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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Character:Self - (archive footage)
Release Date:28/09/2021
Superman and the Mole Men
Character:Hospital Superintendent
Release Date:23/11/1951
The Lady and the Bandit
Character:Count Eckhardt
Release Date:13/08/1951
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Character:Darius 'Doc' Green
Release Date:19/08/1950
Samson and Delilah
Character:Village Barber
Release Date:21/12/1949
Barbary Pirate
Character:Cathcart
Release Date:10/11/1949
The Gallant Blade
Character:Major
Release Date:12/10/1948
I, Jane Doe
Character:Doctor
Release Date:25/05/1948
Carson City Raiders
Character:Razor the Barber
Release Date:13/05/1948
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
Character:Dr. MacKenzie
Release Date:07/02/1948
Escape Me Never
Character:The Minister
Release Date:07/11/1947
Monsieur Verdoux
Character:Doctor (uncredited)
Release Date:26/09/1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Character:Karel Maasdam
Release Date:01/09/1947
Violence
Character:Pop, apartment concierge
Release Date:09/05/1947
Yankee Fakir
Character:H.W. Randall
Release Date:01/04/1947
Home in Oklahoma
Character:Jason Cragmyle
Release Date:18/10/1946
Sister Kenny
Character:Dr. Chuter (uncredited)
Release Date:10/10/1946
The Shadow Returns
Character:Michael Hasdon
Release Date:16/02/1946
A Guy Could Change
Character:Doctor
Release Date:27/01/1946
The Tiger Woman
Character:Coroner
Release Date:16/11/1945
Voice of the Whistler
Character:Dr. Rose (uncredited)
Release Date:30/10/1945
Phantoms, Inc.
Character:Philip Kenneson, Sr.
Release Date:09/06/1945
A Medal for Benny
Character:Father Bly (uncredited)
Release Date:16/04/1945
The Jade Mask
Character:Harper
Release Date:26/01/1945
The Strange Mr. Gregory
Character:William Riker, the Butler
Release Date:12/01/1945
The Big Bonanza
Character:Dr. Ballou
Release Date:30/12/1944
House of Frankenstein
Character:Frederick Ullman (uncredited)
Release Date:15/12/1944
The Conspirators
Character:Casino Attendant (uncredited)
Release Date:24/10/1944
The Mummy's Ghost
Character:Prof. Matthew Norman
Release Date:30/06/1944
Gildersleeve's Ghost
Character:Dr. Wells
Release Date:01/06/1944
Address Unknown
Character:Professor Schmidt
Release Date:01/06/1944
Captain America
Character:Lyman
Release Date:05/02/1944
Tornado
Character:Linden, Sr.
Release Date:09/08/1943
Bomber's Moon
Character:Dr. Hartman
Release Date:05/08/1943
Background to Danger
Character:Rudick - the Assasin
Release Date:03/07/1943
Above Suspicion
Character:Colonel Gerold (Uncredited)
Release Date:31/05/1943
Mission to Moscow
Character:General von Koestrich - German ambassador (uncredited)
Release Date:29/04/1943
Plan for Destruction
Character:Karl Ernst Haushofer
Release Date:22/04/1943
Night Monster
Character:Dr. Timmons
Release Date:23/10/1942
The Mummy's Tomb
Character:Professor Matthew Norman
Release Date:23/10/1942
Scattergood Survives a Murder
Character:Thaddeus Quentin
Release Date:01/10/1942
Secret Enemies
Character:Henry Bremmer
Release Date:17/09/1942
The Gay Sisters
Character:Dr. Thomas Bigelow
Release Date:01/08/1942
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Character:Sneath
Release Date:25/06/1942
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Character:Magistrate
Release Date:23/04/1942
To Be or Not to Be
Character:Polish Official (uncredited)
Release Date:06/03/1942
Nazi Agent
Character:Fritz
Release Date:01/03/1942
Dangerously They Live
Character:Jarvis, Goodwin's Butler
Release Date:24/12/1941
One Foot in Heaven
Character:Board Member (uncredited)
Release Date:01/11/1941
Underground
Character:Professor Baumer
Release Date:28/06/1941
Shining Victory
Character:Dr. Esterhazy
Release Date:30/05/1941
The Nurse's Secret
Character:Wiley Henderson
Release Date:24/05/1941
They Dare Not Love
Character:Captain
Release Date:16/05/1941
Flight from Destiny
Character:Edvaard Kreindling
Release Date:08/02/1941
The Face Behind the Mask
Character:Dr. Ronald Cheever (uncredited)
Release Date:16/01/1941
Four Mothers
Character:Festival Committee Member (uncredited)
Release Date:04/01/1941
Sky Murder
Character:Dr. Crattan
Release Date:27/09/1940
The Man I Married
Character:Friehof
Release Date:09/08/1940
The Lady in Question
Character:President
Release Date:07/08/1940
South to Karanga
