Horst Sachtleben

Horst Sachtleben (24 September 1930 – 23 May 2022) was a German actor, voice actor and stage director. He is known for his acting in Um Himmels Willen, a television series in 197 episodes between 2002 and 2020. On stage, he was engaged at the Hebbel Theater in Berlin, Schauspielhaus Zürich and Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel in Munich. As a voice artist, he dubbed Peter Falk in Columbo, Peter Fonda and Woody Allen, among others.

Horst Sachtleben
Born(1930-09-24)24 September 1930
Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany
Died23 May 2022(2022-05-23) (aged 91)
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Occupations
  • Stage actor
  • Film actor
  • Stage director
  • Voice actor
Awards

Early life

Sachtleben was born on 24 September 1930 in Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany, where he undertook theater studies.[1] He took acting classes at the same time.[2]

Acting career

Sachtleben had various stage engagements, including at the Hebbel Theater in Berlin, Schauspielhaus in Zürich, and Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel in Munich.[1]

Sachtleben played the role of Bishop Gottlieb Rossbauer in the ARD series Um Himmels Willen between 2002 and 2020 in 197 episodes,[3] in which Fritz Wepper played the leading role.[4]

Sachtleben worked alongside Caroline Link (Jenseits der Stille),[5] Matti Geschonneck (Jenseits der Liebe),[6] Vivian Naefe (Eine ungehorsame Frau), Dennis Gansel (Das Phantom), Kai Wessel (Mein Bruder, der Idiot), Rolf Silber (Ein Sommertraum) and many others.[7] In 2004, Sachtleben shot the short film Vorletzter Abschied (Heiko Hahn),[8] which was shown on several festivals and won the German short film award 2005.[9] In 2005, he toured with the play Ein Inspektor kommt (Barry Goldmann).[10] In 2010, Sachtleben played in Schiller's Wilhelm Tell at the Bad Hersfelder Festspiele,[5] and won the Hersfeld Prize ("Großer Hersfeld-Preis").[11]

Sachtleben was also a voice actor. He dubbed Peter Falk in many Columbo episodes, also Harvey Keitel, Peter Fonda, Woody Allen and Jim Broadbent (as Horace Slughorn in the Harry Potter films).[12][13]. Animation dubbing roles include Jeremy in the dub of The Secret of NIMH, Zugor in the dub of Tarzan 2[14] and Daisuke Jigen (whose name was anglicized to "Dan Dee") in the 1984 dub of The Castle of Cagliostro.[15] He worked as a radio play director for the Bayerischer Rundfunk.[16]

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sachtleben withdrew from the profession.[2]

Directing career

Sachtleben directed Hebbel's drama Maria Magdalena at the Residenztheater in Munich among other plays.[17]

Personal life

Sachtleben was married to the Swiss actress Pia Hänggi for 47 years and lived in Pöcking, near Munich.[1][18] He died on 22 May 2022 in Munich, at the age of 91.[12]

Awards

Films
  • Photo Finish (Endspurt) (1970)[20]
  • Derrick – Season 2, Episode 01: "Mitternachtsbus" (1975)[21]
  • Derrick – Season 3, Episode 11: "Das Superding" (1976)[21]
  • Derrick – Season 5, Episode 10: "Der Spitzel" (1978)[21]
  • Derrick – Season 8, Episode 09: "Der Untermieter" (1981)[21]
  • Um Himmels Willen (TV series) – Season 1–19 (2002–2020)[16][22]
  • Über den Tag hinaus (2015)[5]

References
  1. "Schauspieler Horst Sachtleben im Alter von 91 Jahren gestorben". rbb24 (in German). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  2. Huber, Joachim (24 May 2022). "Der Bischof neben dem Bürgermeister". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  3. "Schauspieler Horst Sachtleben mit 91 Jahren gestorben". tagesschau.de (in German). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  4. "Horst Sachtleben ist tot: "Um Himmels Willen"-Darsteller im Alter von 91 Jahren gestorben". Der Spiegel (in German). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  5. "Schauspieler Horst Sachtleben gestorben". Die Zeit (in German). dpa. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  6. "Jenseits der Liebe". filmportal.de. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  7. Agentur Heppeler: Sachtleben
  8. "Vorletzter Abschied". Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (in German). Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  9. "Vorletzter Abschied". filmportal.de. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  10. Tabel, Martina (8 December 2005). "Thriller in Ahrensburg: "Ein Inspektor kommt"". Hamburger Abendblatt. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  11. "Historie: Der Große Hersfeld-Preis und Hersfeld-Preis". bad-hersfelder-festspiele.de. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  12. Wolf, Michael (29 April 2020). "Schauspieler Horst Sachtleben verstorben". nachtkritik.de (in German). Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  13. "Synchronsprecher – Horst Sachtleben". Deutsche Synchronkartei (in German). 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  14. "Deutsche Synchronkartei | Filme | Tarzan 2".
  15. "Deutsche Synchronkartei | Filme | die Jäger des Cagliostro".
  16. "Im Alter von 91 Jahren: Schauspieler Horst Sachtleben gestorben". FAZ.NET (in German). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  17. "Programmheft Friedrich Hebbel: MARIA MAGDALENA. Premiere 15. Mai 1975 Spielzeit 1974 / 75 Heft 9 von Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel, Residenztheater, Kurt Meisel, Jörg-Dieter Haas, Peter Mertz, Rosmarie Schulz: Befriedigend (1975) – Programmhefte24". ZVAB. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  18. ""Um Himmels Willen"-Star Horst Sachtleben ist tot". Focus (in German). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  19. "Hersfeld-Preis und Großer Hersfeld-Preis". Freunde der Stiftsruine (in German). Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  20. "Endspurt". filmportal.de. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  21. "Horst Sachtleben". Derrick-Database (in German). Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  22. Niemeier, Timo (4 October 2021). "Sachtleben wegen Corona nicht bei "Um Himmels Willen"". DWDL.de. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
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