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Horst Sachtleben

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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

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.

Early life

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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

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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

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

Personal life

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Sachtleben was married to the Swiss actress Pia Hänggi [de] 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

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Films

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Schauspieler Horst Sachtleben im Alter von 91 Jahren gestorben". rbb24 (in German). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c "Schauspieler Horst Sachtleben gestorben". Die Zeit (in German). dpa. 24 May 2022. 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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d "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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