Overview
- SWR reported the news citing son Götz Schultheiß, saying the actor died peacefully on December 22 in Wildberg and was buried in a small private ceremony.
- On January 3, SWR airs the 45‑minute portrait "The Actor Walter Schultheiß – A Century of Life!" at 20:15 and "Global Player – Wo wir sind isch vorne" at 21:00, with both also in the ARD Mediathek.
- He became widely known nationwide as the landlord Rominger in Stuttgart "Tatort" episodes alongside Kommissar Bienzle.
- His breakthrough came on SDR radio from the 1960s with Werner Veidt as the long‑running streetsweeper duo "Karle und Gottlob."
- He received the Federal Cross of Merit (1987), Baden‑Württemberg’s Service Medal (2003) and a lifetime film prize (2013), and he continued working into his 90s in projects such as "Laible und Frisch."