Christian Oliver death: Friends and colleagues express grief, pay tribute to the late actor

Christian Oliver died along with his two young daughters in a place crash on Thursday. Their small plane crashed into the sea off a Caribbean Island. Following the demise of Christian and his kids, his friends and colleagues mourned the death of the Speed Racer star.

Christian Oliver's friends remember him

Christian Oliver, known for his roles in films such as The Baby-Sitters Club, The Good German, and Speed Racer, died when his plane crashed in the Caribbean off the island of Bequia. According to local authorities, his two daughters, Madita, 10, and Annik, 12, were also killed, as was the pilot, Robert Sachs. Oliver was 51 years old.

Actress Bai Ling took to her Instagram handle to pay tribute to the late actor and wrote, "with tears in my eyes I cannot express the sorrow I felt when our [director Nick Lyon] called me not long ago, that the plane he took had crashed, including his beautiful 2 daughters and the pilot had all passed! In the Caribbean‘s. He was having holidays."

"I just could not believe it is the truth, the last we worked filming in #hollywood was December 20th 2023, just right before Christmas," added Ling. "We [were] supposed to have one day pick up shot tomorrow," she penned. "I cried cried, it was our first and last film together, I loved working with him so much, but luckily you can see our #film it’s called #foreverholdyourpeace."

"He was so. nice, worked so hard and such a brave #actor and a beautiful gentle person, we played #lovers in this film, just so so so sad," Ling continued. "#rip dear Christian may your soul Rest In Peace, Sending love To your families," she concluded.

Others mourn Christian Oliver's death

"Rest easy dear friend, dear brother," cinematographer Michael Su captioned a photo of the late actor Friday. "I will miss our talks on set..the camaraderie during those long hauls, and the quiet moments when we watched magic happen. You and your daughters are together in eternity," Su added.

David Michael Latt shared a photo of Christian in a costume from a movie and wrote on X, "We met 10 years ago and made four amazing films together. You always elevated each project." "But every time we met socially it was always about family and your wonderful little girls. Profound loss," Latt added.

The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force confirmed on Thursday that the bodies of the pilot and passengers were recovered from the aircraft and waters by the SVG Coast Guard, PEOPLE reported. The victims were later pronounced dead.