About

Known credits:
46
Birthday:
1885-09-19
Place of birth:
Berlin, Germany
Website:
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Ernst Reicher

Overview

His father was the actor Emanuel Reicher, born in Galicia, then part of the Kingdom of Austria. Emanuel married firstly the opera singer Hedwig Reicher-Kindermann: their son was the actor Frank Reicher. After Hedwig's death, he married the actress Lina Harf and the couple had three children: Hedwiga Reicher, Ernst, and Elly, who all worked as actors.

At Continental-Kunstfilm's studios Ernst Reicher acted, wrote scripts and directed films from 1912 to 1918. In December 1912 he starred in Vorglühen des Balkanbrandes, directed by Joe May. He wrote, directed and starred in two films: Das Werk in February 1913, and Die Statue in 1914, which was banned by the Berlin police censor until 1919. Starting in winter 1913/14, he wrote and starred in the first three of the 'Stuart Webbs' detective films, a popular detective series directed by Joe May for Continental. For more than a decade after 1914, Reicher continued to write and star as Stuart Webbs, and was closely identified with the part. It was not until 1918 that Reicher turned to other topics. On the first of April 1919, he moved the headquarters of his film company to Munich.

At the beginning of the twenties he suffered a serious car accident, in which he suffered a vertebral and fractured skull. Only from 1926 he appeared again on the screen, but he could no longer build on previous successes. After the seizure of power in 1933 by the National Socialists, Reicher emigrated to Prague, where he fell into obscurity. His last, tiny role in the 1936 French-language remake of The Golem was cut out of the final version. Later that year, he committed suicide by hanging in a Prague hotel room.

Known for

Acting
1936 The Golem Actor 58
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1935 Csárdás Actor N/A
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1932 Rasputin, Demon of the Women Actor Home Secretary 59
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1931 One Night at the Grand Hotel Actor Hoteldirektor 59
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1931 The Theft of the Mona Lisa Actor 59
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1931 The Squeeker Actor Inspektor Elford 58
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1928 Haus Nummer 17 Actor N/A
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1926 The Armored Vault Actor Stuart Webbs N/A
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1925 Das Geheimnis einer Stunde Actor N/A
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1925 Das Geheimnis von Schloß Elmshöh Actor Stuart Webbs N/A
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1921 Das Rattenloch Actor Stuart Webbs N/A
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1921 Camera obscura Actor Stuart Webbs N/A
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1920 Der Sprung ins Dunkle Actor Stuart Webbs N/A
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1919 Die Pagode Actor Stuart Webbs N/A
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1919 Das Buch Esther Actor King Ahasuerus N/A
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1918 Der Stier von Saldanha Actor Stuart Webbs N/A
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1918 Der Eisenbahnmarder Actor Stuart Webbs N/A
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1916 Die Peitsche Actor Stuart Webbs N/A
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1916 Der Hilferuf Actor Stuart Webbs N/A
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1916 Der Brieföffner Actor Stuart Webbs N/A
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1915 Stuart Webbs: Die Toten erwachen Actor Detektiv Stuart Webbs N/A
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1915 Der gestreifte Domino Actor Stuart Webbs N/A
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1914 Stuart Webbs: Die geheimnisvolle Villa Actor N/A
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1914 Stuart Webbs: The Man in the Cellar Actor Stuart Webbs N/A
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1913 The Life and Works of Richard Wagner Actor Ludwig II. 58
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1913 Ein Ausgestoßener: 1. Teil Actor Robert Lambard N/A
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1913 Erloschenes Licht Actor N/A
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1913 Heimat und Fremde Actor N/A
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1912 Vorgluten des Balkanbrandes Actor N/A
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Ein Mädchen zu verschenken Actor Verehrer Nr. 1 N/A
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Directing
1921 Das Rattenloch Directing Director N/A
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1920 Der Sprung ins Dunkle Directing Director N/A
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1919 Die Pagode Directing Director N/A
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1919 Das Buch Esther Directing Director N/A
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1918 Die Fürstin von Beranien Directing Director N/A
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1914 Die Statue Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1921 Camera obscura Writing Writer N/A
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1919 Das Buch Esther Writing Writer N/A
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1915 Stuart Webbs: Die Toten erwachen Writing Writer N/A
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1914 Stuart Webbs: Die geheimnisvolle Villa Writing Screenplay N/A
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1914 Stuart Webbs: The Man in the Cellar Writing Screenplay N/A
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1914 Die Statue Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
1933 Liebelei Production Production Manager 59
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1920 Panic in the House of Ardon Production Producer N/A
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1919 Der verführte Heilige Production Producer N/A
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1916 Der Brieföffner Production Producer N/A
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