Character:Dr. Greenleaf
Release Date:02/08/1940
All This, and Heaven Too
Character:Police Official (uncredited)
Release Date:05/07/1940
Typhoon
Character:Doctor
Release Date:16/05/1940
Dr. Cyclops
Character:Prof. Kendall
Release Date:12/04/1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Character:Old Man
Release Date:23/02/1940
Everything Happens at Night
Character:Pharmacist
Release Date:22/12/1939
South of the Border
Character:Don Diego Mendoza
Release Date:15/12/1939
Our Neighbors - The Carters
Character:Dr. Proser
Release Date:24/11/1939
Ninotchka
Character:Soviet Lawyer (uncredited)
Release Date:16/11/1939
Sabotage
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:13/10/1939
The Escape
Character:Dr. Shumaker
Release Date:05/10/1939
Nurse Edith Cavell
Character:Baron von Bissing
Release Date:31/08/1939
The Magnificent Fraud
Character:Mendietta Garcia
Release Date:19/07/1939
Juarez
Character:Duc de Morny (uncredited)
Release Date:10/06/1939
Sons of Liberty
Character:Lyons the Storekeeper (uncredited)
Release Date:20/05/1939
Mystery of the White Room
Character:Dr. Amos Thornton
Release Date:17/03/1939
Never Say Die
Character:Man in Charge of Duel
Release Date:08/03/1939
Society Smugglers
Character:Jones
Release Date:01/03/1939
Woman Doctor
Character:Dr. Mathews
Release Date:06/02/1939
Devil's Island
Character:President of Assize Court
Release Date:07/01/1939
The Girl Downstairs
Character:Police Official (uncredited)
Release Date:23/12/1938
Torchy Gets Her Man
Character:The Professor - Henchman
Release Date:12/11/1938
Suez
Character:General Changarnier
Release Date:28/10/1938
Letter of Introduction
Character:Second Doctor (uncredited)
Release Date:05/08/1938
I'll Give a Million
Character:Prefect of Police
Release Date:27/07/1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Character:Professor O.J. Ludwig (uncredited)
Release Date:20/07/1938
City Streets
Character:Dr. Ferenc Waller
Release Date:01/07/1938
Rascals
Character:Dr. C.M. Garvey
Release Date:20/05/1938
Prison Nurse
Character:Doctor Hartman
Release Date:02/03/1938
Prescription for Romance
Character:Jozsef
Release Date:12/12/1937
Beg, Borrow or Steal
Character:Monsieur Debillon (uncredited)
Release Date:03/12/1937
Stage Door
Character:Stage Director
Release Date:08/10/1937
Fit for a King
Character:Kurtz
Release Date:01/09/1937
On Such a Night
Character:Horace Darwin
Release Date:27/08/1937
West Bound Limited
Character:Pop Martin
Release Date:11/07/1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Character:Pavloff
Release Date:02/07/1937
Midnight Madonna
Character:Vincent Long II
Release Date:01/07/1937
The Road Back
Character:Ernst's Father
Release Date:01/06/1937
Night Key
Character:Carl - gang engineer
Release Date:18/04/1937
Espionage
Character:Von Cram
Release Date:26/02/1937
The Great O'Malley
Character:Dr. Larson
Release Date:13/02/1937
Stolen Holiday
Character:Rainer
Release Date:06/02/1937
Man Of The People
Character:Robinson
Release Date:27/01/1937
The Mighty Treve
Character:Eben McClelland
Release Date:17/01/1937
Under Cover of Night
Character:Rudolph Brehmer
Release Date:08/01/1937
Camille
Character:Creditor Agent (uncredited)
Release Date:26/12/1936
Sinner Take All
Character:Theo Drukker (uncredited)
Release Date:18/12/1936
Laughing at Trouble
Character:Dr. Larson
Release Date:11/12/1936
Along Came Love
Character:Planetarium Lecturer
Release Date:05/11/1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
Character:Commander of U.S.S. Constitution (uncredited)
Release Date:28/08/1936
Star for a Night
Character:Doctor Heimkin
Release Date:28/08/1936
Anthony Adverse
Character:Coachman to Paris
Release Date:26/08/1936
Second Wife
Character:Headmaster
Release Date:21/08/1936
Girls' Dormitory
Character:Dr. Hoffenreich
Release Date:08/08/1936
The Devil-Doll
Character:Doctor (uncredited)
Release Date:10/07/1936
Under Two Flags
Character:French General
Release Date:30/04/1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Character:Henry Strand (uncredited)
Release Date:24/04/1936
Murder on a Bridle Path
Character:Dr. Peters
Release Date:17/04/1936
Till We Meet Again
Character:Colonel Von Diegel
Release Date:04/04/1936
The Country Doctor
Character:Dr. Paul Luke
Release Date:12/03/1936
Sutter's Gold
Character:Governor Felipe Vega
Release Date:01/03/1936
