma

    Home in Oklahoma

  • West Bound Limited

    West Bound Limited

  • The Countess of Monte Cristo

    The Countess of Monte Cristo

  • The Great Impersonation

    The Great Impersonation

  • Journal of a Crime

    Journal of a Crime

  • Letter of Introduction

    Letter of Introduction

  • The Florentine Dagger

    The Florentine Dagger

  • Nurse Edith Cavell

    Nurse Edith Cavell

  • The Road Back

    The Road Back

  • Charlie Chan in Egypt

    Charlie Chan in Egypt

  • Laughing at Trouble

    Laughing at Trouble

  • I Am a Thief

    I Am a Thief

  • The Jade Mask

    The Jade Mask

  • Someone to Love

    Someone to Love

  • The Man I Married

    The Man I Married

  • The Girl Downstairs

    The Girl Downstairs

  • Sons of Liberty

    Sons of Liberty

  • Under Cover of Night

    Under Cover of Night

  • The Case of the Howling Dog

    The Case of the Howling Dog

  • South of the Border

    South of the Border

  • Beyond the Blue Horizon

    Beyond the Blue Horizon

  • Scattergood Survives a Murder

    Scattergood Survives a Murder

  • A Guy Could Change

    A Guy Could Change

  • Plan for Destruction

    Plan for Destruction

  • The Mighty Treve

    The Mighty Treve

  • Suez

    Suez

  • The Tiger Woman

    The Tiger Woman

  • The Crooked Circle

    The Crooked Circle

  • The Great O'Malley

    The Great O'Malley

  • All This, and Heaven Too

    All This, and Heaven Too

  • Gentleman's Fate

    Gentleman's Fate

  • Mission to Moscow

    Mission to Moscow

  • They Dare Not Love

    They Dare Not Love

  • Sister Kenny

    Sister Kenny

  • Secret of the Chateau

    Secret of the Chateau

  • Along Came Love

    Along Came Love

  • The Magnificent Fraud

    The Magnificent Fraud

  • Her Man o' War

    Her Man o' War

  • Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad

    Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad

  • One Foot in Heaven

    One Foot in Heaven

  • I, Jane Doe

    I, Jane Doe

  • Napoleon's Barber

    Napoleon's Barber

  • Voice of the Whistler

    Voice of the Whistler

  • The Gorgeous Hussy

    The Gorgeous Hussy

  • No Greater Glory

    No Greater Glory

  • The Grand Parade

    The Grand Parade

  • Sutter's Gold

    Sutter's Gold

  • Mystery of the White Room

    Mystery of the White Room

  • Gildersleeve's Ghost

    Gildersleeve's Ghost

  • The Emperor's Candlesticks

    The Emperor's Candlesticks

  • Billy the Kid

    Billy the Kid

  • Escape Me Never

    Escape Me Never

  • Dangerously They Live

    Dangerously They Live

  • Carson City Raiders

    Carson City Raiders

  • Prescription for Romance

    Prescription for Romance

  • Devil's Island

    Devil's Island

  • Till We Meet Again

    Till We Meet Again

  • Beyond Victory

    Beyond Victory

  • Return of the Terror

    Return of the Terror

  • Fit for a King

    Fit for a King

  • Straight from the Heart

    Straight from the Heart

  • Her Private Affair

    Her Private Affair

  • A Medal for Benny

    A Medal for Benny

  • Above Suspicion

    Above Suspicion

  • Man Of The People

    Man Of The People

  • Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

    Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

  • Scarlet Dawn

    Scarlet Dawn

  • Bomber's Moon

    Bomber's Moon

  • The Big Bonanza

    The Big Bonanza

  • The Gay Sisters

    The Gay Sisters

  • Sinner Take All

    Sinner Take All

  • Torchy Gets Her Man

    Torchy Gets Her Man

  • Espionage

    Espionage

  • Night Monster

    Night Monster

  • Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

    Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

  • Barbary Pirate

    Barbary Pirate

  • Employees' Entrance

    Employees' Entrance

  • Background to Danger

    Background to Danger

  • A Dog of Flanders

    A Dog of Flanders

  • The Shadow Returns

    The Shadow Returns

  • The Escape

    The Escape

  • Suicide Fleet

    Suicide Fleet

  • Secret Enemies

    Secret Enemies

  • I'll Give a Million

    I'll Give a Million

  • A Woman Commands

    A Woman Commands

  • Strange Cargo

    Strange Cargo

  • The Strange Mr. Gregory

    The Strange Mr. Gregory

  • Beg, Borrow or Steal

    Beg, Borrow or Steal

  • The Country Doctor

    The Country Doctor

  • Kind Lady

    Kind Lady

  • The Masks of the Devil

    The Masks of the Devil

  • The Gallant Blade

    The Gallant Blade

  • Girl of the Port

    Girl of the Port

  • The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

    The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

  • His Captive Woman

    His Captive Woman

  • Our Neighbors - The Carters

    Our Neighbors - The Carters

  • The Lady and the Bandit

    The Lady and the Bandit

  • Every Woman's Longing

    Every Woman's Longing