Frank Reicher

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…

Filmography

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Adventures of Superman ★ 6.6 Adventures of Superman 1952 Superman and the Mole Men ★ 5.4 Superman and the Mole Men 1951 The Lady and the Bandit ★ 6.8 The Lady and the Bandit 1951 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye ★ 6.9 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye 1950 Samson and Delilah ★ 6.6 Samson and Delilah 1949 Barbary Pirate ★ 6.5 Barbary Pirate 1949 The Gallant Blade ★ 6.8 The Gallant Blade 1948 I, Jane Doe ★ 6.4 I, Jane Doe 1948 Carson City Raiders ★ 8.0 Carson City Raiders 1948 Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad ★ 8.0 Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad 1948 Escape Me Never ★ 4.8 Escape Me Never 1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty ★ 6.8 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947 Monsieur Verdoux ★ 7.7 Monsieur Verdoux 1947 Violence ★ 5.5 Violence 1947 Yankee Fakir ★ 6.0 Yankee Fakir 1947 Home in Oklahoma ★ 6.6 Home in Oklahoma 1946 Sister Kenny ★ 6.9 Sister Kenny 1946 The Shadow Returns ★ 5.8 The Shadow Returns 1946 A Guy Could Change ★ 7.0 A Guy Could Change 1946 The Tiger Woman ★ 5.8 The Tiger Woman 1945 Voice of the Whistler ★ 5.8 Voice of the Whistler 1945 Phantoms, Inc. ★ 6.2 Phantoms, Inc. 1945 Blonde Ransom ★ 8.0 Blonde Ransom 1945 A Medal for Benny ★ 5.6 A Medal for Benny 1945 The Jade Mask ★ 6.1 The Jade Mask 1945 The Strange Mr. Gregory ★ 5.5 The Strange Mr. Gregory 1945 The Big Bonanza ★ 6.3 The Big Bonanza 1944 House of Frankenstein ★ 6.0 House of Frankenstein 1944 The Conspirators ★ 6.3 The Conspirators 1944 The Mummy's Ghost ★ 5.6 The Mummy's Ghost 1944 Gildersleeve's Ghost ★ 5.5 Gildersleeve's Ghost 1944 Address Unknown ★ 6.5 Address Unknown 1944 Captain America ★ 5.4 Captain America 1944 Tornado ★ 5.7 Tornado 1943 Bomber's Moon ★ 6.5 Bomber's Moon 1943 Background to Danger ★ 6.7 Background to Danger 1943 Yanks Ahoy ★ 6.5 Yanks Ahoy 1943 Above Suspicion ★ 6.2 Above Suspicion 1943 Mission to Moscow ★ 5.7 Mission to Moscow 1943 Plan for Destruction ★ 6.6 Plan for Destruction 1943 Night Monster ★ 6.3 Night Monster 1942 The Mummy's Tomb ★ 5.5 The Mummy's Tomb 1942 Scattergood Survives a Murder ★ 5.9 Scattergood Survives a Murder 1942 Secret Enemies ★ 5.8 Secret Enemies 1942 The Gay Sisters ★ 6.6 The Gay Sisters 1942 Beyond the Blue Horizon ★ 6.0 Beyond the Blue Horizon 1942 The Mystery of Marie Roget ★ 5.7 The Mystery of Marie Roget 1942 To Be or Not to Be ★ 7.8 To Be or Not to Be 1942 Nazi Agent ★ 6.7 Nazi Agent 1942 Dangerously They Live ★ 6.3 Dangerously They Live 1941 One Foot in Heaven ★ 6.9 One Foot in Heaven 1941 Underground ★ 6.6 Underground 1941 Shining Victory ★ 6.1 Shining Victory 1941 The Nurse's Secret ★ 5.6 The Nurse's Secret 1941 They Dare Not Love ★ 7.5 They Dare Not Love 1941 Flight from Destiny ★ 5.8 Flight from Destiny 1941 The Face Behind the Mask ★ 6.5 The Face Behind the Mask 1941 Four Mothers ★ 6.8 Four Mothers 1941 Sky Murder ★ 6.8 Sky Murder 1940 The Man I Married ★ 6.3 The Man I Married 1940 The Lady in Question ★ 6.7 The Lady in Question 1940 South to Karanga ★ 7.0 South to Karanga 1940 All This, and Heaven Too ★ 7.2 All This, and Heaven Too 1940 Typhoon ★ 6.7 Typhoon 1940 Dr. Cyclops ★ 6.2 Dr. Cyclops 1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet ★ 6.5 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet 1940 Everything Happens at Night ★ 5.3 Everything Happens at Night 1939 South of the Border ★ 6.0 South of the Border 1939 Our Neighbors - The Carters ★ 9.0 Our Neighbors - The Carters 1939 Ninotchka ★ 7.5 Ninotchka 1939 Sabotage ★ 6.6 Sabotage 1939 The Escape ★ 6.3 The Escape 1939 Nurse Edith Cavell ★ 6.6 Nurse Edith Cavell 1939 The Magnificent Fraud ★ 9.0 The Magnificent Fraud 1939 Juarez ★ 6.5 Juarez 1939 Sons of Liberty ★ 6.3 Sons of Liberty 1939 Mystery of the White Room ★ 9.0 Mystery of the White Room 1939 Never Say Die ★ 7.3 Never Say Die 1939 Society Smugglers ★ 6.2 Society Smugglers 1939 Woman Doctor ★ 3.3 Woman Doctor 1939