Frank Reicher
Acting
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
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movieTitans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021
Self - (archive footage)
movieSuperman and the Mole Men
1951
Hospital Superintendent
movieThe Lady and the Bandit
1951
Count Eckhardt
movieKiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950
Darius 'Doc' Green
movieSamson and Delilah
1949
Village Barber
movieBarbary Pirate
1949
Cathcart
movieI, Jane Doe
1948
Doctor
movieCarson City Raiders
1948
Razor the Barber
movieJoe Palooka in Fighting Mad
1948
Dr. MacKenzie
movieEscape Me Never
1947
The Minister
movieMonsieur Verdoux
1947
Doctor (uncredited)
movieViolence
1947
Pop, apartment concierge
movieYankee Fakir
1947
H.W. Randall
movieHome in Oklahoma
1946
Jason Cragmyle
movieSister Kenny
1946
Dr. Chuter (uncredited)
movieThe Shadow Returns
1946
Michael Hasdon
movieThe Tiger Woman
1945
Coroner
movieVoice of the Whistler
1945
Dr. Rose (uncredited)
moviePhantoms, Inc.
1945
Philip Kenneson, Sr.
movieA Medal for Benny
1945
Father Bly (uncredited)
movieThe Jade Mask
1945
Harper
movieThe Strange Mr. Gregory
1945
William Riker, the Butler
movieThe Big Bonanza
1944
Dr. Ballou
movieHouse of Frankenstein
1944
Frederick Ullman
movieThe Conspirators
1944
Casino Attendant (uncredited)
movieThe Mummy's Ghost
1944
Prof. Matthew Norman
movieGildersleeve's Ghost
1944
Dr. Wells
movieAddress Unknown
1944
Professor Schmidt
movieTornado
1943
Linden, Sr.
movieBomber's Moon
1943
Dr. Hartman
movieBackground to Danger
1943
Rudick - the Assasin
movieYanks Ahoy
1943
German Soldier (uncredited)
movieAbove Suspicion
1943
Colonel Gerold (Uncredited)
movieMission to Moscow
1943
General von Koestrich - German ambassador (uncredited)
moviePlan for Destruction
1943
Karl Ernst Haushofer
movieNight Monster
1942
Dr. Timmons
movieThe Mummy's Tomb
1942
Professor Matthew Norman
movieScattergood Survives a Murder
1942
Thaddeus Quentin
movieSecret Enemies
1942
Henry Bremmer
movieThe Gay Sisters
1942
Dr. Thomas Bigelow
movieThe Mystery of Marie Roget
1942
Magistrate
movieTo Be or Not to Be
1942
Polish Official (uncredited)
movieNazi Agent
1942
Fritz
movieDangerously They Live
1941
Jarvis, Goodwin's Butler
movieOne Foot in Heaven
1941
Board Member (uncredited)
movieUnderground
1941
Professor Baumer
movieShining Victory
1941
Dr. Esterhazy
movieThe Nurse's Secret
1941
Wiley Henderson
movieThey Dare Not Love
1941
Captain
movieFlight from Destiny
1941
Edvaard Kreindling
movieThe Face Behind the Mask
1941
Dr. Ronald Cheever (uncredited)
movieFour Mothers
1941
Festival Committee Member (uncredited)
movieSky Murder
1940
Dr. Crattan
movieThe Man I Married
1940
Friehof
movieThe Lady in Question
1940
President
movieSouth to Karanga
1940
Dr. Greenleaf
movieAll This, and Heaven Too
1940
Police Official (uncredited)
movieTyphoon
1940
Doctor
movieDr. Cyclops
1940
Prof. Kendall
movieEverything Happens at Night
1939
Pharmacist
movieSouth of the Border
1939
Don Diego Mendoza
movieOur Neighbors - The Carters
1939
Dr. Proser
movieNinotchka
1939
Soviet Lawyer (uncredited)
movieSabotage
1939
(uncredited)
movieThe Escape
1939
Dr. Shumaker
movieNurse Edith Cavell
1939
Baron von Bissing
movieThe Magnificent Fraud
1939
Mendietta Garcia
movieJuarez
1939
Duc de Morny (uncredited)
movieSons of Liberty
1939
Lyons the Storekeeper (uncredited)
movieMystery of the White Room
1939
Dr. Amos Thornton
movieNever Say Die
1939
Man in Charge of Duel
movieWoman Doctor
1939
Dr. Mathews
movieDevil's Island
1939
President of Assize Court
movieThe Girl Downstairs
1938
Police Official (uncredited)
movieTorchy Gets Her Man
1938
The Professor - Henchman
movieSuez
1938
General Changarnier
movieLetter of Introduction
1938
Second Doctor (uncredited)
movieI'll Give a Million
1938
Prefect of Police
movieThe Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
Professor O.J. Ludwig (uncredited)
movieCity Streets
1938
Dr. Ferenc Waller
movieRascals
1938
Dr. C.M. Garvey
moviePrison Nurse
1938
Doctor Hartman
movieBeg, Borrow or Steal
1937
Monsieur Debillon (uncredited)
movieStage Door
1937
Stage Director
movieOn Such a Night
1937
Horace Darwin
movieWest Bound Limited
1937
Pop Martin
movieMidnight Madonna
1937
Vincent Long II
movieThe Road Back
1937
Ernst's Father
movieNight Key
1937
Carl - gang engineer
movieEspionage
1937
Von Cram
movieThe Great O'Malley
1937
Dr. Larson
movieStolen Holiday
1937
Rainer
