Hans Richter

Hans Richter (12 January 1919 – 5 October 2008) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1931 and 1984, mostly in supporting roles. He was born in Brandenburg, Germany and died in Heppenheim, Germany.

Life and career Hans Richter made his film debut as "Fliegender Hirsch" in Gerhard Lamprecht's Emil and the Detectives (1931), based on the novel of the same name by Erich Kästner. In the following years, Richter become a popular juvenile actor; often playing clever, somewhat cheeky boys (a type similar to Mickey Rooney in the American film during the 1930s). When he reached legal age, he had appeared in over 50 films. After his supporting role as a lazy schoolboy in Die Feuerzangenbowle (1944), Richter got drafted into the German Wehrmacht and was also in war imprisonment for some time.

After the World War, Richter worked as a cabaret artist and also appeared in numerous of the popular Heimatfilms, among them The Black Forest Girl (1950) and The Heath Is Green (1951). He also worked as a film director on two films during the 1950s: Vatertag and Hurrah – Die Firma hat ein Kind, both released in 1955. Since the late 1950s, Richter moved more and more to theatre work, making only sparsely film and television appearances during his later years. He appeared at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus and the Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt. In 1974, he founded the Festspiele Heppenheim, a summer theatre, in which he worked as an actor/director/producer until his retirement in the 1990s.

Personal life Hans Richter was married to his wife Ingeborg Bieber for 63 years until his death, aged 89. They had two children. He was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1983.

