Frank Reicher
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 th
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.
Born
Dec 02, 1875
Munich, German Empire [now Germany]
Died
Jan 19, 1965
Known For
Acting
Movies
189 acting
43 crew
Popularity
0.7
Known For
King Kong
1933
as Captain Englehorn
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Village Barber
Ninotchka
1939
as Soviet Lawyer (uncredited)
To Be or Not to Be
1942
as Polish Official (uncredited)
The Son of Kong
1933
as Captain Englehorn
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
as Maasdam
Camille
1936
as Creditor Agent (uncredited)
House of Frankenstein
1944
as Frederick Ullman
Stage Door
1937
as Stage Director
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