Overview
- SAT.1 and streaming platform Joyn confirmed that Hamer died on February 8, 2026, at the age of 43.
- His management and agent described a short, severe illness with a sudden onset; no specific medical cause has been disclosed, and he died in Solingen with family present.
- Hamer was best known as cook Matthias “Matti” Steininger in SAT.1’s Die Landarztpraxis, appearing in about 151 episodes, with SAT.1 posting a public tribute on Instagram.
- A family death notice in the Solinger Tageblatt announced private arrangements, with burial in the Ketzberg cemetery.
- Among his final works, he completed the feature film Block 10, directed by Marcus O. Rosenmüller and featuring Christian Berkel and Axel Prahl, which is slated to be released this year.