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Frank Reicher
Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher

Actor · Producer
89 years (Dec 2, 1875 – Jan 19, 1965)Munich, German Empire [now Germany]
Known for
  1. 1933 Captain Englehornin The Son of Kong
  2. 1944 Prof. Matthew Normanin The Mummy's Ghost
  3. 1940 Prof. Kendallin Dr. Cyclops
Frank Reicher is, by now, a veteran actor whose work covers more eras of the industry than most. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 112 years. 'King Kong' is the most-watched work of the career, as Captain Englehorn. He also turns up in 'Samson and Delilah'. Horror has been the most frequent territory.
Known for
  1. 1933 Captain Englehornin The Son of Kong
  2. 1944 Prof. Matthew Normanin The Mummy's Ghost
  3. 1940 Prof. Kendallin Dr. Cyclops
Frank Reicher is, by now, a veteran actor whose work covers more eras of the industry than most. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 112 years. 'King Kong' is the most-watched work of the career, as Captain Englehorn. He also turns up in 'Samson and Delilah'. Horror has been the most frequent territory.
Movies: 180 titles
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Superman and the Mole Men
Hospital Superintendent
★ 5.3
1951
The Lady and the Bandit
Count Eckhardt
★ 6.8
1951
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Darius 'Doc' Green
★ 6.8
1950
Samson and Delilah
Village Barber
★ 6.6
1949
Barbary Pirate
Cathcart
★ 6.5
1949
The Gallant Blade
Major
★ 6.8
1948
I, Jane Doe
Doctor
★ 6.4
1948
Carson City Raiders
Razor the Barber
★ 8.0
1948
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
Dr. MacKenzie
★ 8.0
1948
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Frank Reicher still alive?
Frank Reicher passed away on January 19, 1965 at age 89.
What are the most famous roles of Frank Reicher?
Frank Reicher is best known for roles in King Kong, To Be or Not to Be, Monsieur Verdoux.
How many movies has Frank Reicher been in?
Over a 51-year career (since 1914), Frank Reicher has appeared in 180 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Frank Reicher's first movie?
The career of Frank Reicher began with The Lambs' All-Star Gambol (1914).
What is Frank Reicher's most recent movie or series?
Frank Reicher's most recent release is Adventures of Superman, which premiered on September 19, 1952.
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Frank Reicher
Frank Reicher
1875-12-02 · Munich, German Empire [now Germany]

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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