movieMan Of The People
1937
Robinson
movieThe Mighty Treve
1937
Eben McClelland
movieUnder Cover of Night
1937
Rudolph Brehmer
movieCamille
1936
Creditor Agent (uncredited)
movieSinner Take All
1936
Theo Drukker (uncredited)
movieLaughing at Trouble
1936
Dr. Larson
movieAlong Came Love
1936
Planetarium Lecturer
movieThe Gorgeous Hussy
1936
Commander of U.S.S. Constitution (uncredited)
movieStar for a Night
1936
Doctor Heimkin
movieAnthony Adverse
1936
Coachman to Paris
movieSecond Wife
1936
Headmaster
movieGirls' Dormitory
1936
Dr. Hoffenreich
movieThe Devil-Doll
1936
Doctor (uncredited)
movieUnder Two Flags
1936
French General
movieThe Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
Henry Strand (uncredited)
movieMurder on a Bridle Path
1936
Dr. Peters
movieTill We Meet Again
1936
Colonel Von Diegel
movieThe Country Doctor
1936
Dr. Paul Luke
movieSutter's Gold
1936
Governor Felipe Vega
movieThe Story of Louis Pasteur
1936
Dr. Pfeiffer
movieThe Invisible Ray
1936
Professor Meiklejohn
movieThe Murder of Dr. Harrigan
1936
Dr. Coate
movieMagnificent Obsession
1935
Dr. Rochard
movieThe Great Impersonation
1935
Dr. Trenk
movieKind Lady
1935
Gustave Roubet (as Frank Reigher)
movieThe Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
1935
2nd Assistant Director
movieRendezvous
1935
Dr. R.A. Jackson
movieCharlie Chan in Egypt
1935
Dr. Jaipur
movieStar of Midnight
1935
Abe Ohlman (uncredited)
movieThe Florentine Dagger
1935
Von Stein
movieA Dog of Flanders
1935
Herr Vanderkloot
movieThe Casino Murder Case
1935
Assistant Coroner (uncredited)
movieLife Returns
1935
Dr. James
movieMills of the Gods
1934
Barrett
movieSecret of the Chateau
1934
Auctioneer
movieI Am a Thief
1934
Max Bolen
movieThe Case of the Howling Dog
1934
Dr. Carl Cooper
movieThe Fountain
1934
Doctor
movieReturn of the Terror
1934
Franz Reinhardt
movieLet's Talk It Over
1934
Richards
movieThe Line-Up
1934
Abraham Schultz (uncredited)
movieMen in White
1934
Doctor (uncredited)
movieThe Countess of Monte Cristo
1934
Police Commissioner
movieJournal of a Crime
1934
Herr Winterstein
movieHi, Nellie!
1934
Danny
movieThe Son of Kong
1933
Captain Englehorn
movieCaptured!
1933
Herr Hauptman
movieBefore Dawn
1933
Joe Valerie
movieJennie Gerhardt
1933
Old Weaver (uncredited)
movieA Bedtime Story
1933
Aristide
movieKing Kong
1933
Captain Englehorn
movieTopaze
1933
Dr. Stegg
movieEmployees' Entrance
1933
Garfinkle
movieFlesh
1932
Warden in Germany (uncredited)
movieScarlet Dawn
1932
Plotsky (Uncredited)
movieA Woman Commands
1932
The General
movieMata Hari
1931
The Cook - Spy
movieSuicide Fleet
1931
Holtzmann
movieThe Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931
Arresting Detective (uncredited)
movieBeyond Victory
1931
German Hospital Chief
movieGentleman's Fate
1931
Francesco Tomasulo
movieBilly the Kid
1930
General Lew Wallace (uncredited)
movieStrictly Unconventional
1930
Duke of Brocklehurst
movieMister Antonio
1929
Milton Jorny
movieHer Private Affair
1929
State's Attorney
movieBlack Waters
1929
Randall
movieStrange Cargo
1929
Dr. Stecker
movieSins of the Fathers
1928
The Eye Specialist
movieSomeone to Love
1928
Simmons
movieNapoleon's Barber
1928
Napoleon's Barber
movieThe Masks of the Devil
1928
Count Zellner
movieFour Sons
1928
The Schoolmaster
movieBeau Sabreur
1928
Gen. de Beaujolais
movieHer Man o' War
1926
Professor Krantz
Directing36
movieMister Antonio
1929
Director
movieBehind Masks
1921
Director
movieIdle Hands
1921
Director
movieThe Black Circle
1919
Director
movieThe Battler
1919
Director
movieThe Trap
1919
Director
movieThe American Way
1919
Director
movieSuspense
1919
Director
movieThe Only Road
1918
Director
movieAn American Widow
1917
Director
movieThe Eternal Mother
1917
Director
movieThe Trouble Buster
1917
Director
movieThe Inner Shrine
1917
Director
movieUnconquered
1917
Director
movieCastles for Two
1917
Director
movieThe Sacrifice
1917
Director
movieThe Black Wolf
1917
Director
movieLost and Won
1917
Director
movieBetty to the Rescue
1917
Director
movieWitchcraft
1916
Director
movieThe Storm
1916
Director
movieAlien Souls
1916
Director
movieThe Love Mask
1916
Director
movieThe Sowers
1916
Director
movieFor the Defense
1916
Director
movieThe Secret Sin
1915
Director
movieThe Chorus Lady
1915
Director
movieThe Case of Becky
1915
Director
movieThe Secret Orchard
1915
Director
movieThe Clue
1915
Director
Production3
Writing3
Crew1
movieWitchcraft
1916
Presenter