Overview
- ZAV-Künstlervermittlung München announced the death on behalf of Eitner’s family on Nov. 17.
- Eitner was 58 and had been living in Memmingen; the family requested privacy and did not share a cause.
- He was widely recognized for portraying Markus Tellheim in Polizeiruf 110 (2006–2009) and Paul Kleinert in Alles Klara (2012–2017).
- His credits exceeded 75 roles, including six separate appearances in Tatort and guest turns in Der Alte and multiple SOKO series.
- He began acting at 14, trained at the Folkwang University of the Arts, and earned the Max Ophüls Prize (1996) and a Bambi (2005) for Margarete Steiff.