Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher

ActorDirectorWriter Dec 2 (died age 89) Munich, German Empire [now Germany] 1915–2021 (106 year career)
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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 Br…

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Filmography

Acting (186)

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Movies (185)

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies

2021

as Self - (archive footage)

Superman and the Mole Men

Superman and the Mole Men

1951

as Hospital Superintendent

5.3
The Lady and the Bandit

The Lady and the Bandit

1951

as Count Eckhardt

6.0
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950

as Darius 'Doc' Green

6.9
Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

1949

as Village Barber

6.6
Barbary Pirate

Barbary Pirate

1949

as Cathcart

6.0
Carson City Raiders

Carson City Raiders

1948

as Razor the Barber

I, Jane Doe

I, Jane Doe

1948

as Doctor

6.1
The Gallant Blade

The Gallant Blade

1948

as Major

6.0
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad

Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad

1948

as Dr. MacKenzie

6.0
Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

as Doctor (uncredited)

7.7
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947

as Karel Maasdam

6.8
Yankee Fakir

Yankee Fakir

1947

as H.W. Randall

5.0
Violence

Violence

1947

as Pop, apartment concierge

5.2
Escape Me Never

Escape Me Never

1947

as The Minister

4.3
Home in Oklahoma

Home in Oklahoma

1946

as Jason Cragmyle

6.2
Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny

1946

as Dr. Chuter (uncredited)

6.8
A Guy Could Change

A Guy Could Change

1946

as Doctor

The Shadow Returns

The Shadow Returns

1946

as Michael Hasdon

5.3
The Jade Mask

The Jade Mask

1945

as Harper

6.1
The Tiger Woman

The Tiger Woman

1945

as Coroner

5.3
Voice of the Whistler

Voice of the Whistler

1945

as Dr. Rose (uncredited)

5.7
Phantoms, Inc.

Phantoms, Inc.

1945

as Philip Kenneson, Sr.

5.5
A Medal for Benny

A Medal for Benny

1945

as Father Bly (uncredited)

4.5
The Strange Mr. Gregory

The Strange Mr. Gregory

1945

as William Riker, the Butler

5.1
House of Frankenstein

House of Frankenstein

1944

as Frederick Ullman (uncredited)

6.0
The Conspirators

The Conspirators

1944

as Casino Attendant (uncredited)

6.0
Captain America

Captain America

1944

as Lyman

5.3
The Mummy's Ghost

The Mummy's Ghost

1944

as Prof. Matthew Norman

5.5
The Big Bonanza

The Big Bonanza

1944

as Dr. Ballou

5.5
Address Unknown

Address Unknown

1944

as Professor Schmidt

6.4
Gildersleeve's Ghost

Gildersleeve's Ghost

1944

as Dr. Wells

5.0
Plan for Destruction

Plan for Destruction

1943

as Karl Ernst Haushofer

6.0
Tornado

Tornado

1943

as Linden, Sr.

5.5
Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

1943

as Colonel Gerold (Uncredited)

6.1
Background to Danger

Background to Danger

1943

as Rudick - the Assasin

6.6
Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

1943

as General von Koestrich - German ambassador (uncredited)

5.3
Bomber's Moon

Bomber's Moon

1943

as Dr. Hartman

5.7
Beyond the Blue Horizon

Beyond the Blue Horizon

1942

as Sneath

5.5
Scattergood Survives a Murder

Scattergood Survives a Murder

1942

as Thaddeus Quentin

4.5
To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1942

as Polish Official (uncredited)

7.8
The Mummy's Tomb

The Mummy's Tomb

1942

as Professor Matthew Norman

5.5
Nazi Agent

Nazi Agent

1942

as Fritz

6.6
Night Monster

Night Monster

1942

as Dr. Timmons

6.2
The Gay Sisters

The Gay Sisters

1942

as Dr. Thomas Bigelow

6.5
Secret Enemies

Secret Enemies

1942

as Henry Bremmer

5.2
The Mystery of Marie Roget

The Mystery of Marie Roget

1942

as Magistrate

5.5
Flight from Destiny

Flight from Destiny

1941

as Edvaard Kreindling

4.7
Dangerously They Live

Dangerously They Live

1941

as Jarvis, Goodwin's Butler

5.9
One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

1941

as Board Member (uncredited)

6.6
They Dare Not Love

They Dare Not Love

1941

as Captain

6.0
The Face Behind the Mask

The Face Behind the Mask

1941

as Dr. Ronald Cheever (uncredited)

6.5
Four Mothers

Four Mothers

1941

as Festival Committee Member (uncredited)

6.2
Shining Victory

Shining Victory

1941

as Dr. Esterhazy

5.9
Underground

Underground

1941

as Professor Baumer

6.1
The Nurse's Secret

The Nurse's Secret

1941

as Wiley Henderson

5.0
South to Karanga

South to Karanga

1940

as Dr. Greenleaf

Typhoon

Typhoon

1940

as Doctor

5.0
All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too

1940

as Police Official (uncredited)

