Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher

Acting

Birthday

1875/12/02

Day of death

1965/01/19 (89 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Munich, German Empire [now Germany]

Also know as

George H. Lloyd, Frank Reichert, Franz Reicher

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...Read more

Acting
Dr. Cyclops
6.1

(1940) Dr. Cyclops

as Prof. Kendall

Scattergood Survives a Murder
4.5

(1942) Scattergood Survives a Murder

as Thaddeus Quentin

Charlie Chan in Egypt
6.9

(1935) Charlie Chan in Egypt

as Dr. Jaipur

Night Key
6.2

(1937) Night Key

as Carl - gang engineer

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
6.7

(1947) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

as Maasdam

To Be or Not to Be
7.8

(1942) To Be or Not to Be

as Polish Official (uncredited)

The Mummy's Ghost
5.8

(1944) The Mummy's Ghost

as Prof. Matthew Norman

Superman and the Mole-Men
5.3

(1951) Superman and the Mole-Men

as Hospital Superintendent

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
7.2

(1938) The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

as Professor O.J. Ludwig (uncredited)

Second Wife
0.0

(1936) Second Wife

as Headmaster

The Florentine Dagger
5.7

(1935) The Florentine Dagger

as Von Stein

The Strange Mr. Gregory
5.1

(1945) The Strange Mr. Gregory

as William Riker, the Butler

The Son of Kong
5.4

(1933) The Son of Kong

as Captain Englehorn

Violence
5.2

(1947) Violence

as Pop, apartment concierge

Employees' Entrance
6.3

(1933) Employees' Entrance

as Garfinkle

Stage Door
7.0

(1937) Stage Door

as Stage Director

Return of the Terror
6.0

(1934) Return of the Terror

as Franz Reinhardt

The Jade Mask
6.1

(1945) The Jade Mask

as Harper

Nazi Agent
6.6

(1942) Nazi Agent

as Fritz

Sky Murder
6.3

(1940) Sky Murder

as Dr. Crattan

Die Sehnsucht jeder Frau
0.0

(1930) Every woman's longing

as ---

Dangerously They Live
5.9

(1941) Dangerously They Live

as Jarvis, Goodwin's Butler

Home in Oklahoma
6.2

(1946) Home in Oklahoma

as Jason Cragmyle

Rendezvous
4.8

(1935) Rendezvous

as Dr. R.A. Jackson

The Emperor's Candlesticks
5.2

(1937) The Emperor's Candlesticks

as Pavloff

The Story of Louis Pasteur
6.8

(1936) The Story of Louis Pasteur

as Dr. Pfeiffer

South of the Border
5.0

(1939) South of the Border

as Don Diego Mendoza

The Lady in Question
6.6

(1940) The Lady in Question

as President

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
5.6

(1936) The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

as Dr. Coate

Plan for Destruction
5.8

(1943) Plan for Destruction

as Karl Ernst Haushofer

Letter of Introduction
5.9

(1938) Letter of Introduction

as Second Doctor (uncredited)

Escape Me Never
4.7

(1947) Escape Me Never

as The Minister

Night Monster
6.2

(1942) Night Monster

as Dr. Timmons

Men in White
6.0

(1934) Men in White

as Doctor (uncredited)

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
6.1

(1936) The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

as Henry Strand (uncredited)

The Grand Parade
0.0

(1930) The Grand Parade

as ---

The Gorgeous Hussy
5.2

(1936) The Gorgeous Hussy

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

The Conspirators
6.0

(1944) The Conspirators

as Casino Attendant (uncredited)

Flesh
5.6

(1932) Flesh

as Warden in Germany (uncredited)

