[1] In 1953 he was admitted to the Theatre School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU), from which he graduated in 1957.

[1][citation needed] For 33 years he was a key actor at the Smíchov Realistic Theatre (today's Švanda Theatre in Smíchov), where he began acting even before completing his studies at DAMU.

In addition to acting, Dalimil Klapka was in great demand as a foreign film dubber.

For example, he lent his voice to the American actor Peter Falk in the role of Lieutenant Columbo in the well-known television series Columbo or to Grampa Simpson and Principal Skinner, characters from the popular American animated series The Simpsons.

[1][citation needed][2] He lived with his wife Stanka Klapková in Smíchov, had two sons and three adult grandchildren.