Horst Naumann was known for his doctor roles in the series “Schwarzwaldklinik” and “Traumschiff” The Dresden native was also a sought-after voice actor with hundreds of speaking roles. His screen career began in the early 1950s in films from the East German DEFA studios.
He moved to West Germany and from the 1960s onwards was seen primarily in numerous popular ZDF series.. His widow Martina Linn-Naumann wrote in an obituary: "We will fulfill his last wish and he will live on in our garden as a real hawthorn tree"