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.

Early life Sachtleben was born on 24 September 1930 in Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany, where he undertook theater studies. He took acting classes at the same time. in which Fritz Wepper played the leading role.

Sachtleben worked alongside Caroline Link (Jenseits der Stille), Matti Geschonneck (Jenseits der Liebe), Vivian Naefe (Eine ungehorsame Frau), Dennis Gansel (Das Phantom), Kai Wessel (Mein Bruder, der Idiot), Rolf Silber (Ein Sommertraum) and many others. In 2004, Sachtleben shot the short film 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 Wilhelm Tell at the Bad Hersfelder Festspiele,

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). Animation dubbing roles include Jeremy in the dub of The Secret of NIMH, Zugor in the dub of Tarzan 2 and Daisuke Jigen (whose name was anglicized to "Dan Dee") in the 1984 dub of The Castle of Cagliostro. He worked as a radio play director for the Bayerischer Rundfunk.

Directing career Sachtleben directed Hebbel's drama at the Residenztheater in Munich among other plays.

Personal life Sachtleben was married to the Swiss actress for 47 years and lived in Pöcking, near Munich. He died on 22 May 2022 in Munich, at the age of 91. 1977 Bayerischer Staatsschauspieler

Films (Endspurt) (1970) The Big Mess (1971) Derrick – Season 2, Episode 01: (1975) Derrick – Season 3, Episode 11: "Das Superding" (1976) (2015)

Dubbing The Mouse on the Moon (1963) - Wendover