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Character:Dr. Pfeiffer
Release Date:22/02/1936
The Invisible Ray
Character:Professor Meiklejohn
Release Date:20/01/1936
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
Character:Dr. Coate
Release Date:11/01/1936
Magnificent Obsession
Character:Dr. Rochard
Release Date:30/12/1935
The Great Impersonation
Character:Dr. Trenk
Release Date:08/12/1935
Kind Lady
Character:Gustave Roubet (as Frank Reigher)
Release Date:06/12/1935
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
Character:2nd Assistant Director
Release Date:14/11/1935
Rendezvous
Character:Dr. R.A. Jackson
Release Date:25/10/1935
Charlie Chan in Egypt
Character:Dr. Jaipur
Release Date:04/06/1935
Star of Midnight
Character:Abe Ohlman (uncredited)
Release Date:19/04/1935
The Florentine Dagger
Character:Von Stein
Release Date:30/03/1935
A Dog of Flanders
Character:Herr Vanderkloot
Release Date:22/03/1935
Straight from the Heart
Character:Coroner
Release Date:22/03/1935
The Casino Murder Case
Character:Assistant Coroner (uncredited)
Release Date:15/03/1935
Life Returns
Character:Dr. James
Release Date:02/01/1935
Mills of the Gods
Character:Barrett
Release Date:15/12/1934
Secret of the Chateau
Character:Auctioneer
Release Date:03/12/1934
I Am a Thief
Character:Max Bolen
Release Date:24/11/1934
The Case of the Howling Dog
Character:Dr. Carl Cooper
Release Date:22/09/1934
British Agent
Character:Mr. X
Release Date:15/09/1934
The Fountain
Character:Doctor
Release Date:22/08/1934
Return of the Terror
Character:Franz Reinhardt
Release Date:07/07/1934
Let's Talk It Over
Character:Richards
Release Date:01/06/1934
Men in White
Character:Doctor (uncredited)
Release Date:06/04/1934
No Greater Glory
Character:Doctor
Release Date:30/03/1934
The Countess of Monte Cristo
Character:Police Commissioner
Release Date:18/03/1934
Journal of a Crime
Character:Herr Winterstein
Release Date:10/03/1934
Hi, Nellie!
Character:Danny
Release Date:20/01/1934
The Son of Kong
Character:Captain Englehorn
Release Date:22/12/1933
Captured!
Character:Herr Hauptman
Release Date:19/08/1933
Before Dawn
Character:Joe Valerie
Release Date:04/08/1933
Jennie Gerhardt
Character:Old Weaver (uncredited)
Release Date:08/06/1933
A Bedtime Story
Character:Aristide
Release Date:22/04/1933
King Kong
Character:Captain Englehorn
Release Date:15/03/1933
Topaze
Character:Dr. Stegg
Release Date:24/02/1933
Employees' Entrance
Character:Garfinkle
Release Date:11/02/1933
Flesh
Character:Warden in Germany (uncredited)
Release Date:08/12/1932
Scarlet Dawn
Character:Plotsky (Uncredited)
Release Date:12/11/1932
The Crooked Circle
Character:Rankin
Release Date:25/09/1932
A Woman Commands
Character:The General
Release Date:12/02/1932
Mata Hari
Character:The Cook - Spy
Release Date:26/12/1931
Suicide Fleet
Character:Holtzmann
Release Date:20/11/1931
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Character:Arresting Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:23/10/1931
Beyond Victory
Character:German Hospital Chief
Release Date:03/04/1931
Gentleman's Fate
Character:Francesco Tomasulo
Release Date:07/03/1931
Billy the Kid
Character:General Lew Wallace (uncredited)
Release Date:16/10/1930
Every Woman's Longing
Character:
Release Date:17/05/1930
Strictly Unconventional
Character:Duke of Brocklehurst
Release Date:03/05/1930
The Grand Parade
Character:
Release Date:02/02/1930
Girl of the Port
Character:
Release Date:02/02/1930
Mister Antonio
Character:Milton Jorny
Release Date:15/10/1929
Her Private Affair
Character:State's Attorney
Release Date:27/09/1929
Paris Bound
Character:
Release Date:03/08/1929
Black Waters
Character:Randall
Release Date:05/04/1929
Strange Cargo
Character:Dr. Stecker
Release Date:31/03/1929
His Captive Woman
Character:
Release Date:03/02/1929
Sins of the Fathers
Character:The Eye Specialist
Release Date:28/12/1928
Someone to Love
Character:Simmons
Release Date:01/12/1928
Napoleon's Barber
Character:Napoleon's Barber
Release Date:24/11/1928
The Masks of the Devil
Character:Count Zellner
Release Date:17/11/1928
The Blue Danube
Character:Baron
Release Date:11/03/1928
Four Sons
Character:The Schoolmaster
Release Date:13/02/1928
Beau Sabreur
Character:Gen. de Beaujolais
Release Date:22/01/1928
Her Man o' War
Character:Professor Krantz
Release Date:25/08/1926
Television Appearances
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