Actor Christian Oliver dies in Caribbean plane crash with two daughters

German-born US actor and daughters Annik and Madita Klepser killed with pilot off island in St Vincent and the Grenadines

The German-born US actor Christian Oliver, who performed in films alongside Tom Cruise and George Clooney during a 30-year career, died alongside his two daughters on Thursday in a plane crash off the coast of a Caribbean island.

Oliver, who was born Christian Klepser, and his daughters were passengers aboard a single-engine airplane that took off at approximately 12.10pm local time from an airport in Bequia, a small island belonging to the nation of St Vincent and the Grenadines, according to authorities.