# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/klaus-doldinger
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:38:24.029Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/klaus-doldinger"
name: "Klaus Doldinger"
slug: "klaus-doldinger"
description: "Klaus Doldinger was a German saxophonist known for his work in jazz and as a film music composer. He founded the group Passport in 1971; they played in different formations for decades and became successful internationally. Doldinger composed several filmscores, including Wolfgang Petersen's Das Boot (1981) and The NeverEnding Story (1984). He is known for writing the theme music of Tatort, running on television since 1970."
tagline: "German musician, composer, bandleader and saxophonist (1936–2025)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Klaus-doldinger-on-stage.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1936-05-12"
deathDate: "2025-10-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  250
  category: null
totalFollowers: 5680
platforms:
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    handle:    "klausdoldingeroffiziell"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump