Overview
- Schultheiß died on December 22 in Wildberg, Baden-Württemberg, and was buried in a small family service.
- SWR will air the 45-minute portrait "Ein Jahrhundert Leben! Der Schauspieler Walter Schultheiß" on Saturday at 20:15, followed at 21:00 by "Global Player – Wo wir sind isch vorne", with both already available in the ARD Mediathek.
- Born in Tübingen in 1924, he first appeared on stage in 1945 and rose to prominence from 1963 with the SDR radio "Straßenkehrer" sketches alongside Werner Veidt.
- He became widely known nationwide as landlord Rominger in the Stuttgart "Tatort" episodes featuring Kommissar Bienzle, complementing decades of film, TV and theater work.
- His honors included the Federal Cross of Merit (1987), Baden-Württemberg’s Service Medal (2003) and the state’s Honorary Film Award (2013), and he lived in Wildberg with his son Götz and two seven-year-old granddaughters until his death.