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[1] on 3 March 1972[2] in Celle, Oliver grew up in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.[3] He relocated to the United States to work as a model and subsequently took acting lessons in New York and Los Angeles.[4] 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.[1][5] Everyone on board, including the American pilot, Robert Sachs, was killed on impact.[6] The crash is under investigation by the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force.[7]
