RIP Jiří Krampol

 

Czechoslovakian theater, film, TV presenter and comedian Jiří Krampol died in a Prague, Czech Republic hospital three weeks after his 87^th birthday. The entertainer became famous mainly thanks to his charismatic supporting roles, comedy sketches with Miloslav Šimek and dubbing. After graduating from DAMU in 1962, he worked at the Theatre on the Balustrade – at the time of its greatest fame. However, it was his work in Semafor that brought him popularity, where he wrote short stories with Miloslav Šimek and created theatrical scenes in which he could use his sonorous voice. For most of his career, he was more of a man in the background. Otherwise, Krampol has always been considered a charismatic actor of supporting roles and a very decent dubber, who, among others, lent his Czech voice to French stars Louis de Funès and especially Jean-Paul Belmondo. In fact, he became known as the Czech Belmondo. Jiří appeared in two Euro-westerns: “A Canyon Full of Gold” in 1972 [Czechoslovakian voice of Tom] and in the 1983 series ‘The Dachsbrackes’ as Tiger Cormack.