Member of the 'Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel' since 1977.
He dubbed leading actor Peter Falk in the late episodes of the US crime series "Columbo" and voiced Professor Horace Slughorn in the Harry Potter films.
In 1977, Horst Sachtleben was named "Bayerischer Staatsschauspieler" by the state of Bavaria, a distinction reserved for very few.
Horst Sachtleben was one of the most familiar faces on German television.
Sachtleben had various engagements at the Hebbel Theater in Berlin, Schauspielhaus in Zürich, Bayerischen Staatsschauspiel in Munich and many more.