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Ernst Reicher

Acting
Known For

50 Years Old

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.

Born

Berlin, Germany on 19th September 1885

Died

1st May 1936

All Credits

The Golem Image
The Golem
The Theft of the Mona Lisa Image
The Theft of the Mona Lisa
No Image
Stuart Webbs: Die Toten erwachen
Detektiv Stuart Webbs
Rasputin, Demon of the Women Image
Rasputin, Demon of the Women
Home Secretary
The Life and Works of Richard Wagner Image
The Life and Works of Richard Wagner
Ludwig II.
The Squeeker Image
The Squeeker
Inspektor Elford
Die Pagode Image
Die Pagode
Stuart Webbs
Der Hilferuf Image
Der Hilferuf
Stuart Webbs
No Image
One Night at the Grand Hotel
Hoteldirektor
No Image
Die Peitsche
Stuart Webbs
The Armored Vault Image
The Armored Vault
Stuart Webbs
Csárdás Image
Csárdás
Der gestreifte Domino Image
Der gestreifte Domino
Stuart Webbs
No Image
Das Geheimnis von Schloß Elmshöh
Stuart Webbs
No Image
Haus Nummer 17
No Image
Ein Ausgestoßener: 1. Teil
Robert Lambard
No Image
Stuart Webbs: Die geheimnisvolle Villa
No Image
Stuart Webbs: The Man in the Cellar
Stuart Webbs
Das Geheimnis einer Stunde Image
Das Geheimnis einer Stunde
Camera obscura Image
Camera obscura
Stuart Webbs
Das Buch Esther Image
Das Buch Esther
King Ahasuerus
Der Brieföffner Image
Der Brieföffner
Stuart Webbs
Das Rattenloch Image
Das Rattenloch
Stuart Webbs
Der Sprung ins Dunkle Image
Der Sprung ins Dunkle
Stuart Webbs
Heimat und Fremde Image
Heimat und Fremde
No Image
Der Stier von Saldanha
Stuart Webbs
Der Eisenbahnmarder Image
Der Eisenbahnmarder
Stuart Webbs
No Image
Vorgluten des Balkanbrandes
No Image
Ein Mädchen zu verschenken
Verehrer Nr. 1
Erloschenes Licht Image
Erloschenes Licht