Horst Sachtleben (24 September 1930 – 23 May 2022) was a German actor, voice actor and stage director. He is known for his acting in ''

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'', a television series in 197 episodes between 2002 and 2020. On stage, he was engaged at the

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in Berlin,

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and Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel in

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. As a voice artist, he dubbed

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in ''

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'',

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and

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, among others.

Early life

Sachtleben was born on 24 September 1930 in Berlin,

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, where he undertook theater studies. He took acting classes at the same time.

Acting career

Sachtleben had various stage engagements, including at the

in Berlin, Schauspielhaus in

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, and Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel in

. Sachtleben played the role of Bishop Gottlieb Rossbauer in the ARD series ''

'' between 2002 and 2020 in 197 episodes, in which

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played the leading role. Sachtleben worked alongside

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(''

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''), Matti Geschonneck (''Jenseits der Liebe''),

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(''Eine ungehorsame Frau''),

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(''

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''), Kai Wessel (''Mein Bruder, der Idiot''), Rolf Silber (''Ein Sommertraum'') and many others. In 2004, Sachtleben shot the

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''Vorletzter Abschied'' (Heiko Hahn), which was shown on several festivals and won the German short film award 2005. In 2005, he toured with the play ''Ein Inspektor kommt'' (Barry Goldmann). In 2010, Sachtleben played in Schiller's ''

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'' at the

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, and won the Hersfeld Prize ("Großer Hersfeld-Preis"). Sachtleben was also a voice actor. He dubbed

in many ''

'' episodes, also

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and

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(as

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in the ''Harry Potter'' films).. Animation dubbing roles include Jeremy in the dub of ''

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'', Zugor in the dub of ''

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'' and

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(whose name was anglicized to "Dan Dee") in the 1984 dub of ''

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''. He worked as a radio play director for the

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. Because of the

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, Sachtleben withdrew from the profession.

Directing career

Sachtleben directed

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's drama ' at the Residenztheater in

among other plays.

Personal life

Sachtleben was married to the Swiss actress for 47 years and lived in

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, near

. He died on 22 May 2022 in Munich, at the age of 91.

Awards

* 1967 Bayerischer Staatspreis * 1977 Bayerischer Staatsschauspieler * 2010

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Films

* ' (''Endspurt'') (1970) * ''

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– Season 2, Episode 01: "Mitternachtsbus"'' (1975) * ''

– Season 3, Episode 11: "Das Superding"'' (1976) * ''

– Season 5, Episode 10: "Der Spitzel"'' (1978) * ''

– Season 8, Episode 09: "Der Untermieter"'' (1981) * ''

'' (TV series) – Season 1–19 (2002–2020) * (2015)

References

External links

*
Heppeler Agency

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