Ernst Reicher
Date of birth: 1885-09-19
Place of birth: Berlin, Germany
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Ein Ausgestoßener: 1. Teil
1913-03-14
Robert Lambard, son of a respected Parisian banker, seduces Marguerite Walser, the sister of Guy Wal
Haus Nummer 17
1928-01-01
Vorgluten des Balkanbrandes
1912-12-06
One Night at the Grand Hotel
1931-12-08
Fritz is in love with artist Glay, who stays at the Grand Hotel. In spite of not having any money he
Erloschenes Licht
1913-02-07
The Squeeker
1931-07-30
Der Brieföffner
1916-01-01
Stuart Webbs: Die Toten erwachen
1915-10-01
In this tangled case, Webbs is called in to solve a string of alleged suicides. The case is very opa
The Life and Works of Richard Wagner
1913-05-31
This biographical portrait of composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883), feature-length and lavishly produ
Das Geheimnis einer Stunde
1925-01-01
Stuart Webbs: The Man in the Cellar
1914-03-20
Installment in the popular Stuart Webbs detective series.
Stuart Webbs: Die geheimnisvolle Villa
1914-03-13
Csárdás
1935-12-13
When their relatives from the countryside miss the train to their wedding anniversary, Lawyer Dr. He
Der Hilferuf
1916-07-01
The Theft of the Mona Lisa
1931-08-24
This German crime drama was based on a true story. Willy Forst stars as a poverty-stricken Italian g
Heimat und Fremde
1913-01-01
The Golem
1936-02-06
The Golem, a giant creature created out of clay by a rabbi, comes to life in a time of trouble to pr
Rasputin, Demon of the Women
1932-02-19
The demonic Rasputin is poisoned but survives to continue seducing in evil ways, in this historical
Der gestreifte Domino
1915-09-01
Die Pagode
1919-08-01
Die Peitsche
1916-12-01
Der Eisenbahnmarder
1918-08-30
Das Buch Esther
1919-05-01
After the Jewish Mordecai refuses to bow down to Haman, the king's minister, Haman plots to have all
Der Sprung ins Dunkle
1920-07-01
The Armored Vault
1926-12-30
Directed by Lupu Pick, who died far too young, it was billed as a melodrama about a ring of counterf
Das Rattenloch
1921-07-21
Camera obscura
1921-04-23
Das Geheimnis von Schloß Elmshöh
1925-01-01
Der Stier von Saldanha
1918-10-01
Ein Mädchen zu verschenken
1913-09-12
Road to Rio
1931-01-15
A young woman causes a fatal accident. She flees the country, only to get caught in the net of Brasi