“Was a nightmare to see him lying down”
Horst Janson's daughter reports on his last hours
05.02.2025Reading time: 2 min.
“Sesamstrasse” star Horst Janson died at the age of 89. Shortly before his death, he was only able to “star on walls”, as his daughter now tells.
The popular actor Horst Janson died in Munich in January at the age of 89. He had sometimes become known for his work in the “Sesame Road” and the “Salto Mortale” series. Now his daughter Laura has been talking to her father over the past few months and reports that it was more and more healthy around him.
In an interview with the magazine “Bunte”, Laura Janson reports that her father increasingly suffered from forgetfulness in the months before his death: “There were signs of a starting dementia.” Horst Janson bothered that the most.
The actor suffered a brain hemorrhage in the summer of 2024 and had to go to rehabilitation after a stay in the clinic. In the event of an operation, excess liquid was derived from the brain. However, the intervention worsened his condition: “He could no longer speak, no longer swallow, just loungers and stare at walls. He no longer reacted to us, it was a nightmare to see him lying down with this deep sadness, who surrounded him, “said Laura Janson, who explains:” That almost broke my heart. “
At the turn of the year it was clear that the doctors could no longer do anything for Horst Janson. Laura Janson and her mother Helgardt Hella Ruthardt were by his side when he died: “We then opened the window, folded his beautiful hands and kissed him on the forehead again.”