7.2
The Man I Married

The Man I Married

1940

as Friehof

6.0
Dr. Cyclops

Dr. Cyclops

1940

as Prof. Kendall

6.2
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940

as Old Man

6.5
Sky Murder

Sky Murder

1940

as Dr. Crattan

6.3
The Lady in Question

The Lady in Question

1940

as President

6.6
The Magnificent Fraud

The Magnificent Fraud

1939

as Mendietta Garcia

Juarez

Juarez

1939

as Duc de Morny (uncredited)

6.5
Ninotchka

Ninotchka

1939

as Soviet Lawyer (uncredited)

7.5
Society Smugglers

Society Smugglers

1939

as Jones

5.6
Sabotage

Sabotage

1939

as (uncredited)

7.0
Woman Doctor

Woman Doctor

1939

as Dr. Mathews

1.0
Devil's Island

Devil's Island

1939

as President of Assize Court

5.4
Nurse Edith Cavell

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939

as Baron von Bissing

6.4
Our Neighbors - The Carters

Our Neighbors - The Carters

1939

as Dr. Proser

Never Say Die

Never Say Die

1939

as Man in Charge of Duel

6.8
South of the Border

South of the Border

1939

as Don Diego Mendoza

5.0
Mystery of the White Room

Mystery of the White Room

1939

as Dr. Amos Thornton

Sons of Liberty

Sons of Liberty

1939

as Lyons the Storekeeper (uncredited)

6.2
The Escape

The Escape

1939

as Dr. Shumaker

5.5
Everything Happens at Night

Everything Happens at Night

1939

as Pharmacist

4.1
Letter of Introduction

Letter of Introduction

1938

as Second Doctor (uncredited)

5.7
City Streets

City Streets

1938

as Dr. Ferenc Waller

Rascals

Rascals

1938

as Dr. C.M. Garvey

6.0
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938

as Professor O.J. Ludwig (uncredited)

7.2
Torchy Gets Her Man

Torchy Gets Her Man

1938

as The Professor - Henchman

5.6
The Girl Downstairs

The Girl Downstairs

1938

as Police Official (uncredited)

4.1
I'll Give a Million

I'll Give a Million

1938

as Prefect of Police

5.7
Suez

Suez

1938

as General Changarnier

5.2
Prison Nurse

Prison Nurse

1938

as Doctor Hartman

5.1
Stage Door

Stage Door

1937

as Stage Director

7.0
Beg, Borrow or Steal

Beg, Borrow or Steal

1937

as Monsieur Debillon (uncredited)

5.0
Stolen Holiday

Stolen Holiday

1937

as Rainer

6.1
Under Cover of Night

Under Cover of Night

1937

as Rudolph Brehmer

5.7
Espionage

Espionage

1937

as Von Cram

6.8
The Emperor's Candlesticks

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937

as Pavloff

4.7
Night Key

Night Key

1937

as Carl - gang engineer

6.2
Midnight Madonna

Midnight Madonna

1937

as Vincent Long II

Prescription for Romance

Prescription for Romance

1937

as Jozsef

Fit for a King

Fit for a King

1937

as Kurtz

5.0
The Mighty Treve

The Mighty Treve

1937

as Eben McClelland

6.0
The Road Back

The Road Back

1937

as Ernst's Father

5.7
Man Of The People

Man Of The People

1937

as Robinson

7.0
The Great O'Malley

The Great O'Malley

1937

as Dr. Larson

6.7
West Bound Limited

West Bound Limited

1937

as Pop Martin

6.0
On Such a Night

On Such a Night

1937

as Horace Darwin

The Devil-Doll

The Devil-Doll

1936

as Doctor (uncredited)

6.8
Girls' Dormitory

Girls' Dormitory

1936

as Dr. Hoffenreich

5.9
Laughing at Trouble

Laughing at Trouble

1936

as Dr. Larson

6.0
Camille

Camille

1936

as Creditor Agent (uncredited)

7.0
The Story of Louis Pasteur

The Story of Louis Pasteur

1936

as Dr. Pfeiffer

6.9
Under Two Flags

Under Two Flags

1936

as French General

6.0
Along Came Love

Along Came Love

1936

as Planetarium Lecturer

5.0
The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

as Commander of U.S.S. Constitution (uncredited)

5.3
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936

as Henry Strand (uncredited)

6.2
Star for a Night

Star for a Night

1936

as Doctor Heimkin

6.0
The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

1936

as Dr. Paul Luke

6.0
Sinner Take All

Sinner Take All

1936

as Theo Drukker (uncredited)

