Biography
Claus Theo Gärtner (born 19 April 1943) is a German television actor mainly known for his role as Josef Matula, the main character in the German detective show series Ein Fall für Zwei (A Case For Two). Between 1981 and 2013, Gärtner starred as this private detective in 300 episodes. Gärtner is also known as a car enthusiast. Since 1967 he participated in numerous car races, and drove cars as a test-driver for a German manufacturer. He did his own car stunts in the series.
Gärtner spent his youth in Austria, the United States and southeastern Asia. He has studied music in Braunschweig and Hannover. He made his theatre debut in Göttingen. In his youth, Gärtner was actively involved in the activities of the German socialistic students' association.
On 20 September 2008 he married his fiancée Sarah Würgler, 35 years his junior, in Winterthur. Prior to their wedding, Claus Theo and Sarah had been in a relationship for 6 years.
He lives in Basel, Switzerland.
Filmography
all 62
Movies 33
TV Shows 29
self 17
Die Verwandlung (2019)
Matula - Tod auf Mallorca (2019)
Matula: Der Schatten des Berges (2018)
Pardes (2017)
Matula (2017)
Die Superpauker (2016)
Quizduell-Olymp (2015)
Wer weiß denn sowas? (2015)
Stöckl (2013)
SOKO Stuttgart (2009)
Der Mann aus der Pfalz (2009)
Markus Lanz (2008)
Leaf and Blossom - The Inheritance (2004)
Der Pralinenmörder (2004)
Volle Kanne (1999)
Leute heute (1997)
Zimmer frei! (1996)
Auf dünnem Eis (1995)
Die Kommissarin (1994)
Höchstpersönlich (1994)
Wolffs Revier (1992)
Riverboat (1992)
DAS! (1991)
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin (1989)
Grand mit 3 Damen (1985)
Windy Story (1984)
Hanna von acht bis acht (1983)
Der Gast (1982)
A Case For Two (1981)
Bahnhofsgeschichten (1981)
Wetten, dass..? (1981)
Bäume ausreißen (1981)
Ein Mann fürs Leben (1980)
Das Ziel (1980)
St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken (1979)
Die Pyramide (1979)
Die erste Polka (1979)
NDR Talk Show (1979)
Heroin 4 (1978)
Mittags auf dem Roten Platz (1978)
Winterspelt (1978)
Die Straße (1978)
Operation Ganymed (1977)
Der Weilburger Kadettenmord (1977)
Kölner Treff (1976)
Halbzeit (1976)
Eurogang (1975)
A Happy Family Life (1975)
Stellenweise Glatteis (1975)
One or the Other of Us (1974)
Frau Kutzer und andere Bewohner der Naunynstraße (1973)
Sonderdezernat K1 (1972)
Eisenwichser (1972)
Zoff (1972)
Jaider, the Lonely Hunter (1971)
Scene of the Crime (1970)
Ein Mädchen (1970)
Alma Mater (1969)
Altersgenossen (1969)
Vorsicht Falle! (1964)
Der Tod des Präsidenten (1957)
Deutscher Filmpreis (1951)
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GenderMale
Birthday1943-04-19 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceBerlin, Germany
CitizenshipsGermany
AwardsCross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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