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Egon Brecher
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Egon Brecher

1880 – 1946 · Olmütz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Olomouc, Czech Republic] · Active 1929–1946

Egon Brecher, born in 1880 in Austria-Hungary, began his career in theater before transitioning to film in the late 1920s. He appeared in Air Hawks (1935), showcasing his ability to navigate the action genre, and later in Knute Rockne All American (1940), where he contributed to the inspirational narrative of sports cinema. Brecher's diverse background in Yiddish theater and his experience on Broadway enriched his performances, making him a distinctive presence in the cult film landscape.

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Air Hawks

Air Hawks

1935 ★ 6.0
as Schulter's Henchman

A small, independent air delivery service is menaced by a mad scientist with a death ray machine that blows up planes in mid-flight.

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Filmography

80 credits
1940s 29 credits
1946
So Dark the Night as Dr. Boncourt
Movie ★ 6.1
1946
O.S.S. as Marcel Aubert
Movie ★ 6.9
1946
Sister Kenny as Frenchman (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1946
Just Before Dawn as Dr. Evans (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1946
The Diary of a Chambermaid as The Postman (Uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1945
Voice of the Whistler as Dr. Rose (replaced by Frank Reicher) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1945
White Pongo as Dr. Gerig
Movie ★ 4.0
1945
A Royal Scandal as Wassilikow (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1945
Movie ★ 6.2
1943
Above Suspicion as Gestapo Official (Uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1943
Mission to Moscow as Heinrich Sahm (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.7
1942
Kings Row as Dr. Candell
Movie ★ 7.3
1942
Isle of Missing Men as Richard Heller
Movie ★ 6.8
1942
For the Common Defense! as Adolph (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.0
1941
Manpower as Pop Duval
Movie ★ 6.8
1941
Man Hunt as Jeweler
Movie ★ 6.9
1941
Underground as Herr Director
Movie ★ 6.6
1941
Four Mothers as Music Foundation Director (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1941
Out of Darkness as Victor Jourdain (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1940
I Was an Adventuress as Jacques Dubois
Movie ★ 6.6
1940
Rebecca as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.9
1940
Movie ★ 6.5
1940
Calling Philo Vance as Austrian Judge (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1940
All This, and Heaven Too as Doctor (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.2
1940
A Dispatch from Reuters as Von Konstat (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1940
Knute Rockne All American as Elder in Norway (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1940
Movie ★ 6.3
1940
Buyer Beware as Child's Father (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.6
1940
Know Your Money as Samuels the Druggist (uncredited)
Movie ★ 9.0
1930s 50 credits
1939
Judge Hardy and Son as Anton Volduzzi
Movie ★ 5.9
1939
Movie ★ 6.7
1939
Devil's Island as Debriac
Movie ★ 5.7
1939
Movie ★ 6.0
1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy as Fritz Muller - German Agent (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1
1939
Juarez as Baron von Magnus (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1939
We Are Not Alone as Mr. Adolf Schiller
Movie ★ 6.9
1939
Nurse Edith Cavell as Dr. Gunther
Movie ★ 6.6
1939
Movie ★ 6.3
1939
Movie ★ 6.7
1939
Hotel Imperial as Pograncz (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1938
You and Me as Mr. Levine
Movie ★ 6.6
1938
Racket Busters as Peters (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.6
1938
Movie ★ 6.1
1938
Cocoanut Grove as Pawnbroker
Movie ★ 9.0
1938
Spring Madness as Soviet Travel Bureau Agent
Movie ★ 4.9
1938
Arsène Lupin Returns as Vasseur (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.3
1938
Movie ★ 7.5
1938
Gateway as Rabbi
Movie ★ 7.4
1938
The Spy Ring as General A. R. Bowen
Movie ★ 5.6
1938
Suez as Doctor
Movie ★ 5.5
1938
Blondes at Work as J.Z. Beckman (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.4
1937
Stolen Holiday as Deputy Bergery
Movie ★ 6.4
1937
I Met Him in Paris as Emile - Upper Sled Run Tower Control
Movie ★ 6.1
1937
Heidi as Inn Keeper
Movie ★ 6.8
1937
The Women Men Marry as John (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.3
1937
Beg, Borrow or Steal as Antique Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1937
The Great O'Malley as Morris - the Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1937
Espionage as Chief of Police
Movie ★ 7.0
1937
Black Legion as Dombrowski
Movie ★ 6.6
1936
Movie ★ 7.0
1936
The Devil-Doll as Detective (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1936
Alibi for Murder as Sir Conrad Stava
Movie ★ 6.5
1936
The White Angel as Pastor Fliedner
Movie ★ 7.2
1936
Paddy O'Day as Russian Musician
Movie ★ 7.0
1936
Boulder Dam as Pa Vangarick
Movie ★ 5.7
1936
Sins of Man as Doctor
Movie ★ 9.0
1936
Movie ★ 5.2
1935
Movie ★ 6.8
1935
Air Hawks as Schulter's Henchman
Movie ★ 6.2
1935
Here's to Romance as Descartes
Movie ★ 7.0
1935
Mark of the Vampire as Coroner (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1935
Werewolf of London as Priest (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1
1934
The Black Cat as The Majordomo
Movie ★ 6.7
1934
Now and Forever as Doctor (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1934
As the Earth Turns as Mr. Janowski
Movie ★ 5.6
1934
Movie ★ 6.6
1934
Many Happy Returns as Dr. Otto von Strudel
Movie ★ 5.3
1933
Movie ★ 4.2
1933
To the Last Man as Mark Hayden
Movie ★ 5.9
1920s 1 credit
1929
Movie ★ 10.0