“Karel Richter devoted his life primarily to the theater when he played his first role at the age of ten in the Míla Mellanová Theatre. He worked there until 1949, when it was gradually renamed the Municipal Theater for Youth,” said Jan Richter.
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He became a member of the Jiří Wolker Theater troupe in 1949. In 1973, he took over its management, leading it until 1990. He devoted most of his professional life intensively to creation for children and youth and made a significant contribution to its development and popularization not only in what was then Czechoslovakia, but also beyond its borders. During his era, the Jiří Wolker Theater was the birthplace of important acting talents such as Dagmar Havlová, Martina Hudečková, Ivan Vyskočil, Ivana Andrlová and many others. In 1983, he was awarded the title of meritorious artist.
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Zdenka Baldová and Karel Richter in the film Boys on the River
Photo: CTK
Karel Richter was also famous for his voice. Already in 1940, he had his first experience recording the Carnation Beetles album. However, he made his mark in the public’s consciousness mostly through dubbing for film, television, radio and advertising. He devoted himself fully to this field from the 1960s until the last moments of his life. He has hundreds of dubbed roles in the films Fantomas se zlobí, Pearl Harbor, Titanic and Gladiator or the series M*A*S*H, Hello, Hello, Kojak and documentaries.
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In 1996, he also received the Senior prix from the Actors’ Association for his numerous television and film roles. During his more than 80-year artistic career, he collaborated with most important actors, for example Lída Baarová, Jan Werich, Jan Horníček, Miloš Kopecký, Jiří Sovák, Rudolf Hrušínský, Jiří Lábus, Stella Zázvorková, Jiřina Bohdalová and others.
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