Under Cover of Night
5.7

(1937) Under Cover of Night

as Rudolph Brehmer

The Big Bonanza
5.5

(1944) The Big Bonanza

as Dr. Ballou

Life Returns
4.2

(1935) Life Returns

as Dr. James

Before Dawn
5.6

(1933) Before Dawn

as Joe Valerie

The Shadow Returns
5.3

(1946) The Shadow Returns

as Michael Hasdon

Secret Enemies
5.2

(1942) Secret Enemies

as Henry Bremmer

The Magnificent Fraud
0.0

(1939) The Magnificent Fraud

as Mendietta Garcia

Topaze
6.1

(1933) Topaze

as Dr. Stegg

Billy the Kid
4.2

(1930) Billy the Kid

as General Lew Wallace (uncredited)

The Tiger Woman
5.5

(1945) The Tiger Woman

as Coroner

Girls Dormitory
5.9

(1936) Girls Dormitory

as Dr. Hoffenreich

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
6.3

(1935) The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

as 2nd Assistant Director

Torchy Gets Her Man
5.9

(1938) Torchy Gets Her Man

as The Professor - Henchman

Carson City Raiders
0.0

(1948) Carson City Raiders

as Razor the Barber

0.0

(1936) Along Came Love

as Planetarium Lecturer

Captured!
5.6

(1933) Captured!

as Herr Hauptman

Typhoon
5.0

(1940) Typhoon

as Doctor

Journal of a Crime
5.7

(1934) Journal of a Crime

as Herr Winterstein

Stolen Holiday
6.6

(1937) Stolen Holiday

as Rainer

Gentleman's Fate
5.5

(1931) Gentleman's Fate

as Francesco Tomasulo

Espionage
6.5

(1937) Espionage

as Von Cram

Tornado
5.5

(1943) Tornado

as Linden, Sr.

The Girl Downstairs
4.5

(1938) The Girl Downstairs

as Police Official (uncredited)

Suicide Fleet
4.3

(1931) Suicide Fleet

as Holtzmann

Gildersleeve's Ghost
5.0

(1944) Gildersleeve's Ghost

as Dr. Wells

Till We Meet Again
5.0

(1936) Till We Meet Again

as Colonel Von Diegel

Fit for a King
5.0

(1937) Fit for a King

as Kurtz

The Mystery of Marie Roget
5.5

(1942) The Mystery of Marie Roget

as Magistrate

Shining Victory
5.9

(1941) Shining Victory

as Dr. Esterhazy

Sons of Liberty
6.0

(1939) Sons of Liberty

as Lyons the Storekeeper (uncredited)

The Crooked Circle
4.8

(1932) The Crooked Circle

as Rankin

The Fountain
9.5

(1934) The Fountain

as Doctor

The Masks of the Devil
0.0

(1928) The Masks of the Devil

as Count Zellner

The Man I Married
6.3

(1940) The Man I Married

as Friehof

The Case of the Howling Dog
6.5

(1934) The Case of the Howling Dog

as Dr. Carl Cooper

Prison Nurse
5.1

(1938) Prison Nurse

as Doctor Hartman

City Streets
0.0

(1938) City Streets

as Dr. Ferenc Waller

Girl of the Port
5.7

(1930) Girl of the Port

as ---

A Bedtime Story
8.0

(1933) A Bedtime Story

as Aristide

I Am a Thief
6.0

(1934) I Am a Thief

as Max Bolen

British Agent
5.5

(1934) British Agent

as Mr. X

Beyond Victory
0.0

(1931) Beyond Victory

as German Hospital Chief

Mister Antonio
5.0

(1929) Mister Antonio

as Milton Jorny

The Country Doctor
6.0

(1936) The Country Doctor

as Dr. Paul Luke

Four Sons
7.2

(1928) Four Sons

as The Schoolmaster

I'll Give a Million
5.7

(1938) I'll Give a Million

as Prefect of Police

Strictly Unconventional
3.5

(1930) Strictly Unconventional

as Duke of Brocklehurst

His Captive Woman
6.0

(1929) His Captive Woman

as ---

Kind Lady
6.6

(1935) Kind Lady

as Gustave Roubet (as Frank Reigher)

