Overview
- Family, friends and colleagues gathered in Bochum on the weekend for a private memorial organized by Richter’s son Maxwell, who delivered a personal eulogy.
- The actor’s urn was present at the service and the family said his ashes will be laid to rest in a private sea burial off the Dutch coast in the coming weeks to honor his wishes.
- Reports put invited guests at roughly 140–200 people and named several prominent attendees including Henning Baum, director Peter Thorwarth and Das Boot colleague Martin May.
- An online fundraiser started by friends and family raised more than €20,000 quickly to help pay for a dignified farewell and public arrangements for fans outside the venue.
- Richter, who rose to fame in Wolfgang Petersen’s Das Boot and became a Ruhr area cult figure through films like Bang Boom Bang, had long-standing health problems including COPD and a heart condition before his death in mid-September 2026.