Egon Brecher

actor

Egon Brecher was born on Feb 16, 1880 in Czech Republic]. Egon Brecher's big-screen debut came with Die Königsloge directed by Bryan Foy in 1929, strarring Count Toeroek. Egon Brecher is known for Sister Kenny directed by Dudley Nichols, Rosalind Russell stars as Elizabeth Kenny and Alexander Knox as Dr. McDonnell. The upcoming new movie Egon Brecher plays is The Return of Monte Cristo which will be released on Dec 19, 1946.

Brecher was a 1900 graduate of the University of Heidelberg in Germany and then toured Austria and Germany acting on the stage. He also served as the chief director of the Stadts Theatre in Vienna before going to the U.S. in 1921. He became a naturalized American citizen on 9 May, 1927, along with his wife Essie and 8-year-old daughter Suse. In 1929, Brecher moved to Hollywood and appeared in foreign language versions of American films. He played in a number of horror films and espionage films during the 30s and 40s. Probably best remembered for his role in So Dark the Night (1946), Brecher died of a heart attack that same year.

Birthday
Feb 16, 1880
Place of Birth
Olmütz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Olomouc, Czech Republic]

Known For

19467.2

The Seventh Cross

The Seventh Cross

19447.4

19427.5

All Through the Night

All Through the Night

19427.1

19417.2

19417.2

19408.1

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

19407.4

All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too

19407.4

We Are Not Alone

We Are Not Alone

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Movies & TV Shows

1946
The Return of Monte Cristo
The Return of Monte Cristo
actor
as Island Doctor (uncredited)
6.7
1946
Temptation
Temptation
actor
as Ibrahim (uncredited)
6.5
1946
So Dark the Night
So Dark the Night
actor
as Dr. Boncourt
6.3
1946
Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny
actor
as Frenchman (uncredited)
7.2
1946
O.S.S.
O.S.S.
actor
as Marcel Aubert
6.7
1946
The Wife of Monte Cristo
The Wife of Monte Cristo
actor
as Proprietor
6.0
1946
Just Before Dawn
Just Before Dawn
actor
as Dr. Evans (uncredited)
6.3
1946
The Diary of a Chambermaid
The Diary of a Chambermaid
actor
as The Postman (uncredited)
6.6
1945
Cornered
Cornered
actor
as Insurance Man (uncredited)
6.6
1945
White Pongo
White Pongo
actor
as Dr. Gerig
3.0
1945
A Royal Scandal
A Royal Scandal
actor
as Wassilikow (uncredited)
6.7
1944
U-Boat Prisoner
U-Boat Prisoner
actor
as Prof. Van der Brek (uncredited)
5.6
1944
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
actor
as Sexton (uncredited)
7.4
1944
The Hairy Ape
The Hairy Ape
actor
as Refugee Violinist (uncredited)
6.2
1944
The Hitler Gang
The Hitler Gang
actor
as Landsberg Warden (uncredited)
6.7
1943
The Desert Song
The Desert Song
actor
as French Colonel (uncredited)
5.9
1943
They Came to Blow Up America
They Came to Blow Up America
actor
as Kirschner (uncredited)
6.4
1943
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow
actor
as Heinrich Sahm (uncredited)
5.4
1943
The Purple V
The Purple V
actor
as Clerk (uncredited)
7.0
1943
The Fighting Guerrillas
The Fighting Guerrillas
actor
as Chetnik (uncredited)
6.5
1943
Hitler's Children
Hitler's Children
actor
as Mr. Müller (uncredited)
6.4
1942
The Navy Comes Through
The Navy Comes Through
actor
as U-Boat Commander (uncredited)
6.0
1942
Isle of Missing Men
Isle of Missing Men
actor
as Richard Heller
5.7
1942
Berlin Correspondent
Berlin Correspondent
actor
as Prisoner (uncredited)
6.2
1942
For the Common Defense!
For the Common Defense!
actor
as Adolph (uncredited)
5.4
1942
Kings Row
Kings Row
actor
as Dr. Candell
7.5
1942
All Through the Night
All Through the Night
actor
as Art Gallery Watchman (uncredited)
7.1
1941
Manpower
Manpower
actor
as Pop Duval
6.6
1941
Underground
Underground
actor
as Herr Director
7.2
1941
Man Hunt
Man Hunt
actor
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
7.2
1941
They Dare Not Love
They Dare Not Love
actor
as Prof. Keller
5.8
1941
Four Mothers
Four Mothers
actor
as Music Foundation Director (uncredited)
6.2
1940
A Dispatch from Reuters
A Dispatch from Reuters
actor
as Von Konstat (uncredited)
6.9
1940
Knute Rockne All American
Knute Rockne All American
actor
as Elder in Norway (uncredited)
6.7
1940
Buyer Beware
Buyer Beware
actor
as Child's Father (uncredited)
6.7
1940
The Man I Married
The Man I Married
actor
as Czech
7.0
1940
All This, and Heaven Too
All This, and Heaven Too
actor
as Doctor (uncredited)
7.4
1940
I Was an Adventuress
I Was an Adventuress
actor
as Jacques Dubois
6.7
1940