The Blue Danube
0.0

(1928) The Blue Danube

as Baron

Under Two Flags
6.0

(1936) Under Two Flags

as French General

Paris Bound
4.4

(1929) Paris Bound

as ---

Her Private Affair
4.0

(1929) Her Private Affair

as State's Attorney

A Dog of Flanders
7.0

(1935) A Dog of Flanders

as Herr Vanderkloot

Man Of The People
7.0

(1937) Man Of The People

as Robinson

The Sin of Madelon Claudet
5.9

(1931) The Sin of Madelon Claudet

as Arresting Detective (uncredited)

The Escape
5.5

(1939) The Escape

as Dr. Shumaker

Mills of the Gods
0.0

(1934) Mills of the Gods

as Barrett

The Devil-Doll
6.8

(1936) The Devil-Doll

as Doctor (uncredited)

Sutter's Gold
0.0

(1936) Sutter's Gold

as Governor Felipe Vega

Hi, Nellie!
6.5

(1934) Hi, Nellie!

as Danny

Beg, Borrow or Steal
4.5

(1937) Beg, Borrow or Steal

as Monsieur Debillon (uncredited)

Laughing at Trouble
6.0

(1936) Laughing at Trouble

as Dr. Larson

Jennie Gerhardt
4.0

(1933) Jennie Gerhardt

as Old Weaver (uncredited)

The Nurse's Secret
5.0

(1941) The Nurse's Secret

as Wiley Henderson

Devil's Island
5.4

(1939) Devil's Island

as President of Assize Court

Secret of the Chateau
6.0

(1934) Secret of the Chateau

as Auctioneer

Never Say Die
6.8

(1939) Never Say Die

as Man in Charge of Duel

Juarez
6.5

(1939) Juarez

as Duc de Morny (uncredited)

King Kong
7.6

(1933) King Kong

as Captain Englehorn

Everything Happens at Night
4.1

(1939) Everything Happens at Night

as Pharmacist

Nurse Edith Cavell
6.4

(1939) Nurse Edith Cavell

as Baron von Bissing

Ninotchka
7.5

(1939) Ninotchka

as Soviet Lawyer (uncredited)

On Such a Night
0.0

(1937) On Such a Night

as Horace Darwin

Star of Midnight
6.0

(1935) Star of Midnight

as Abe Ohlman (uncredited)

House of Frankenstein
6.0

(1944) House of Frankenstein

as Frederick Ullman (uncredited)

No Greater Glory
6.7

(1934) No Greater Glory

as Doctor

The Great O'Malley
6.7

(1937) The Great O'Malley

as Dr. Larson

Sister Kenny
6.5

(1946) Sister Kenny

as Dr. Chuter (uncredited)

The Gallant Blade
6.0

(1948) The Gallant Blade

as Major

All This, and Heaven Too
7.1

(1940) All This, and Heaven Too

as Police Official (uncredited)

Beyond the Blue Horizon
0.0

(1942) Beyond the Blue Horizon

as Sneath

Yankee Fakir
5.0

(1947) Yankee Fakir

as H.W. Randall

Monsieur Verdoux
7.7

(1947) Monsieur Verdoux

as Doctor (uncredited)

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
6.3

(1940) Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

as Old Man

Society Smugglers
5.7

(1939) Society Smugglers

as Jones

Prescription for Romance
0.0

(1937) Prescription for Romance

as Jozsef

West Bound Limited
6.0

(1937) West Bound Limited

as Pop Martin

Voice of the Whistler
5.7

(1945) Voice of the Whistler

as Dr. Rose (uncredited)

A Woman Commands
8.0

(1932) A Woman Commands

as The General

Underground
6.1

(1941) Underground

as Professor Baumer

The Gay Sisters
6.5

(1942) The Gay Sisters

as Dr. Thomas Bigelow

Scarlet Dawn
6.5

(1932) Scarlet Dawn

as Plotsky (Uncredited)

Rascals
6.0

(1938) Rascals

as Dr. C.M. Garvey

The Mummy's Tomb
5.7

(1942) The Mummy's Tomb

as Professor Matthew Norman

Phantoms, Inc.
5.3

(1945) Phantoms, Inc.

as Philip Kenneson, Sr.

