Peter Sattmann (born 26 December 1947 in

Zwickau Zwickau (; is, with around 87,500 inhabitants (2020), the fourth-largest city of Saxony after Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz and it is the seat of the Zwickau District. The West Saxon city is situated in the valley of the Zwickau Mulde (German: ' ...

) is a German actor and musician.

Biography

In 1957, Sattmann moved with his parents, Gerda and Ferdinand Sattmann, from Zwickau to

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, where he played in a band when he was twelve years old. He attended the Graf-Zeppelin-Gymnasium up to the eleventh class, when he left to concentrate on acting, moving to

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and performing as a street musician. He married when he was 21 years old, and in 1970 his youngest daughter, Katrin Sattmann, was born. He attended the Neue Münchner Schauspielschule, and in 1969 went to the Deutsches Theater in

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. He was voted Schauspieler des Jahres in 1975 and in 1977 at the Württembergisches Staatstheater in

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

. Sattmann wrote a number of plays for which he directed the first performances, including "Open End", "Der Erzbischof ist da", "Brave New Man" and "Der Fallschirmspringer", and continued until 1990 at the Schiller Theater. In addition to appearing in films, Sattmann also composed the music for the film "Willkommen im Paradies". He also composed music for “Kerbels Flucht”, “Der Prins muss her” and “Das Familienfest”. From 1990 to 1998, he lived with

Katja Riemann Katja Hannchen Leni Riemann (, born 1 November 1963) is a German actress. The daughter of two teachers, Riemann grew up in Weyhe, near Bremen. After high school she went to Hamburg to study music and theater. She is the mother of actress Paula ...

, and their daughter,

Paula Riemann Paula Riemann (born 3 August 1993), also known as "Paula Romy", is a German filmmaker and choreographer from Berlin, living in London. Biography Both of Riemann's parents, Katja Riemann and Peter Sattmann, are actors. Riemann moved to London in ...

was born in 1993.

Filmography

* ' (1977) * ' (1977) * ' (1981, TV miniseries) * ''Kerbels Flucht'' (1984, TV film) * ''

Das Rätsel der Sandbank ''Das Rätsel der Sandbank'' is a German television series based on the 1903 novel ''The Riddle of the Sands'' by Erskine Childers (author), Erskine Childers. It was produced by the public television and radio station Radio Bremen, and starring B ...

'' (1984, TV miniseries) * ' (1985) * '' Der Prins muß her'' (1987, TV series) * ' (1989, TV film) * '' Fool's Mate'' (1989) * ''

Le grand secret ''The Immortals'' () is a 1973 novel by the French writer René Barjavel. It tells the story of a grand conspiracy between world leaders. It was published in English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may ...

'' (1989, TV miniseries) * ''Dick Francis Mysteries: In The Frame'' (1989, TV) * ''Von Gewalt keine Rede'' (1991, TV film) * ''

Making Up! ''Abgeschminkt!'' ( en, Making Up!) is a German film directed by Katja von Garnier Katja von Garnier (born 15 December 1966, in Wiesbaden) is a German film director. Biography From 1989 to 1994, she studied at the University of Television and ...

'' (1993) * ''Gefährliche Verbindung'' (1993, TV film) * ''Nur eine kleine Affäre'' (1994, TV miniseries) * ''

Lauras Entscheidung Lauras Entscheidung is a 1994 German television film. Cast * Suzanne von Borsody as Laura Völlenklee *Matthias Habich as Joachim Böllinger * Peter Sattmann as Max Samtwerth * Dörte Lyssewski as Irmi Schadewald * Oliver Czeslik * Chantal De F ...

'' (1994, TV film) * ''

Bandits Banditry is a type of organized crime committed by outlaws typically involving the threat or use of violence. A person who engages in banditry is known as a bandit and primarily commits crimes such as extortion, robbery, and murder, either as an ...

'' (1997) * ''Women Don't Lie'' (1998) * ' (1999) * ''

Men Do What They Can ''Men Do What They Can'' (german: Mann tut was Mann kann) is a 2012 German movie directed by Marc Rothemund. With 746,017 admissions it was the sixth most successful film in Germany in 2012. Cast *Wotan Wilke Möhring: Paul Schuberth *Jasmin Ger ...

'' (2012)

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