American actor Christian Oliver has been identified as one of the victims who died tragically alongside his two daughters, ages 10 and 12, as their plane nose-dived and crashed into the waters off of a small Caribbean island.
Christian Klepser, 51, who went by the stage name Christian Oliver, was confirmed to have been killed in the accident, alongside his children, Madita and Annik. The plane’s pilot, Robert Sachs, was also killed.
The tragedy occurred on Thursday, January 4, in the waters off Bequia, which is part of St. Vincent, around noon.
During his career, Klepser appeared in major movies such as Speed Racer and Valkyrie and recently had a part in the latest installment of the Indiana Jones franchise.
Among his first roles in the US was a long-standing stint on Saved by the Bell: The New Class in 1995. He also appeared as a character in the hit video game Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond.
Oliver will appear in the upcoming movie Forever Hold Your Peace, which he also produced, and just filmed his last scenes on December 20.
The director of his latest movie, Nick Lyon, paid tribute to Oliver, posting a picture on their last day of filming saying: ‘We talked about producing a film together for years and finally did it! Thank you for being a great colleague, actor and friend.’
While his co-star, Bai Ling, was among the first to mourn Oliver on social media, saying that she wrote the post ‘with tears in [her] eyes.’
‘It was our first and last film together, I loved working with him so much.’
‘He was so nice, works so hard and such a brave actor and a beautiful gentle person, we played lovers in this film, just so so so sad,’ she wrote.
According to local reports, he arrived with his daughters in the Caribbean on December 26.
Two days before his death, Oliver posted a photo showing a beach in a tropical setting with the caption: ‘Let love rule. Wishing all of you the best for 2024.’
Online records show that the actor filed for divorce from his wife Jessica Muroz in December 2021.
During his career, Klepser appeared in major movies such as Speed Racer and Valkyrie and recently had a part in the latest installment of the Indiana Jones franchise.
Among his first roles in the US was a long-standing stint on Saved by the Bell: The New Class in 1995. He also appeared as a character in the hit video game Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond.
