Horst Sachtleben is a German television actor and director. After studying theory of drama, Germanic philology and history of art in Berlin he concentrated on his acting career. He had various engagements at the Hebbel-Theater in Berlin, Schauspielhaus in Z�rich, Bayerischen Staatsschauspiel in Munich and many more. In 1977 he was nominated for the Bavarian Actor Award. As director he puts on stage a lot of plays, e.g. Maria Magdalena at the Residenztheater in Munich. Alongside his work at the theatre he appears in numerous films and television productions: he has worked alongside Caroline Link, Matti Geschonneck, Vivian Naefe, Dennis Gansel, Kai Wessel, Rolf Silber and many more. In 2004 he shot the filmlet Vorletzter Abschied, which was shown on several festivals and won the German filmlet award 2005. He played the role of the bishop in the ARD series Um Himmels Willen. In 2005 he toured with the play Ein Inspektor kommt. 

September 24th, 1930 in Berlin  /  Died:   May 22nd, 2022 - aged 91