Claus Theo Gärtner
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Claus Theo Gärtner in Berlin
, Germany
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).
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.
Since 1981, Gärtner has starred as the private detective Josef Matula
in over 240 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 does his own car stunt
s in the series.
On September 20, 2008 he married his fiancee Sarah Würgler in Winterthur. Until the wedding Claus Theo and Sarah have been in a relationship for 6 years.
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
is a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
mainly known for his role as Josef Matula
Josef Matula
Hermann Josef Matula is a character on the German detective show Ein Fall für Zwei.Matula is one of the two main characters on the show, and the only character to have appeared in every episode so far. Matula is a former police officer who has become a private detective instead...
, the main character in the German detective show series Ein Fall für Zwei
Ein Fall für Zwei
Ein Fall für zwei is a German television series, which premiered on September 11, 1981 on the broadcasting corporation ZDF. The series, which is situated in Frankfurt am Main, shows two main characters, a defense attorney and a private investigator, who solve crimes.The character of the private...
(A Case For Two).
Gärtner spent his youth in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and southeastern Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. He has studied music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
in Braunschweig
Braunschweig
Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
and Hannover. He made his theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
debut in Göttingen
Göttingen
Göttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...
. In his youth, Gärtner was actively involved in the activities of the German socialistic students' association.
Since 1981, Gärtner has starred as the private detective Josef Matula
Josef Matula
Hermann Josef Matula is a character on the German detective show Ein Fall für Zwei.Matula is one of the two main characters on the show, and the only character to have appeared in every episode so far. Matula is a former police officer who has become a private detective instead...
in over 240 episodes. Gärtner is also known as a car
Čar
Čar is a village in the municipality of Bujanovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the town has a population of 296 people.-References:...
enthusiast. Since 1967 he participated in numerous car races, and drove cars as a test-driver for a German manufacturer. He does his own car stunt
Stunt
A stunt is an unusual and difficult physical feat, or any act requiring a special skill, performed for artistic purposes in TV, theatre, or cinema...
s in the series.
On September 20, 2008 he married his fiancee Sarah Würgler in Winterthur. Until the wedding Claus Theo and Sarah have been in a relationship for 6 years.