{{Short description|German actor (1972–2024)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Christian Oliver | image = Christian Oliver by David Shankbone.jpg | caption = Oliver at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008 | birth_name = Christian Klepser | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1972|03|03}} | birth_place = Celle, Lower Saxony, West Germany | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2024|01|04|1972|03|03}} | death_place = Caribbean Sea (off the coast of Bequia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines) | spouse = {{marriage|Jessica Mazur|2010|2021|reason=divorce}} | children = 2 (both deceased) | years_active = 1994–2024 }}
'''Christian Oliver''' (3 March 1972 – 4 January 2024) was a German actor who was mainly known for his role in the ''Cobra 11'' television series.
==Biography== Born Christian Klepser<ref name="Variety">{{cite news|last=Moreau|first=Justin|title='Speed Racer' Actor Christian Oliver and His Two Young Daughters Killed in Caribbean Plane Crash |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/christian-oliver-dead-plane-crash-caribbean-1235862628/|work=Variety|date=5 January 2024|access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref> on 3 March 1972<ref>{{cite web |last=Ragusa |first=Paolo |date=5 January 2024 |title=Actor Christian Oliver and Two Daughters Killed in Plane Crash |url=https://consequence.net/2024/01/christian-oliver-dead-plane-crash/ |access-date=11 January 2024 |website=Consequence}}</ref> in Celle, Oliver grew up in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farberov |first=Snejana |date=2024-01-05 |title=Actor Christian Oliver, two daughters killed in plane crash |url=https://nypost.com/2024/01/05/news/actor-christian-oliver-two-daughters-killed-in-plane-crash/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=New York Post |language=en-US}}</ref> He relocated to the United States to work as a model and subsequently took acting lessons in New York and Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Kevin E.G. |date=2024-01-05 |title=Speed Racer star Christian Oliver and two daughters killed in plane crash |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/christian-oliver-dead-plane-crash-b2473972.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106035105/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/christian-oliver-dead-plane-crash-b2473972.html |archive-date=6 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> From 2003 until 2004, Oliver co-starred in 28 episodes of the German action TV series ''Alarm für Cobra 11''.
==Death== Oliver and his two daughters, Madita and Annik, were in a four-seater Bellanca Viking plane on 4 January 2024, when it crashed off the coast of Bequia after making a sharp turn to return to Bequia airport due to engine problems. The sharp turn caused the plane to stall and stopped the engine.<ref name="Variety" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title='Speed Racer Actor Christian Oliver & 2 Daughters Killed Caribbean Plane Crash |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/christian-oliver-daughters-killed-caribbean-plane-crash-speed-racer-1235695821/ |access-date=5 January 2024 |website=Deadline |date=5 January 2024 |archive-date=6 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106035124/https://deadline.com/2024/01/christian-oliver-daughters-killed-caribbean-plane-crash-speed-racer-1235695821/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Everyone on board, including the American pilot, Robert Sachs, was killed on impact.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chance |first=Kenton X. |date=5 January 2024 |title=Plane 'exploded' after plunging into water off Bequia, witness says – iWitness News |url=https://www.iwnsvg.com/2024/01/05/plane-exploded-after-plunging-into-water-off-bequia-witness-says/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106035106/https://www.iwnsvg.com/2024/01/05/plane-exploded-after-plunging-into-water-off-bequia-witness-says/ |archive-date=6 January 2024 |access-date=5 January 2024 |website=iWitness News}}</ref> The crash is under investigation by the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Breen |first=Kerry |date=2024-01-05 |title=Actor Christian Oliver and 2 young daughters killed in Caribbean plane crash |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/christian-oliver-2-young-daughters-killed-caribbean-plane-crash/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |publisher=CBS News |language=en-US |archive-date=6 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106001333/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/christian-oliver-2-young-daughters-killed-caribbean-plane-crash/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Filmography== {{Unreferenced section|date=January 2024}} * ''Saved by the Bell: The New Class'' (1994–1995) — Brian Keller * ''The Baby Sitters Club'' (1995) — Luca * ''Two Sisters'' (1997) — Tim * ''Eat Your Heart Out'' (1997) — Daniel Haus * ''{{Interlanguage link|Bombs Under Berlin|de|Götterdämmerung — Morgen stirbt Berlin}}'' (1999) — Kalle * ''Romantic Fighter'' (1999) — Dennis * ''Schlaf mit meinem Mann'' (2001) — Benny * ''Kept'' (2001) — Kyle * ''Ablaze'' (2001) — Tim Vester * ''A Light in the Forest'' (2002) — Gabriel Brown * ''Frostbite'' (2004) — Hans * ''Alarm für Cobra 11 — Die Autobahnpolizei'' (2003–2004) — Jan Richter * ''Subject Two'' (2005) — Adam Schmidt * ''The Good German'' (2006) — Emil Brandt * ''Speed Racer'' (2008) — Snake Oiler * ''Watercolors'' (2008) — High School Student * ''Valkyrie'' (2009) — Sergeant-Major Adam * ''Ready or Not'' (2009) — Chris * ''Tribute'' (2009) — Steve Chensky (based on the novel by Nora Roberts) * ''The Three Musketeers'' (2011) — Venetian Nobleman * ''House of Good and Evil'' (2013) — Chris Conley * ''Ninja Apocalypse'' (2014) — Cage * ''Hercules Reborn'' (2014) — Arius * ''Zipper'' (2015) — Max (uncredited) * ''Sense8'' (2015) — Steiner * ''{{Interlanguage link|Master of Death (film)|de|Meister des Todes|lt=Master of Death}}'' (2015) — Ulrich Hemberger * ''Timeless'' (2016) — Wernher von Braun * ''Best Christmas Ball Ever'' (2019) — Lukas * ''Hunters'' (2020) — Wilhelm Zuchs * ''I Am Fear'' (2020) — Polo * ''Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny'' (2023) — Voice actor
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==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.christianoliver.com/}} * {{IMDb name|0646792}}
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