Overview
- Künstleragentur Tom Produkt told dpa that Sattmann died on December 25 after a long illness at his residence in Brandenburg, a day before his 78th birthday.
- Katja Riemann posted a personal Instagram farewell, recalling his coolness and saying he had no fear of death, while linking the news to their daughter Paula.
- Colleagues including Simone Thomalla, Katerina Jacob and Francis Fulton-Smith shared public condolences and memories of working with him.
- Across more than 180 screen credits, he appeared in staples such as Tatort, Der Alte, Polizeiruf 110, Das Traumschiff and the ZDF series Frühling.
- Born in Zwickau in 1947, he trained in Munich and became a leading stage actor under Claus Peymann in Stuttgart and Bochum; he later published the 2019 autobiography Mein Leben ist kein Drehbuch – Zeitpfeiler and is survived by his children, including daughters Katrin and Paula.