Peter Sattmann (born 26 December 1947 in

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) is a German actor and musician.

Biography

In 1957, Sattmann moved with his parents, Gerda and Ferdinand Sattmann, from Zwickau to

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, where he played in a band when he was twelve years old. He attended the Graf-Zeppelin-Gymnasium up to the eleventh class, when he left to concentrate on acting, moving to

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and performing as a street musician. He married when he was 21 years old, and in 1970 his youngest daughter, Katrin Sattmann, was born. He attended the Neue Münchner Schauspielschule, and in 1969 went to the Deutsches Theater in

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. He was voted Schauspieler des Jahres in 1975 and in 1977 at the Württembergisches Staatstheater in

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. Sattmann wrote a number of plays for which he directed the first performances, including "Open End", "Der Erzbischof ist da", "Brave New Man" and "Der Fallschirmspringer", and continued until 1990 at the

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. In addition to appearing in films, Sattmann also composed the music for the film "Willkommen im Paradies". He also composed music for “Kerbel's Escape”, “Der Prins muss her” and “Das Familienfest”. From 1990 to 1998, he lived with

Katja Riemann Katja Hannchen Leni Riemann (, born 1 November 1963) is a German actress. The daughter of two teachers, Riemann grew up in Weyhe, near Bremen. After high school she went to Hamburg to study music and theater. She is the mother of actress Paula ...

, and their daughter, Paula Riemann was born in 1993.

Filmography

* ' (1977) * ' (1977) * ''Das Ziel'' (1980, TV film) * ' (1981, TV miniseries) * ' (1984, TV film) * ''Kerbel's Escape'' (1984, TV film) * ''Silent Poison'' (1984, TV film) * '' Das Rätsel der Sandbank'' (1984, TV miniseries) * ' (1985) * '' Der Prins muß her'' (1987, TV series) * ' (1989, TV film) * ''

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'' (1989) * '' Le grand secret'' (1989, TV miniseries) * ''Dick Francis Mysteries: In The Frame'' (1989, TV) * ''Tote leben nicht allein'' (1990, TV film) * ' (1991, TV film) * '' Making Up!'' (1993) * ''Gefährliche Verbindung'' (1993, TV film) * ' (1994, TV miniseries) * '' Lauras Entscheidung'' (1994, TV film) * ''Virus X'' (1997, TV film) * ''

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'' (1997) * ''Women Don't Lie'' (1998) * ' (1999) * ''

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'' (2012)

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