Overview
- Brother Dirk Michaelis told SuperIllu that the 64-year-old suffered a fatal heart attack at home in the Uckermark, though one outlet referred to the brother as Christian.
- Emergency responders could not revive him and his wife Christin held him in her arms, according to the family's account.
- Dirk Michaelis suggested his brother may have ignored earlier symptoms as he tended to prioritize others over himself.
- News of the death became public via an Instagram post by voice actor René Dawn-Claude on August 18, and broadcasters have aired tributes including a Tatort repeat.
- Torsten Michaelis was known for his role as Kriminaldirektor Bitomsky in Tatort and as a leading German dubbing voice for stars such as Sean Bean, Wesley Snipes, Martin Lawrence and Benicio Del Toro, and he lived with his wife and their 25-year-old daughter.