I, Jane Doe
5.9

(1948) I, Jane Doe

as Doctor

A Guy Could Change
0.0

(1946) A Guy Could Change

as Doctor

Sinner Take All
4.8

(1936) Sinner Take All

as Theo Drukker (uncredited)

Sabotage
7.0

(1939) Sabotage

as (uncredited)

Four Mothers
5.7

(1941) Four Mothers

as Festival Committee Member (uncredited)

Napoleon's Barber
5.0

(1928) Napoleon's Barber

as Napoleon's Barber

Black Waters
0.0

(1929) Black Waters

as Randall

They Dare Not Love
6.0

(1941) They Dare Not Love

as Captain

Star for a Night
6.0

(1936) Star for a Night

as Doctor Heimkin

The Countess of Monte Cristo
6.0

(1934) The Countess of Monte Cristo

as Police Commissioner

Woman Doctor
1.0

(1939) Woman Doctor

as Dr. Mathews

Mata Hari
6.2

(1931) Mata Hari

as The Cook - Spy

Mystery of the White Room
0.0

(1939) Mystery of the White Room

as Dr. Amos Thornton

Suez
5.4

(1938) Suez

as General Changarnier

Beau Sabreur
0.0

(1928) Beau Sabreur

as Gen. de Beaujolais

The Lady and the Bandit
6.0

(1951) The Lady and the Bandit

as Count Eckhardt

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
6.7

(1950) Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

as Darius 'Doc' Green

0.0

(1937) Midnight Madonna

as Vincent Long II

Her Man o' War
0.0

(1926) Her Man o' War

as Professor Krantz

Anthony Adverse
5.7

(1936) Anthony Adverse

as Coachman to Paris

Magnificent Obsession
7.4

(1935) Magnificent Obsession

as Dr. Rochard

Strange Cargo
6.0

(1929) Strange Cargo

as Dr. Stecker

Samson and Delilah
6.5

(1949) Samson and Delilah

as Village Barber

Above Suspicion
6.5

(1943) Above Suspicion

as Colonel Gerold (Uncredited)

Background to Danger
6.6

(1943) Background to Danger

as Rudick - the Assasin

Mission to Moscow
5.2

(1943) Mission to Moscow

as General von Koestrich - German ambassador (uncredited)

The Great Impersonation
0.0

(1935) The Great Impersonation

as Dr. Trenk

Let's Talk It Over
0.0

(1934) Let's Talk It Over

as Richards

Flight from Destiny
5.2

(1941) Flight from Destiny

as Edvaard Kreindling

The Mighty Treve
6.0

(1937) The Mighty Treve

as Eben McClelland

Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
6.0

(1948) Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad

as Dr. MacKenzie

Address Unknown
6.4

(1944) Address Unknown

as Professor Schmidt

Barbary Pirate
6.0

(1949) Barbary Pirate

as Cathcart

A Medal for Benny
4.5

(1945) A Medal for Benny

as Father Bly (uncredited)

South to Karanga
0.0

(1940) South to Karanga

as Dr. Greenleaf

Bomber's Moon
5.5

(1943) Bomber's Moon

as Dr. Hartman

Camille
7.0

(1936) Camille

as Creditor Agent (uncredited)

Sins of the Fathers
6.0

(1928) Sins of the Fathers

as The Eye Specialist

Captain America
5.5

(1944) Captain America

as Lyman

The Invisible Ray
6.3

(1936) The Invisible Ray

as Professor Meiklejohn

One Foot in Heaven
6.6

(1941) One Foot in Heaven

as Board Member (uncredited)

The Road Back
7.2

(1937) The Road Back

as Ernst's Father

Someone to Love
0.0

(1928) Someone to Love

as Simmons

Adventures of Superman
6.7

(1952) Adventures of Superman

as ---