Overview
- Eitner’s death was conveyed to dpa by ZAV-Künstlervermittlung München on the family’s behalf, with a request for privacy.
- He was widely known for TV-crime roles, playing Kommissar Markus Tellheim in Schwerin’s Polizeiruf 110 (2006–2009) and Hauptkommissar Paul Kleinert in Alles Klara (2012–2017).
- His screen résumé spans more than 75 credited roles, including six appearances in Tatort as well as guest parts in Der Alte and multiple SOKO series.
- He earned the Max Ophüls Prize in 1996 and a Bambi in 2005, and appeared in the film Der Tunnel alongside Heino Ferch and Sebastian Koch.
- Born in Freiburg and later based in Memmingen, he began acting at 14, debuted on TV in 1983, and trained at institutions including the Folkwang Universität der Künste.