Christian Oliver, an actor from Germany who had a 30-year career and appeared in movies with Tom Cruise and George Clooney, tragically passed away in a plane crash on Thursday along with his two daughters near a Caribbean island.
Authorities reported that Oliver, previously known as Christian Klepser, and his daughters were on a single-engine plane departing from a Bequia airport in the nation of St Vincent and the Grenadines at around 12:10pm local time.
Authorities from the Royal St Vincent and Grenadines police department reported that the aircraft, en route to St Lucia, experienced unknown challenges shortly after takeoff and subsequently crashed into the ocean.
Fishermen, scuba divers, and members of the country’s coast guard arrived at the location of the accident, and the military personnel successfully retrieved the remains of the four individuals who were on the aircraft.
Oliver, aged 51, along with his daughters Annik, aged 10, and Madita Klepser, aged 12, as well as the pilot and owner of the plane, Robert Sachs, were declared deceased at the location by medical professionals, according to authorities. The coast guard transported the bodies of Oliver, his daughters, and Sachs (a resident of Bequia) to a nearby mortuary by boat. Autopsies are currently being conducted to determine the specific causes of death, with results expected on Friday.
According to Deadline, the tragic accident on Thursday resulted in an overflow of sympathies for the loved ones of the late performer. He had recently completed shooting for his final scenes in the film Forever Hold Your Peace, only five days prior to Christmas.
The director of Forever Hold Your Peace, Nick Lyon, honored Oliver on Thursday evening by sharing a picture on Instagram of the two of them on the final day of shooting.
“We have been discussing collaborating on a film for years and we finally made it happen,” Lyon stated, mentioning that he and Oliver have worked together on five projects. “I am grateful for your excellent partnership, acting skills, and friendship.”
Bai Ling, Oliver’s co-star in Forever Hold Your Peace, shared a tribute to him on Instagram. She praised him as a courageous actor and a wonderful human being.
According to Ling, Oliver was on a vacation at the time of his death. Ling also expressed that life can be both beautiful and unpredictable, and that we should appreciate and treasure each moment of our lives.
In 1994, Oliver started his acting journey by playing a character in 26 episodes of Saved by the Bell: The New Class. He later appeared in films like Clooney and Cate Blanchett’s The Good German, Emile Hirsch’s Speed Racer, and Tom Cruise’s Valkyrie from 2006 to 2008.
The individual who lives in Los Angeles was not only a part of Forever Hold Your Peace, but also provided voice acting for the 2017 and 2020 releases of Call of Duty and Medal of Honor video games, respectively.
Source: theguardian.com
