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