Georg Lüddeckens Alexander Richter (27 December 1915 – 10 May 1972) was a German-born Norwegian actor.

Personal life

Richter was born in

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to German actor Georg Alexander and Norwegian actress Aud Egede-Nissen. His stepfather was the actor

Paul Richter Paul Richter (1 April 1895 – 30 December 1961) was an Austrian film actor. He owed his great popularity in German films of the silent era largely to the directors Joe May and Fritz Lang. Biography Richter made his film debut right before W ...

. He was a grandson of politician

Adam Egede-Nissen Adam Hjalmar Egede-Nissen (29 June 1868 – 4 April 1953), was a Norwegian postmaster and politician, began his political career in the Liberal Party and was first elected to the Storting (parliament) in 1900. He later switched to the Labou ...

and Goggi Egede-Nissen. His aunts included actresses Gerd Grieg, Ada Kramm, Gøril Havrevold, and

Lill Egede-Nissen Unn Goggi "Lill" Egede-Nissen (November 20, 1909 – January 20, 1962) was a Norwegian actress. She was married to the actor Hans Stormoen from 1943 to 1950, and she was the mother of the musician and philologist Hans Marius Stormoen. Egede-Nis ...

, and his uncles included actors

Oscar Egede-Nissen Oscar Egede-Nissen (March 7, 1903 – November 1, 1976) was a Norwegians, Norwegian actor. He appeared in dozens of films from his debut in 1936 onward, his last being ''An-Magritt'' in 1969. Egede-Nissen was an unruly child, and he was sent to ...

and Stig Egede-Nissen. His first marriage was with actress Ingeborg Steffens, daughter of military officer William Steffens. His second marriage was to actress Bertha Smedsgaard. His third marriage was to actress

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, daughter of businessman Thorolf Beyer Mowinckel.

Career

Following

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in 1935, Richter studied two years at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in

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, United States. He made his stage debut at Søilen Teater in 1938. In 1938 he was appointed at

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, where he played in adaptations of Kaj Munk's play ''I Brændingen'' and

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's play '' High Tor''. He further worked for Det nye Teater from 1940 to 1943 and from 1945 to 1950, primarily in comedies. From 1952 to 1956 he was assigned with Riksteatret, where his roles included "Mack the Knife" in ''

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'' and "Nils Lykke" in Ibsen's play '' Lady Inger of Ostrat''. He worked for Centralteatret from 1943 to 1945, and had assignments for both

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and

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between 1957 and 1959. From 1960 to 1968 he was assigned with

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, and thereafter with Oslo Nye Teater. He made his film debut in 1939, in Leif Sinding's film '' De vergeløse'' based on a book by Gabriel Scott, as the principal character "Albert". He also played leading roles in ''

Så møtes vi imorgen ''Så møtes vi imorgen'' ( en, See You Tomorrow) is a 1946 Norwegian drama film directed by Nils R. Müller. It was Müller's debut film. It is based on the novel of the same name by Alex Brinchmann and it was adapted for film by Müller. The ...

'' (1946) and '' Himmel og helvete'' (1969), and minor roles in ''

Et spøkelse forelsker seg ''Et spøkelse forelsker seg'' (A Ghost Falls in Love) is a Norwegian adventure film and spoof comedy from 1946. The film was directed by Tancred Ibsen, who also wrote the screenplay.> Plot At the Krogeby estate, which is owned by the Vinkelkrog ...

'', '' Tante Pose'', '' I slik en natt'', '' Lake of the Dead'', and ''Olsenbanden''. Richter died in

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on 10 May 1972.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Richter, Georg 1915 births 1972 deaths Male actors from Berlin Norwegian people of German descent 20th-century Norwegian male actors Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male film actors