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Egon Brecher

Egon Brecher

Actor

Born February 15, 1880 in Olmütz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Olomouc, Czech Republic]

Died August 12, 1946

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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.

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Just Before Dawn Poster

Just Before Dawn Feature Film1946Dr. Evans

O.S.S. Feature Film1946Marcel Aubert

Sister Kenny Poster

Sister Kenny Feature Film1946Frenchman

So Dark the Night Poster

So Dark the Night Feature Film1946Dr. Boncourt

Temptation Poster

Temptation Feature Film1946Ibrahim

The Diary of a Chambermaid Poster

The Diary of a Chambermaid Feature Film1946The postman

The Return of Monte Cristo Poster

The Return of Monte Cristo Feature Film1946Island Doctor

The Wife of Monte Cristo Poster

The Wife of Monte Cristo Feature Film1946Proprietor

A Royal Scandal Poster

A Royal Scandal Feature Film1945Wassilikow

Cornered Poster

Cornered Feature Film1945Insurance Man

White Pongo Poster

White Pongo Feature Film1945Dr. Gerig

The Hairy Ape Poster

The Hairy Ape Feature Film1944Refugee Violinist

The Hitler Gang Poster

The Hitler Gang Feature Film1944Landsberg Warden

The Seventh Cross Poster

The Seventh Cross Feature Film1944Sexton

They Live in Fear Poster

They Live in Fear Feature Film1944Heinrich Graffen

U-Boat Prisoner Poster

U-Boat Prisoner Feature Film1944Prof. Van der Brek

Above Suspicion Poster

Above Suspicion Feature Film1943Gestapo Official

Hitler's Children Poster

Hitler's Children Feature Film1943Mr. Muller

Mission to Moscow Poster

Mission to Moscow Feature Film1943Heinrich Sahm

The Desert Song Poster

The Desert Song Feature Film1943French Colonel

The Fighting Guerrillas Poster

The Fighting Guerrillas Feature Film1943Chetnik

The Purple V Poster

The Purple V Feature Film1943Clerk

They Came to Blow Up America Poster

They Came to Blow Up America Feature Film1943Kirschner

All Through the Night Poster

All Through the Night Feature Film1942Art Gallery Watchman

Berlin Correspondent Poster

Berlin Correspondent Feature Film1942Prisoner

For the Common Defense! Poster

For the Common Defense! Short Film1942Adolph

Isle of Missing Men Poster

Isle of Missing Men Feature Film1942Richard Heller

Kings Row Poster

Kings Row Feature Film1942Dr. Candell

The Navy Comes Through Poster

The Navy Comes Through Feature Film1942U-Boat Commander

Four Mothers Poster

Four Mothers Feature Film1941Music Foundation Director

Man Hunt Poster

Man Hunt Feature Film1941Pawnbroker

Manpower Poster

Manpower Feature Film1941Pop Duval

Out of Darkness Poster

Out of Darkness Short Film1941Victor Jourdain - First Editor of La Libre Belgique

