Andrew Sachs

Known for

Acting

Born

April 7, 1930

Birthplace

Berlin, Germany

Died

November 23, 2016 (aged 86)

Biography

Andrew Sachs was a German-born British actor. He made his name on British television and is best known for his portrayals of Manuel in Fawlty Towers, a role for which he was BAFTA-nominated and also as Ramsay Clegg in Coronation Street.

Best known work

Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016

History of the World: Part I

1981

Fawlty Towers

1975

Revenge of the Pink Panther

1978

Quartet

2012

Going Postal

2010

Nowhere in Africa

2001

The Saint

1962

Coronation Street

1960

Silent Witness

1996

Filmography

2025
The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers
2016
Breaking the Bank
as Jenkins
2016
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Mantel Clock (voice)
2012
Quartet
as Bobby Swanson
2012
Run For Your Wife
as Clumsy Waiter
2011
Going Postal 2in1
as Groat
2010
Going PostalTV
as Groat (2 episodes)
2009
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
as Self / Manuel
2008
We Are Most Amused
as Self
2008
All Star Mr & MrsTV
2007
What the Pythons Did Next...
as Self
2006
Ant Attack
as Narrator
2006
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing
as Mr. Loveday
2005
Fawlty Towers Revisited
as Himself
2005
Benjamin's Struggle
2005
Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost World
as Self - Narrator
2005
EgyptTV
as Narrator (6 episodes)
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Self
2004
This WorldTV
2003
Looking for VictoriaTV
as Benjamin Disraeli (2 episodes)
2003
Cheeky
as TV Announcer
2003
Doctor Who: Shada
as Skagra (voice)
2003
Walking with CavemenTV
as Narrator (4 episodes)
2001
Nowhere in Africa
as Mr. Rubens
2000
AttachmentsTV
as Murray Plaskow (26 episodes)