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Andrew Sachs

British actor (1930-2016) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 86

Andreas Siegfried Sachs, known professionally as Andrew Sachs, was a German-born British actor. He made his name on British television and found his greatest fame for his portrayal of the comical Spanish waiter Manuel in Fawlty Towers.

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A life in dates

2016Died23 November 2016Alice Through the Looking GlassFilm, 2016Mantel Clock (voice)2011Going Postal 2in1Film, Groat2010Going PostalSeries, Groat2006Ant AttackFilm, Narrator2003CheekyFilm, TV Announcer2000AttachmentsSeries, Murray Plaskow1998Dead CleanFilm, Kostas Malmatakis1996TaxandriaFilm, André / Superintendent1993The Mystery of Edwin DroodFilm, Durdles1990CluedoSeries, Himself1986CasualtySeries, Father Morgan1983Natural WorldSeries1982It's Your MoveFilm, Roadsweeper1980The TempestFilm, Trinculo1979MinderSeries, Sidney1977Are You Being Served? The MovieFilm, Carlos1975Fawlty TowersSeries, Manuel1974Romance with a Double BassFilm, Musician Zhuchkov1972Crown CourtSeries, Jeremy Nisbett1971Quest for LoveFilm, TV Announcer (uncredited)1963EspionageSeries, German Sergeant1961Nothing BarredFilm, Convict1960Coronation StreetSeries, Ramsay Clegg1947Hue and CryFilm, Schoolboy (uncredited)1930Born7 April 1930

People around Andrew

  • Nowhere in Africa 2001
  • History of the World: Part I 1981
  • Alice Through the Looking Glass 2016
  • Quartet 2012
  • Hue and Cry 1947

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Filmography 40

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Television 24

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About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2016 · aged 86