They Dare Not Love Poster

They Dare Not Love Feature Film1941Prof. Keller

Underground Poster

Underground Feature Film1941Herr Director

A Dispatch from Reuters Poster

A Dispatch from Reuters Feature Film1940Von Konstat

All This, and Heaven Too Poster

All This, and Heaven Too Feature Film1940Doctor

Buyer Beware Poster

Buyer Beware Short Film1940Child's Father

Calling Philo Vance Poster

Calling Philo Vance Feature Film1940Austrian Judge

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Poster

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Feature Film1940Martl

Four Sons Poster

Four Sons Feature Film1940Richter

I Was an Adventuress Poster

I Was an Adventuress Feature Film1940Jacques Dubois

Know Your Money Poster

Know Your Money Short Film1940Samuels, the Druggist

Knute Rockne All American Poster

Knute Rockne All American Feature Film1940Elder in Norway

Pound Foolish Poster

Pound Foolish Short Film1940Benois

Rebecca Feature Film1940Hotel Desk Clerk

The Man I Married Poster

The Man I Married Feature Film1940Czech

Angels Wash Their Faces Poster

Angels Wash Their Faces Feature Film1939Mr. Smith

Chasing Danger Poster

Chasing Danger Feature Film1939Naval Doctor

Confessions of a Nazi Spy Poster

Confessions of a Nazi Spy Feature Film1939Fritz Muller - German Agent

Devil's Island Poster

Devil's Island Feature Film1939Debriac

Espionage Agent Poster

Espionage Agent Feature Film1939Larsch

Hotel Imperial Poster

Hotel Imperial Feature Film1939Pograncz

Juarez Feature Film1939Baron von Magnus

Judge Hardy and Son Poster

Judge Hardy and Son Feature Film1939Mr. Anton Volduzzi

Nurse Edith Cavell Poster

Nurse Edith Cavell Feature Film1939Dr. Gunther

Sons of Liberty Poster

Sons of Liberty Short Film1939Rabbi

The Three Musketeers Poster

The Three Musketeers Feature Film1939Landlord

We Are Not Alone Poster

We Are Not Alone Feature Film1939Mr. Adolf Schiller

While America Sleeps Poster

While America Sleeps Short Film1939Klaus

Arsène Lupin Returns Poster

Arsène Lupin Returns Feature Film1938Vasseur

Blondes at Work Poster

Blondes at Work Feature Film1938J.Z. Beckman

Cocoanut Grove Poster

Cocoanut Grove Feature Film1938Pawnbroker

Gateway Feature Film1938Rabbi

I'll Give a Million Poster

I'll Give a Million Feature Film1938Citizen

Invisible Enemy Poster

Invisible Enemy Feature Film1938Kirman

Nostradamus Poster

Nostradamus Short Film1938Bit Role

Racket Busters Poster

Racket Busters Feature Film1938Peters

Spawn of the North Poster

Spawn of the North Feature Film1938Erickson

Spring Madness Poster

Spring Madness Feature Film1938Soviet Travel Bureau Agent

Suez Feature Film1938Doctor

The First Chair Short Film1938Karl Biedermann

The Spy Ring Poster

The Spy Ring Feature Film1938General A. R. Bowen

You and Me Poster

You and Me Feature Film1938Mr. Levine

Beg, Borrow or Steal Poster

Beg, Borrow or Steal Feature Film1937Antique Shop Proprietor

Black Legion Poster

Black Legion Feature Film1937Dombrowski

Espionage Poster

Espionage Feature Film1937Chief of Police

Heidi Feature Film1937Inn keeper

I Met Him in Paris Poster

I Met Him in Paris Feature Film1937Emile - Upper Sled Run Tower Control

Lancer Spy Poster

Lancer Spy Feature Film1937Bendiner

Love Under Fire Poster

Love Under Fire Feature Film1937Civilian

Stolen Holiday Poster

Stolen Holiday Feature Film1937Deputy Bergery

The Emperor's Candlesticks Poster

The Emperor's Candlesticks Feature Film1937Czakova - Chief of Police

The Great O'Malley Poster

The Great O'Malley Feature Film1937Morris - the Pawnbroker

The Life of Emile Zola Poster

The Life of Emile Zola Feature Film1937Brucker

The Women Men Marry Poster

The Women Men Marry Feature Film1937John

Thin Ice Poster

Thin Ice Feature Film1937Janitor

Alibi for Murder Poster

Alibi for Murder Feature Film1936Sir Conrad Stava

Anthony Adverse Poster

Anthony Adverse Feature Film1936Innkeeper

Boulder Dam Poster

Boulder Dam Feature Film1936Pa Vangarick

Charlie Chan's Secret Poster

Charlie Chan's Secret Feature Film1936Ulrich

Come and Get It Poster

Come and Get It Feature Film1936Mr. Schwerke

Ladies in Love Poster

Ladies in Love Feature Film1936Concierge

Love on the Run Poster

Love on the Run Feature Film1936Dr. Stefan Gorsay

One in a Million Poster

One in a Million Feature Film1936Olympic Chairman

Paddy O'Day Poster

Paddy O'Day Feature Film1936Russian Musician

Sins of Man Poster

Sins of Man Feature Film1936Doctor

The Devil-Doll Poster

The Devil-Doll Feature Film1936Detective

The White Angel Poster

The White Angel Feature Film1936Pastor Fliedner

Three Live Ghosts Poster

Three Live Ghosts Feature Film1936German Officer

Till We Meet Again Poster

Till We Meet Again Feature Film1936Schultz

Air Hawks Poster

Air Hawks Feature Film1935Leon - Hideout Caretaker

Black Fury Poster

Black Fury Feature Film1935Alec Novak

Here's to Romance Poster

Here's to Romance Feature Film1935Descartes

Mark of the Vampire Poster

Mark of the Vampire Feature Film1935Coroner

The Awakening of Jim Burke Poster

The Awakening of Jim Burke Feature Film1935Mahler

The Black Room Poster

The Black Room Feature Film1935Karl - Lead Villager

The Florentine Dagger Poster

The Florentine Dagger Feature Film1935Karl

Werewolf of London Poster

Werewolf of London Feature Film1935Priest

As the Earth Turns Poster

As the Earth Turns Feature Film1934Mr. Janowski

Many Happy Returns Poster

Many Happy Returns Feature Film1934Dr. Otto von Strudel

No Greater Glory Poster

No Greater Glory Feature Film1934Professor Racz

Now and Forever Poster

Now and Forever Feature Film1934Doctor

The Black Cat Poster

The Black Cat Feature Film1934The Majordomo

Convention City Poster

Convention City Feature Film1933Zorb

To the Last Man Poster

To the Last Man Feature Film1933Mark Hayden

Die Königsloge Poster

Die Königsloge Feature Film1929Count Toeroek

Don Cäsar, Graf von Irun Feature Film1918Don Jose

Der Verschwender Feature Film1917

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