Rebecca
Rebecca
actor
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
8.1
1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
actor
as Martl (uncredited)
7.4
1940
Calling Philo Vance
Calling Philo Vance
actor
as Austrian Judge (uncredited)
5.8
1940
Know Your Money
Know Your Money
actor
as Samuels, the Druggist (uncredited)
6.3
1940
Pound Foolish
Pound Foolish
actor
as Benois (uncredited)
6.1
1939
We Are Not Alone
We Are Not Alone
actor
as Mr. Adolf Schiller (uncredited)
7.1
1939
Judge Hardy and Son
Judge Hardy and Son
actor
as Mr. Anton Volduzzi
6.7
1939
Espionage Agent
Espionage Agent
actor
as Larsch
5.9
1939
Nurse Edith Cavell
Nurse Edith Cavell
actor
as Dr. Gunther
6.5
1939
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty
actor
as Rabbi (uncredited)
5.8
1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
actor
as Fritz Muller - German Agent (uncredited)
6.7
1939
Juarez
Juarez
actor
as Baron von Magnus (uncredited)
6.9
1939
While America Sleeps
While America Sleeps
actor
as Klaus
5.9
1939
Hotel Imperial
Hotel Imperial
actor
as Pograncz (uncredited)
6.9
1939
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
actor
as Landlord
5.9
1939
Devil's Island
Devil's Island
actor
as Debriac
6.5
1938
Spring Madness
Spring Madness
actor
as Soviet Travel Bureau Agent (uncredited)
5.1
1938
Suez
Suez
actor
as Doctor
6.6
1938
Nostradamus
Nostradamus
actor
as Bit Role (uncredited)
5.6
1938
Spawn of the North
Spawn of the North
actor
as Erickson (uncredited)
6.7
1938
Gateway
Gateway
actor
as Rabbi (uncredited)
6.0
1938
Racket Busters
Racket Busters
actor
as Peters (uncredited)
6.0
1938
You and Me
You and Me
actor
as Mr. Levine
6.9
1938
Cocoanut Grove
Cocoanut Grove
actor
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
6.3
1938
Invisible Enemy
Invisible Enemy
actor
as Kirman
5.5
1938
Arsène Lupin Returns
Arsène Lupin Returns
actor
as Vasseur (uncredited)
6.7
1938
Blondes at Work
Blondes at Work
actor
as J.Z. Beckman (uncredited)
6.5
1938
The Spy Ring
The Spy Ring
actor
as General A. R. Bowen
5.4
1937
Beg, Borrow or Steal
Beg, Borrow or Steal
actor
as Antique Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
6.6
1937
Heidi
Heidi
actor
as Inn Keeper
7.2
1937
Love Under Fire
Love Under Fire
actor
as Civilian (uncredited)
5.8
1937
The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola
actor
as Brucker (uncredited)
7.2
1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks
The Emperor's Candlesticks
actor
as Czakova - Chief of Police (uncredited)
6.5
1937
I Met Him in Paris
I Met Him in Paris
actor
as Emile - Upper Sled Run Tower Control
6.1
1937
Thin Ice
Thin Ice
actor
as Janitor
6.3
1937
Espionage
Espionage
actor
as Chief of Police
6.1
1937
The Great O'Malley
The Great O'Malley
actor
as Morris - the Pawnbroker (uncredited)
6.7
1937
Black Legion
Black Legion
actor
as Dombrowski
6.9
1936
One in a Million
One in a Million
actor
as Olympic Chairman (uncredited)
6.0
1936
Love on the Run
Love on the Run
actor
as Dr. Stefan Gorsay (uncredited)
6.0
1936
Come and Get It
Come and Get It
actor
as Mr. Schwerke (uncredited)
6.9
1936
Alibi for Murder
Alibi for Murder
actor
as Sir Conrad Stava
5.9
1936
Anthony Adverse
Anthony Adverse
actor
as Innkeeper (uncredited)
6.3
1936
The Devil-Doll
The Devil-Doll
actor
as Detective (uncredited)
7.0
1936
The White Angel
The White Angel
actor
as Pastor Fliedner
6.6
1936
Sins of Man
Sins of Man
actor
as Doctor
6.2
1936
Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again
actor
as Schultz
6.7
1936
Paddy O'Day
Paddy O'Day
actor
as Russian Musician (uncredited)
5.9
1936
Three Live Ghosts
Three Live Ghosts
actor
as German Officer (uncredited)
5.5
1935
The Black Room
The Black Room
actor
as Karl - Lead Villager (uncredited)
6.9
1935
The Awakening of Jim Burke
The Awakening of Jim Burke
actor
as Mahler (uncredited)
1935
Werewolf of London
Werewolf of London
actor
as Priest (uncredited)
6.3
1935
Air Hawks
Air Hawks
actor
as Leon - Hideout Caretaker (uncredited)
5.9
1935
Mark of the Vampire
Mark of the Vampire
actor
as Coroner (uncredited)
6.2
1935
Black Fury
Black Fury
actor
as Alec Novak
6.4
1934
Now and Forever
Now and Forever
actor
as Doctor (uncredited)
6.5
1934
Many Happy Returns
Many Happy Returns
actor
as Dr. Otto von Strudel
6.2
1934
The Black Cat
The Black Cat
actor
as The Majordomo
6.9
1934
No Greater Glory
No Greater Glory
actor
as Professor Racz
7.0
1934
As the Earth Turns
As the Earth Turns
actor
as Mr. Janowski
6.2
1933
To the Last Man
To the Last Man
actor
as Mark Hayden
6.3
1929
Die Königsloge
Die Königsloge
actor
as Count Toeroek