The actor Peter Sodann is dead. He died on Friday at the age of 87 in Halle an der Saale, as his family announced on Sunday. The “Mitteldeutsche Zeitung” had previously reported. Sodann became known nationwide above all as the somewhat grumpy Chief Inspector Bruno Ehrlicher in “Tatort”, which he played from 1992 to 2007.
Sodann came from Meißen in Saxony, where he was born on June 1, 1936 as the son of a worker. After an apprenticeship as a toolmaker and a foray into law, he studied at the Leipzig Theater University.
Spied on by the Stasi
Sodann also ran a cabaret that was closed in 1961 because of a program that was found to be counter-revolutionary. He was then arrested for anti-state agitation. He spent nine months in prison in the GDR, and later the Stasi spied on him.
He also made a name for himself as a theater maker. As director, he created a unique cultural island with several venues at his home in Halle. In 1986 he received the National Prize in the GDR. In 2001 he was also awarded the Federal Cross of Merit. He was considered one of the most popular television actors in East Germany.
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