Overview
- The death on December 25, 2025 was announced by artist agency Tom Produkt, citing ex‑partner Katja Riemann via the dpa news agency.
- Sattmann was credited in well over 180 film and television roles, with appearances in Tatort, Der Alte, Polizeiruf 110, Inga‑Lindström and Rosamunde‑Pilcher productions.
- He built his reputation on major German stages from 1969, including long engagements under director Claus Peymann in Stuttgart and Bochum.
- Born in Zwickau on December 26, 1947, he left the GDR with his family for Friedrichshafen in 1957 and trained at the Neue Schauspielschule in Munich.
- He published the autobiography "Mein Leben ist kein Drehbuch" in 2019 and is survived by children including daughter Paula with Katja Riemann.