With his two kids at his side, American actor of German heritage Christian Oliver passed away very suddenly on Thursday in a plane crash off the coast of a Caribbean island. Oliver worked for thirty years as an on-screen partner for Tom Cruise and George Clooney.
Authorities said that at around 12:10 p.m. local time, Oliver, whose real name was Christian Klepser, and his kids were in a single-engine aircraft that took off from an airport in Bequia, a small island in the nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The Royal St. Vincent and Grenadines police force said that unexpected problems arose during the aircraft’s flight to adjacent St. Lucia. This was found shortly after the aircraft took off. Eventually, it fell into the sea.
After fisherman, divers, and coast guard officials gathered at the accident area, the military discovered the four remains of the fatalities aboard the aircraft.
According to the police and medical staff, Robert Sachs, the aircraft’s owner and pilot, Oliver, 51, and his daughters Annik and Madita Klepser, ages 10 and 12, were all declared deceased at the scene. Sachs, a native of Bequia, Oliver, and his kids were all killed. Their remains were taken by the coast guard to a nearby mortuary by boat, and an autopsy was set for Friday to determine the cause of death.
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Five days before Christmas, the late actor had finished recording his final parts on the set of an upcoming film called Forever Hold Your Peace. Following Thursday’s horrific incident, the actor received a lot of sympathy, according to Deadline.
Oliver was honoured late on Thursday night by Forever Hold Your Peace director Nick Lyon, who posted a photo of the late actor with him on Instagram, taken on their last day of filming.
In the words of Lyon, “We worked on five projects together and finally produced a film together after talking about it for years.” “I appreciate you being such a wonderful friend, actor, and coworker.”
Oliver’s Forever Hold Your Peace co-star Bai Ling gave him a heartfelt Instagram compliment, describing him as “such a brave actor and a beautiful person.”
Ling said, “Life [is] so beautiful yet so unpredictable and so precious.” Oliver passed away while on holiday. Let’s live each day to the fullest and cherish each and every one of them.
Oliver appeared in 26 episodes of Saved by the Bell: The New Class on television for the first time in 1994. From 2006 to 2008, he appeared in films like The Good German starring George Clooney, Valkyrie starring Tom Cruise, Speed Racer starring Emile Hirsch, and The Good German starring Cate Blanchett.
The Los Angeles native’s most recent credits include his role in Forever Hold Your Peace and voice work for the Call of Duty and Medal of Honour video game series entries from 2017 and 2020, respectively.
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