Egon Brecher

Egon Brecher

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1880-02-16
Deathday: 1946-08-12 (66 years old)

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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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Filmography

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Movies 80

Director 2

Frenchman (uncredited)
Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny (1946)

Movie
Dr. Boncourt
So Dark the Night

So Dark the Night (1946)

Movie
Marcel Aubert
O.S.S.

O.S.S. (1946)

Movie
Dr. Evans (uncredited)
Just Before Dawn

Just Before Dawn (1946)

Movie
1
The Postman (Uncredited)
The Diary of a Chambermaid

The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)

Movie
6
Dr. Gerig
White Pongo

White Pongo (1945)

Movie
Dr. Rose (replaced by Frank Reicher) (uncredited)
Voice of the Whistler

Voice of the Whistler (1945)

Movie
4.29
Wassilikow (uncredited)
A Royal Scandal

A Royal Scandal (1945)

Movie
Gestapo Official (Uncredited)
Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion (1943)

Movie
Heinrich Sahm (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow (1943)

Movie
Richard Heller
Isle of Missing Men

Isle of Missing Men (1942)

Movie
Adolph
For the Common Defense!

For the Common Defense! (1942)

Movie
Dr. Candell
Kings Row

Kings Row (1942)

Movie
Pop Duval
Manpower

Manpower (1941)

Movie
Herr Director
Underground

Underground (1941)

Movie
Jeweler
Man Hunt

Man Hunt (1941)

Movie
Victor Jourdain - First Editor of La Libre Belgique
Out of Darkness

Out of Darkness (1941)

Movie
Music Foundation Director (uncredited)
Four Mothers

Four Mothers (1941)

Movie
Von Konstat (uncredited)
A Dispatch from Reuters

A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)

Movie
Elder in Norway (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American

Knute Rockne All American (1940)

Movie
Child's Father
Buyer Beware

Buyer Beware (1940)

Movie
Czech
The Man I Married

The Man I Married (1940)

Movie
Doctor (uncredited)
All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too (1940)

Movie
Jacques Dubois
I Was an Adventuress

I Was an Adventuress (1940)

Movie
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Rebecca

Rebecca (1940)

Movie
5.76
Martl
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)

Movie
Austrian Judge (uncredited)
Calling Philo Vance

Calling Philo Vance (1940)

Movie
4.4
Samuels the Druggist (uncredited)
Know Your Money

Know Your Money (1940)

Movie
Anton Volduzzi
Judge Hardy and Son

Judge Hardy and Son (1939)

Movie
Mr. Adolf Schiller
We Are Not Alone

We Are Not Alone (1939)

Movie
Larsch
Espionage Agent

Espionage Agent (1939)

Movie
Dr. Gunther
Nurse Edith Cavell

Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)

Movie
Mr. Smith
Angels Wash Their Faces

Angels Wash Their Faces (1939)

Movie
Baron von Magnus (uncredited)
Juarez

Juarez (1939)

Movie
Pograncz (uncredited)
Hotel Imperial

Hotel Imperial (1939)

Movie
Fritz Muller - German Agent (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)

Movie
6
Klaus
While America Sleeps

While America Sleeps (1939)

Movie
Landlord
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers (1939)

Movie
Debriac
Devil's Island

Devil's Island (1939)

Movie
Soviet Travel Bureau Agent
Spring Madness

Spring Madness (1938)

Movie
Doctor
Suez

Suez (1938)

Movie
Bit Role
Nostradamus

Nostradamus (1938)

Movie
Rabbi
Gateway

Gateway (1938)

Movie
Citizen
I'll Give a Million

I'll Give a Million (1938)

Movie
Peters (uncredited)
Racket Busters

Racket Busters (1938)

Movie
Mr. Levine
You and Me

You and Me (1938)

Movie
Pawnbroker
Cocoanut Grove

Cocoanut Grove (1938)

Movie
Kirman
Invisible Enemy

Invisible Enemy (1938)

Movie
Vasseur (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns

Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)

Movie
J.Z. Beckman (uncredited)
Blondes at Work

Blondes at Work (1938)

Movie
General A. R. Bowen
The Spy Ring

The Spy Ring (1938)

Movie
Antique Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Beg, Borrow or Steal

Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)

Movie
Inn Keeper
Heidi

Heidi (1937)

Movie
John (uncredited)
The Women Men Marry

The Women Men Marry (1937)

Movie
Emile - Upper Sled Run Tower Control
I Met Him in Paris

I Met Him in Paris (1937)

Movie
Chief of Police
Espionage

Espionage (1937)

Movie
Morris - the Pawnbroker (uncredited)
The Great O'Malley

The Great O'Malley (1937)

Movie
Deputy Bergery
Stolen Holiday

Stolen Holiday (1937)

Movie
Dombrowski
Black Legion

Black Legion (1937)

Movie
6
Sir Conrad Stava
Alibi for Murder

Alibi for Murder (1936)

Movie
Detective (uncredited)
The Devil-Doll

The Devil-Doll (1936)

Movie
Pastor Fliedner
The White Angel

The White Angel (1936)

Movie
Doctor
Sins of Man

Sins of Man (1936)

Movie
Schultz
Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again (1936)

Movie
Pa Vangarick
Boulder Dam

Boulder Dam (1936)

Movie
Russian Musician
Paddy O'Day

Paddy O'Day (1936)

Movie
Ulrich
Charlie Chan's Secret

Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)

Movie
4.94
Descartes
Here's to Romance

Here's to Romance (1935)

Movie
Priest (uncredited)
Werewolf of London

Werewolf of London (1935)

Movie
5.59
Schulter's Henchman
Air Hawks

Air Hawks (1935)

Movie
Coroner (uncredited)
Mark of the Vampire

Mark of the Vampire (1935)

Movie
6
Karl
The Florentine Dagger

The Florentine Dagger (1935)

Movie
Doctor (uncredited)
Now and Forever

Now and Forever (1934)

Movie
Dr. Otto von Strudel
Many Happy Returns

Many Happy Returns (1934)

Movie
The Majordomo
The Black Cat

The Black Cat (1934)

Movie
6.17
Racz
No Greater Glory

No Greater Glory (1934)

Movie
Mr. Janowski
As the Earth Turns

As the Earth Turns (1934)

Movie
Zorb
Convention City

Convention City (1933)

Movie
Mark Hayden
To the Last Man

To the Last Man (1933)

Movie
Die Königsloge

Die Königsloge (1929)

Movie

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1880-02-16

Deathday
1946-08-12 (66 years old)

Birth Place
Olomouc, Czech Republic

Citizenships
United States of America


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