Andrew Sachs

Profile

Andrew Sachs

Acting

Born 1930-04-07 · Died 2016-11-23

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Berlin, Germany

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.

Filmography

101 credits across movies and TV

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973 · Walter Wagner

Revenge of the Pink Panther

Revenge of the Pink Panther

1978 · Hospital Inmate

Benjamin's Struggle

Benjamin's Struggle

2005

Spirits of the Forest

Spirits of the Forest

1987 · Narrator

James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

1976 · Interviewer / 1st Naval Officer / Security Chief

Mr. Loveday's Little Outing

Mr. Loveday's Little Outing

2006 · Mr. Loveday

It's Your Move

It's Your Move

1982 · Roadsweeper

The Forgotten Toys

The Forgotten Toys

1995 · Chef / Old Man (voice)

Fawlty Towers Revisited

Fawlty Towers Revisited

2005 · Himself

The Galactic Garden

The Galactic Garden

1985 · Vector

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1993

Run For Your Wife

Run For Your Wife

2012 · Clumsy Waiter

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

2009 · Self / Manuel

Nowhere in Africa

Nowhere in Africa

2001 · Mr. Rubens

House of Mortal Sin

House of Mortal Sin

1976 · Man in Church

Breaking the Bank

Breaking the Bank

2016 · Jenkins

We Are Most Amused

We Are Most Amused

2008 · Self

If Only the Trains Came

If Only the Trains Came

1968 · Sergei Sergeich

Nothing Barred

Nothing Barred

1961 · Convict

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years

1997 · Presenter

Number Ten

Number Ten

1968 · Nigel Fenn

Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions

1988 · Jason

Are You Being Served? The Movie

Are You Being Served? The Movie

1977 · Carlos

Robin Hood Junior

Robin Hood Junior

1975 · Friar

Hue and Cry

Hue and Cry

1947 · Schoolboy (uncredited)

What the Pythons Did Next...

What the Pythons Did Next...

2007 · Self

Romance with a Double Bass

Romance with a Double Bass

1974 · Musician Zhuchkov

Quartet

Quartet

2012 · Bobby Swanson

Taxandria

Taxandria

1996 · André / Superintendent

The Tempest

The Tempest

1980 · Trinculo

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

1959 · A.C. 2 Briggs

We Joined the Navy

We Joined the Navy

1963 · Short-Changed US Seaman

Doctor Who: Shada

Doctor Who: Shada

2003 · Skagra (voice)

Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost World

Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost World

2005 · Self - Narrator

Quest for Love

Quest for Love

1971 · TV Announcer (uncredited)

Eyewitness: Monster

Eyewitness: Monster

1997 · Narrator (voice)

Einstein Revealed

Einstein Revealed

1997 · Albert Einstein

The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit

The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit

1999 · Narrator (voice)

Gorilla

Gorilla

1974 · Narrator

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016 · Mantel Clock (voice)

Ant Attack

Ant Attack

2006 · Narrator

The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers

The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers

2025

Dead Clean

Dead Clean

1998 · Kostas Malmatakis

What's Up Nurse

What's Up Nurse

1977 · Guido

Character Building

Character Building

1995 · Narrator (voice)

Cheeky

Cheeky

2003 · TV Announcer

Albert Speer: The Nazi Who Said Sorry

Albert Speer: The Nazi Who Said Sorry

1996 · Narrator (voice)

Interviewers From Hell

Interviewers From Hell

1989

History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

1981 · Gerard - The French Revolution

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005 · Self

This Morning

This Morning

1988 · Self

That Peter Kay Thing

That Peter Kay Thing

2000

Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers

1975 · Manuel

The Legend of the Lost Keys

The Legend of the Lost Keys

1998 · George Gardener

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

1996 · Josef Horowitz

Countdown

Countdown

1982

The Saint

The Saint

1962 · Jacques

Attachments

Attachments

2000 · Murray Plaskow

Egypt

Egypt

2005 · Narrator

Going Postal

Going Postal

2010 · Groat

Codename

Codename

1970 · Stein

Dead Ernest

Dead Ernest

1982

Pirates

Pirates

1994

Dial RIX

Dial RIX

1962

There Comes A Time...

There Comes A Time...

1985

Tom O'Connor

Tom O'Connor

1984

Jack of Hearts

Jack of Hearts

1999 · Peter Pryce

Every Silver Lining

Every Silver Lining

1993

All Star Mr & Mrs

All Star Mr & Mrs

2008

Timewatch

Timewatch

1982 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Monkey

Monkey

1978 · Voice of Horse / Yu-Lung

Under the Sun

Under the Sun

1989 · Self - Narrator (voice)

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

1978 · Self

Incredible Journeys

Incredible Journeys

1997

Minder

Minder

1979 · Sidney

The Forgotten Toys

The Forgotten Toys

1997 · Additional Voices (voice)

Casualty

Casualty

1986 · Father Morgan

Casualty

Casualty

1986 · Mendel Lan

This World

This World

2004

The Dream Machine

The Dream Machine

1991 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Rising Damp

Rising Damp

1974 · Snell

Eyewitness

Eyewitness

1995 · Narrator

Natural World

Natural World

1983 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Big Deal

Big Deal

1984 · MC

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

1960 · Ramsay Clegg

Architecture at the Crossroads

Architecture at the Crossroads

1986 · Narrator - (Voice)

William's Wish Wellingtons

William's Wish Wellingtons

1994 · Narrator

Cluedo

Cluedo

1990 · Himself

The Mushroom Picker

The Mushroom Picker

1993 · Tadeus

Survival

Survival

1961

Star Hill Ponies

Star Hill Ponies

1998 · Various Characters (voice)

Callan

Callan

1967 · German Captain

Nearest and Dearest

Nearest and Dearest

1968 · Doctor

The Gingerbread Man

The Gingerbread Man

1992 · The Gingerbread Man / Mr Salt / Herr Von Cuckoo / Sleek the Mouse

Crown Court

Crown Court

1972 · Jeremy Nisbett

Strangers

Strangers

1978 · Conron

Walking with Cavemen

Walking with Cavemen

2003 · Narrator

Artists and Models

Artists and Models

1986 · Delécluze (voice)

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

1967 · Nigel Fenn

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

1967 · Sergei Sergeich

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

1967 · Morris Harper