Ernst Reicher
Ernst Reicher ( born September 19, 1885 in Berlin, † May 1, 1936 in Prague, Czechoslovakia ) was a German actor, screenwriter, film director and film producer.
Life
The son of actor Emanuel Reicher visited the Landerziehungsheim Dr. Lietz in Ilsenburg and then the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin, who led his father. After further training in Italy and London, he made his debut in 1909 at the Munich Chamber games. In 1910 he played in Rixdorf, 1911 at the New Theatre in Frankfurt and in Berlin in 1912 for the first time in the film.
Here he met the director Joe May know under whose direction in home and away he appeared with his father in 1913, and thus became known. Shortly thereafter, he played in the Musician Biography Richard Wagner to King Ludwig II of Bavaria.
Reichers directorial debut, the film was 1913 factory.
In 1914, Ernst Reicher invented the character of the detective Stuart Webb. In this role, he stood there for twelve years the camera and established in German-speaking area, the genre of the detective film. After dispute with Continental Art Film GmbH Rich and May formed their own production company called " Stuart Webbs Film Company ". In 1915 resigned May and launched his own Joe Deebs detective series with the main character Max Landa and later Harry Liedtke.
Stuart Webb was a gentleman - detective, following the example of Sherlock Holmes, who sparked smart and elegant even the most difficult cases. Throughout the First World War, this fictional character was popular with German audiences. It was only in 1918 turned to Rich and other topics. His most elaborate production was the epic film The Book of Esther with himself in the lead role.
On April 1, 1919 he transferred the seat of his film company to Munich. In the early twenties he suffered a serious car accident in which he incurred a vertebral and skull fracture. It was not until 1926 he reappeared on the screen, but he could not build on his earlier successes.
After the seizure of power by the National Socialists of the rich Jew who emigrated to Prague in 1933, where he fell into oblivion. His last, tiny role in the remake Le Golem was cut from the final version. He was found dead in a Prague hotel room, " in a small narrow little room, located in a street that was far from the stage of glory " ( obituary of the Paris daily from May 8, 1936 page 4). In the 20 years he was married to actress Stella Harf.
His half-brother Frank Rich and his sister Hedwiga rich have also worked as an actor.