Egon Brecher
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Egon Brecher (18 February 1880 – 12 August 1946) was an Austria-Hungary-born actor and director, who also served as the chief director of Vienna's Stadts Theatre, before entering the motion picture industry. The son of a professor, Brecher began studying philosophy in 1900 at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. He did not finish his studies, deciding to become an actor. He appeared on several provincial stages in Germany and Austria until 1910, and then played in Vienna on various occasions, directed by Josef Jarno until 1921. In 1907, he founded an initiative (which lasted for something like one or two years) to play modern Yiddish theatre in German language with Siegfried Schmitz and members of the student club ‘Theodor Herzl’ like Hugo Zuckermann and Oskar Rosenfeld. In 1919 he was co-founder of the Freie Jüdische Volksbühne in Vienna, a Yiddish theatre, which existed for three years. Then, in 1921, he moved to New York to act on Broadway. He moved to Hollywood in the late 1920s to appear in foreign-language versions of American films. In the mid-1930s he appeared in classic horror films The Black Cat, Werewolf of London, The Black Room, Mark of the Vampire and The Devil-Doll, and worked steadily in the espionage films of the 1930s/40s, his Slavic accent landing him roles both noble and villainous. One of his largest screen roles was in 1946's So Dark the Night. He died later in 1946, aged 66, of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
So Dark the Night
as Dr. Boncourt
So Dark the Night
as Dr. Boncourt
Sister Kenny
as Frenchman (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
as Frenchman (uncredited)
Just Before Dawn
as Dr. Evans (uncredited)
Just Before Dawn
as Dr. Evans (uncredited)
The Diary of a Chambermaid
as The Postman (Uncredited)
The Diary of a Chambermaid
as The Postman (Uncredited)
Cornered
Cornered
Voice of the Whistler
as Dr. Rose (replaced by Frank Reicher) (uncredited)
Voice of the Whistler
as Dr. Rose (replaced by Frank Reicher) (uncredited)
A Royal Scandal
as Wassilikow (uncredited)
A Royal Scandal
as Wassilikow (uncredited)
Above Suspicion
as Gestapo Official (Uncredited)
Above Suspicion
as Gestapo Official (Uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
as Heinrich Sahm (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
as Heinrich Sahm (uncredited)
Isle of Missing Men
as Richard Heller
Isle of Missing Men
as Richard Heller
For the Common Defense!
as Adolph (uncredited)
For the Common Defense!
as Adolph (uncredited)
Manpower
as Pop Duval
Manpower
as Pop Duval
Man Hunt
as Jeweler
Man Hunt
as Jeweler
Out of Darkness
as Victor Jourdain (uncredited)
Out of Darkness
as Victor Jourdain (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Von Konstat (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Von Konstat (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
as Elder in Norway (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
as Elder in Norway (uncredited)
Buyer Beware
as Child's Father (uncredited)
Buyer Beware
as Child's Father (uncredited)
The Man I Married
as Czech
The Man I Married
as Czech
All This, and Heaven Too
as Doctor (uncredited)
All This, and Heaven Too
as Doctor (uncredited)
Calling Philo Vance
as Austrian Judge (uncredited)
Calling Philo Vance
as Austrian Judge (uncredited)
Judge Hardy and Son
as Anton Volduzzi
Judge Hardy and Son
as Anton Volduzzi
Espionage Agent
as Larsch
Espionage Agent
as Larsch
Juarez
as Baron von Magnus (uncredited)
Juarez
as Baron von Magnus (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Fritz Muller - German Agent (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as Fritz Muller - German Agent (uncredited)
While America Sleeps
as Klaus
While America Sleeps
as Klaus
The Three Musketeers
as Landlord
The Three Musketeers
as Landlord
Suez
as Doctor
Suez
as Doctor
I'll Give a Million
as Citizen
I'll Give a Million
as Citizen
You and Me
as Mr. Levine
You and Me
as Mr. Levine
Arsène Lupin Returns
as Vasseur (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns
as Vasseur (uncredited)
The Spy Ring
as General A. R. Bowen
The Spy Ring
as General A. R. Bowen
Heidi
as Inn Keeper
Heidi
as Inn Keeper
The Women Men Marry
as John (uncredited)
The Women Men Marry
as John (uncredited)
Espionage
as Chief of Police
Espionage
as Chief of Police
The Great O'Malley
as Morris - the Pawnbroker (uncredited)
The Great O'Malley
as Morris - the Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Black Legion
as Dombrowski
Black Legion
as Dombrowski
Sins of Man
as Doctor
Sins of Man
as Doctor
Boulder Dam
as Pa Vangarick
Boulder Dam
as Pa Vangarick
Paddy O'Day
as Russian Musician
Paddy O'Day
as Russian Musician
Here's to Romance
as Descartes
Here's to Romance
as Descartes
Werewolf of London
as Priest (uncredited)
Werewolf of London
as Priest (uncredited)
Air Hawks
as Schulter's Henchman
Air Hawks
as Schulter's Henchman
Now and Forever
as Doctor (uncredited)
Now and Forever
as Doctor (uncredited)
No Greater Glory
as Racz
No Greater Glory
as Racz