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Egon Brecher

Egon Brecher

Acting

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

Biography

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 a…

Known For · 40 titles

Rebecca

Rebecca

1940
Knute Rockne All American

Knute Rockne All American

1940
Heidi

Heidi

1937
Juarez

Juarez

1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

1939
Convention City

Convention City

1933
The Black Cat

The Black Cat

1934
Werewolf of London

Werewolf of London

1935
All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too

1940
Nurse Edith Cavell

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939
Man Hunt

Man Hunt

1941
Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

1943
Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny

1946
Mark of the Vampire

Mark of the Vampire

1935
The Diary of a Chambermaid

The Diary of a Chambermaid

1946
No Greater Glory

No Greater Glory

1934
Angels Wash Their Faces

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939
Buyer Beware

Buyer Beware

1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940
Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

1943
Devil's Island

Devil's Island

1939
Kings Row

Kings Row

1942
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1939
A Royal Scandal

A Royal Scandal

1945
I Was an Adventuress

I Was an Adventuress

1940
Beg, Borrow or Steal

Beg, Borrow or Steal

1937
Voice of the Whistler

Voice of the Whistler

1945
The Devil-Doll

The Devil-Doll

1936
Cocoanut Grove

Cocoanut Grove

1938
Arsène Lupin Returns

Arsène Lupin Returns

1938
Cornered

Cornered

1945
Many Happy Returns

Many Happy Returns

1934
Black Legion

Black Legion

1937
I'll Give a Million

I'll Give a Million

1938
The Great O'Malley

The Great O'Malley

1937
The Man I Married

The Man I Married

1940
O.S.S.

O.S.S.

1946
Isle of Missing Men

Isle of Missing Men

1942
The Women Men Marry

The Women Men Marry

1937
Manpower

Manpower

1941