Overview
- Sattmann’s death was confirmed by his agency Tom Produkt via dpa, which cited his former partner Katja Riemann.
- Riemann posted a public Instagram farewell recalling his humor, coolness and fearlessness toward death, prompting condolences from colleagues.
- Reports say he died at his home in Brandenburg after a prolonged illness, with no specific medical cause disclosed.
- Over a career spanning more than five decades, he appeared in more than 180 film and TV productions and was a familiar face in Tatort, Der Alte, Das Traumschiff and ZDF’s Frühling.
- Trained at the Neue Schauspielschule München, he spent years on major stages under director Claus Peymann and published the 2019 autobiography Mein Leben ist kein Drehbuch – Zeitpfeiler.