Klaus Wildbolz

Klaus Wildbolz (born 25 August 1937 in Vienna, Austria – 4 January 2017) was a Swiss actor. He became known for numerous series on German-language television. Klaus Wildbolz came from an old-established sex of the city of Berne. Eduard Wildbolz, known as the Berner Platzkommandant during the national strike in 1918, was his grandfather. His father was the general manager of the Bally Schuhfabrik Georg Wildbolz. He grew up in Austria and Switzerland together with his twin brother Jost, who lives as a photographer in Switzerland. Before studying music and performing art in Vienna at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar, he completed a commercial training and served military service in the Swiss army.After an engagement at the theatre in the Josefstadt in Vienna, he became known to a wide audience in the 1970s by the moderation of the ARD television quiz Schnickschnack. He had many television series main roles such as in Schlosshotel Orth, Ringstraßenpalais, Hotel Paradies and Der Bergdoctor He also played guest roles in crime series such as Der Kommissar, Der Alte, Derrick. In 1996 he acted as an investigator in the crime scene episode Mein is the revenge under the direction of Houchang Allahyari with Fritz Karl and Andrea Merchant.With his twin brother he participated more frequently in vintage car races. He was married first to his acting colleague Christiane Pauli, then to a bank employee and in third marriage to the assistant director Barbara Matula, who died of cancer in 2008.After that he lived with the Hamburgerin Nadine von Vöhren until his death. Klaus Wildbolz died on 4 January 2017 after a short illness in Vienna. His grave, dedicated to honour, is located at the Hietzinger cemetery in Vienna, group 65, row 4, grave no. 13. The tomb was designed by the Viennese sculptor Wolfgang Karnutsch.