Claus Theo G�rtner in Berlin, Germany is a German television actor mainly known for his role as Josef Matula, the main character in the German detective show series Ein Fall f�r Zwei. G�rtner spent his youth in Austria, the United States and southeastern Asia. He has studied music in Braunschweig and Hannover. He made his theatre debut in G�ttingen. In his youth, G�rtner was actively involved in the activities of the German socialistic students' association. Since 1981, G�rtner has starred as the private detective Josef Matula in over 240 episodes. G�rtner is also known as a car enthusiast. Since 1967 he participated in numerous car races, and drove cars as a test-driver for a German manufacturer. He does his own car stunts in the series. On 20 September 2008 he married his fianc�e Sarah W�rgler in Winterthur. Claus Theo and Sarah had been having a relationship for 6 years prior to the wedding. 

April 19th, 1943 in Berlin (Age 81)