4.3
Murder on a Bridle Path

Murder on a Bridle Path

1936

as Dr. Peters

5.0
Second Wife

Second Wife

1936

as Headmaster

Sutter's Gold

Sutter's Gold

1936

as Governor Felipe Vega

The Invisible Ray

The Invisible Ray

1936

as Professor Meiklejohn

6.3
Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse

1936

as Coachman to Paris

5.7
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

1936

as Dr. Coate

5.6
Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again

1936

as Colonel Von Diegel

4.5
Straight from the Heart

Straight from the Heart

1935

as Coroner

The Great Impersonation

The Great Impersonation

1935

as Dr. Trenk

8.0
Rendezvous

Rendezvous

1935

as Dr. R.A. Jackson

4.6
Charlie Chan in Egypt

Charlie Chan in Egypt

1935

as Dr. Jaipur

6.8
Magnificent Obsession

Magnificent Obsession

1935

as Dr. Rochard

7.3
Star of Midnight

Star of Midnight

1935

as Abe Ohlman (uncredited)

5.8
The Casino Murder Case

The Casino Murder Case

1935

as Assistant Coroner (uncredited)

6.5
Kind Lady

Kind Lady

1935

as Gustave Roubet (as Frank Reigher)

6.6
A Dog of Flanders

A Dog of Flanders

1935

as Herr Vanderkloot

7.0
Life Returns

Life Returns

1935

as Dr. James

4.2
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

1935

as 2nd Assistant Director

6.3
The Florentine Dagger

The Florentine Dagger

1935

as Von Stein

5.7
Let's Talk It Over

Let's Talk It Over

1934

as Richards

Mills of the Gods

Mills of the Gods

1934

as Barrett

British Agent

British Agent

1934

as Mr. X

5.6
Hi, Nellie!

Hi, Nellie!

1934

as Danny

6.5
I Am a Thief

I Am a Thief

1934

as Max Bolen

6.0
The Fountain

The Fountain

1934

as Doctor

9.8
Secret of the Chateau

Secret of the Chateau

1934

as Auctioneer

5.0
No Greater Glory

No Greater Glory

1934

as Doctor

6.6
Men in White

Men in White

1934

as Doctor (uncredited)

6.0
The Case of the Howling Dog

The Case of the Howling Dog

1934

as Dr. Carl Cooper

6.2
Return of the Terror

Return of the Terror

1934

as Franz Reinhardt

6.0
Journal of a Crime

Journal of a Crime

1934

as Herr Winterstein

5.7
The Countess of Monte Cristo

The Countess of Monte Cristo

1934

as Police Commissioner

6.0
The Line-Up

The Line-Up

1934

as Abraham Schultz (uncredited)

2.3
A Bedtime Story

A Bedtime Story

1933

as Aristide

4.5
King Kong

King Kong

1933

as Captain Englehorn

7.6
The Son of Kong

The Son of Kong

1933

as Captain Englehorn

5.4
Before Dawn

Before Dawn

1933

as Joe Valerie

5.6
Topaze

Topaze

1933

as Dr. Stegg

5.9
Captured!

Captured!

1933

as Herr Hauptman

5.3
Employees' Entrance

Employees' Entrance

1933

as Garfinkle

6.1
Jennie Gerhardt

Jennie Gerhardt

1933

as Old Weaver (uncredited)

5.0
Flesh

Flesh

1932

as Warden in Germany (uncredited)

5.6
Scarlet Dawn

Scarlet Dawn

1932

as Plotsky (Uncredited)

6.5
The Crooked Circle

The Crooked Circle

1932

as Rankin

4.8
A Woman Commands

A Woman Commands

1932

as The General

8.0
Mata Hari

Mata Hari

1931

as The Cook - Spy

6.2
Gentleman's Fate

Gentleman's Fate

1931

as Francesco Tomasulo

6.0
Suicide Fleet

Suicide Fleet

1931

as Holtzmann

4.3
The Sin of Madelon Claudet

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

1931

as Arresting Detective (uncredited)

5.7
Beyond Victory

Beyond Victory

1931

as German Hospital Chief

The Grand Parade

The Grand Parade

1930
Strictly Unconventional

Strictly Unconventional

1930

as Duke of Brocklehurst

2.7
Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

1930

as General Lew Wallace (uncredited)

4.3
Girl of the Port

Girl of the Port

1930
5.7
Every Woman's Longing

Every Woman's Longing

1930
Black Waters

Black Waters

1929

as Randall

Her Private Affair

Her Private Affair

1929

as State's Attorney

3.6
Mister Antonio

Mister Antonio

1929

as Milton Jorny

5.0
Paris Bound

Paris Bound

1929
4.4
His Captive Woman

His Captive Woman

1929
6.0
Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo

1929

as Dr. Stecker

6.0
Someone to Love

Someone to Love

1928

as Simmons

Beau Sabreur

Beau Sabreur

1928

as Gen. de Beaujolais

Sins of the Fathers

Sins of the Fathers

1928

as The Eye Specialist

6.0
Four Sons

Four Sons

1928

as The Schoolmaster

7.2
Napoleon's Barber

Napoleon's Barber

1928

as Napoleon's Barber

5.0
The Masks of the Devil

The Masks of the Devil

1928

as Count Zellner

The Blue Danube

The Blue Danube

1928

as Baron

Her Man o' War

Her Man o' War

1926

as Professor Krantz