Selected filmography

Emil and the Detectives (1931) - Fliegender Hirsch The Night Without Pause (1931) - Piccolo The Blue of Heaven (1932) - Tommy The Burning Secret (1933) - Fritz, Page Manolescu, Prince of Thieves (1933) Hände aus dem Dunkel (1933) - Fritz, Laufbursche Love Must Be Understood (1933) - Hotel-Page (uncredited) A Trip to the Country (1933) - Max S.O.S. Eisberg (1933) - Amateurfunker (uncredited) Hitlerjunge Quex (1933) - Franz Three Bluejackets and a Blonde (1933) - Fritz, Ilses Bruder The Tsarevich (1933) The Page from the Dalmasse Hotel (1933) - Der Page Ottokar Keine Angst vor Liebe (1933) - Fritz A Precocious Girl (1934) - Kurt - ein 14jähriger Junge The Black Whale (1934) - Ein Heizerjunge Adventure on the Southern Express (1934) - Max, Pikkolo im Speisewagen The Flower Girl from the Grand Hotel (1934) - Tommy, ein Straßenjunge Liebe dumme Mama (1934) - Der Junge Spring Parade (1934) - Lehrling Fritzi (uncredited) Abenteuer eines jungen Herrn in Polen (1934) - Fritz, sein Sohn The English Marriage (1934) - Tuck Mavis Peter (1934) - Hobby, apprentice Peter, Paul and Nanette (1935) - Fritz Wenn ein Mädel Hochzeit macht (1935) - Ludwig, ihr Bruder Knockout (1935) - Page Fresh Wind from Canada (1935) - Josef, Hilfsbeleuchter Großreinemachen (1935) - Tommy Ein ganzer Kerl (1935) - Otto, ein Lehrling Pygmalion (1935) - Jonny Ein Walzer um den Stephansturm (1935) - Fritz Königstiger (1935) - Hans The Dreamer (1936) - Graf Franz von Mettke, Gymnasiast Soldier Comrades (1936) - Kurt - sein Sohn Hilde Petersen postlagernd (1936) - Hans, der Page Der verkannte Lebemann (1936) - Ein Boy Inkognito (1936) - Lehrling Ewald Panse A Hoax (1936) - Manz, Liftboy 'Hotel Kronprinz' Uncle Bräsig (1936) - Triddelfitz, Volontär Das Frauenparadies (1936) - Fritz, Laufbursche The Girl Irene (1936) - Philip The Violet of Potsdamer Platz (1936) - Fritz The Court Concert (1936) - Gefreiter der Grenzwache Veit Der lustige Witwenball (1936) Eine Nacht mit Hindernissen (1937) - Peter Mitscherling Vor Liebe wird gewarnt (1937) - Alex Palme, Sohn The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (1937) - A clever boy from Berlin (uncredited) Fremdenheim Filoda (1937) - Tom - Führer der 'Singing Boys' An Enemy of the People (1937) - Walter Stockmann Das große Abenteuer (1938) - Zeitungsjunge Mit versiegelter Order (1938) - Dagor Khan - sein Bruder Storms in May (1938) - Hein Andresen The Night of Decision (1938) - Pedro Drei wunderschöne Tage (1939) New Year's Eve on Alexanderplatz (1939) - Klingenberg A Hopeless Case (1939) - Student (uncredited) In letzter Minute (1939) - Peter Pelle Der letzte Appell (1939) The Fox of Glenarvon (1940) - Robin Cavendish Ein Leben lang (1940) - Notar Herz - modern möbliert (1940) - Regissør Our Miss Doctor (1940) - Heinz Müller, Primaner 5 June (1942) - Norbert Nauke A Salzburg Comedy (1943) - Detlef Die Jungfern vom Bischofsberg (1943) - Otto Kranz Die Gattin (1943) Die Feuerzangenbowle (1944) - Rosen Young Hearts (1944) Altes Herz geht auf die Reise (1947) - Philipp Arlberg-Express (1948) Blocked Signals (1948) - Sein Assistent The Last Night (1949) - Willem, Ordonnanz I'll Never Forget That Night (1949) - Dick Jaefferson Nothing But Coincidence (1949) - Emil Patzenberger Artists' Blood (1949) - Antonio - Artist & Anton Lammbein Doktor Rosin (1949) - Professor Moeller Kätchen für alles (1949) - Herbert John By a Nose (1949) - Sperling, Rennbahnbesucher Unknown Sender (1950) - Dr. Alfred Braun Blondes for Export (1950) - Artist Freddie The Black Forest Girl (1950) - Theo Patzke No Sin on the Alpine Pastures (1950) - Paul Wittke, Fotoreporter You Have to be Beautiful (1951) - Walter Schippe Stips (1951) - Albert Pollmann, Friseuer Durch dick und dünn (1951) - Schindler Johannes und die 13 Schönheitsköniginnen (1951) - Johannes Klettke, genannt Jonny Dance Into Happiness (1951) - Antonio Vicente The Heath Is Green (1951) - Hannes In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus (1951) - Hermann Busch Season in Salzburg (1952) - Werner Mack Knall and Fall as Imposters (1952) - Knall 1. April 2000 (1952) - Reporter At the Well in Front of the Gate (1952) - Hans, Landstreicher Cuba Cabana (1952) - Billy The Rose of Stamboul (1953) - Fridolin Müller jun. Knall and Fall as Detectives (1953) - Knall Red Roses, Red Lips, Red Wine (1953) - Alfred Berg The Cousin from Nowhere (1953) - August Kuhbrot Girl with a Future (1954) - Peter Clivia (1954) König der Manege (1954) - Heinz The Little Czar (1954) - Boris The Spanish Fly (1955) - Dr. Gerlach Stopover in Orly (1955) - Fred (uncredited) Love Is Just a Fairytale (1955) - Fritz Keller Father's Day (1955) Wilhelm Tell (1956) - Struth von Winkelried Black Forest Melody (1956) - Aribert Holiday am Wörthersee (1956) - Eduard, Chauffeur Das Donkosakenlied (1956) - Karl, Chauffeur Frauen sind für die Liebe da (1957) - Peter Bock Zwei Herzen voller Seligkeit (1957) - Franz, Chauffeur The Heart of St. Pauli (1957) - Moses, Kellner bei Jonny Wenn die Bombe platzt (1958) - Schnecke The Muzzle (1958) - Maler Ali The Blue Moth (1959) - Regisseur Olten Dream Revue (1959) - Ferdy Nuschler, Pressefotograf When the Heath Is in Bloom (1960) - Musician Peter The Young Sinner (1960) - Müller The Haunted Castle (1960) - Jockel Ach Egon! (1961) - Behnke Davon träumen alle Mädchen (1961) - Referent Mayer Beloved Impostor (1961) - Steward Pfister Drei Liebesbriefe aus Tirol (1962) - Peter Zwanziger Dance with Me Into the Morning (1962) - Privatdetektiv Egon Blume His Best Friend (1962) - Max Don't Fool with Me (1963) - Gag-Man Klaus Fuchs Our Crazy Nieces (1963) - Dr. Heribert Wippel The Black Cobra (1963) - Inspektor Knecht Glorious Times at the Spessart Inn (1967) - Toni Die Feuerzangenbowle (1970) - Dr. Brett Section spéciale (1975) - Le général Otto von Stülpnagel, le gouverneur militaire de Paris Neues vom Räuber Hotzenplotz (1979) - Bürgermeister At the Beginning of Glorious Days (1980) Deutschland-Tournee (1984, TV Movie) - Robert