Andrew Sachs
Acting

Andrew Sachs

Born 1930-04-07 · Berlin, Germany · Died 2016-11-23

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.

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Known for

Asterix the Gaul★ 6.4Viewing moment
Asterix the Gaul
1967
Quartet★ 6.5Viewing moment
Quartet
2012
Revenge of the Pink Panther★ 6.4Viewing moment
Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978
Timewatch★ 6.9Viewing moment
Timewatch
1982 · Series
Nowhere in Africa★ 7.1Viewing moment
Nowhere in Africa
2001
Faust★ 7.5Viewing moment
Faust
1994
Monkey★ 8.1Viewing moment
Monkey
1978 · Series
Fawlty Towers★ 8.3Viewing moment
Fawlty Towers
1975 · Series
Breaking the Bank★ 4.5Viewing moment
Breaking the Bank
2016
Consuming Passions★ 8Viewing moment
Consuming Passions
1988
Hitler: The Last Ten Days★ 6.1Viewing moment
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973
Are You Being Served?★ 4.4Viewing moment
Are You Being Served?
1977
This World★ 6Viewing moment
This World
2004 · Series
Nearest and Dearest★ 7.5Viewing moment
Nearest and Dearest
1968 · Series
Big Deal★ 7.3Viewing moment
Big Deal
1984 · Series
We Joined the Navy★ 5.1Viewing moment
We Joined the Navy
1963
Going Postal★ 7.2Viewing moment
Going Postal
2010 · Series
Survival★ 8Viewing moment
Survival
1961 · Series
Ant Attack★ 5.2Viewing moment
Ant Attack
2006
Egypt★ 8.4Viewing moment
Egypt
2005 · Series
The Tempest★ 7Viewing moment
The Tempest
1980
Nothing Barred★ 6.5Viewing moment
Nothing Barred
1961
Eyewitness★ 7Viewing moment
Eyewitness
1995 · Series
House of Mortal Sin★ 6.7Viewing moment
House of Mortal Sin
1976
The Gingerbread Man★ 7Viewing moment
The Gingerbread Man
1992 · Series
Romance with a Double Bass★ 6Viewing moment
Romance with a Double Bass
1974
Spirits of the ForestViewing moment
Spirits of the Forest
1987
The Galactic GardenViewing moment
The Galactic Garden
1985
The Mystery of Edwin Drood★ 5.5Viewing moment
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1993
Taxandria★ 5.9Viewing moment
Taxandria
1996
Benjamin's StruggleViewing moment
Benjamin's Struggle
2005
Run For Your Wife★ 4.4Viewing moment
Run For Your Wife
2012
We Are Most Amused★ 8.5Viewing moment
We Are Most Amused
2008
The Night We Dropped a Clanger★ 5.9Viewing moment
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
1959
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened★ 8Viewing moment
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
2009
The Forgotten Toys★ 7.6Viewing moment
The Forgotten Toys
1995
Walking with Cavemen★ 8.3Viewing moment
Walking with Cavemen
2003 · Series
Ricky Gervais Meets... Larry David★ 6.6Viewing moment
Ricky Gervais Meets... Larry David
2006
That Peter Kay Thing★ 6.3Viewing moment
That Peter Kay Thing
2000 · Series
It's Your Move★ 8.4Viewing moment
It's Your Move
1982

Frequent collaborators

Bernard CribbinsBernard CribbinsJohn CleeseJohn CleeseDavid SuchetDavid SuchetTimothy WestTimothy WestMiriam MargolyesMiriam MargolyesPamela CundellPamela CundellPrunella ScalesPrunella ScalesFinty WilliamsFinty Williams