Andrew Sachs
Known for acting · Born 7 April 1930 · Died 23 November 2016 · aged 86 · Berlin, Germany
107 credits
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.
Known for
Fawlty Towers
1975
Coronation Street
1960
Monkey
1978
Natural World
1983
Attachments
Attachments
2000
William's Wish Wellingtons
1994
The Forgotten Toys
1997
Star Hill Ponies
1998
Little Grey Rabbit
Little Grey Rabbit
2000
Quartet
2012
Tom O'Connor
Tom O'Connor
1984
Pirates
1994
Acting (106)
2025The Cancellation Of Fawlty TowersFilm
2016Alice Through the Looking GlassMantel Clock (voice)Film
2016Breaking the BankJenkinsFilm
2012QuartetBobby SwansonFilm
2012Run For Your WifeClumsy WaiterFilm
2011Going Postal 2in1GroatFilm
2010Going PostalGroat · 2 episodesSeries
2009Fawlty Towers: Re-OpenedSelf / ManuelFilm
2008We Are Most AmusedSelfFilm
2008All Star Mr & MrsSeries
2007What the Pythons Did Next...SelfFilm
2006Ant AttackNarratorFilm
2006Mr. Loveday's Little OutingMr. LovedayFilm
2005EgyptNarrator · 6 episodesSeries
2005Fawlty Towers RevisitedHimselfFilm
2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedySelfFilm
2005Benjamin's StruggleFilm
2005Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost WorldSelf - NarratorFilm
2003CheekyTV AnnouncerFilm
2003Walking with CavemenNarrator · 4 episodesSeries
2003Doctor Who: ShadaSkagra (voice)Film
2003Looking for VictoriaBenjamin Disraeli · 2 episodesSeries
2001Nowhere in AfricaMr. RubensFilm
2000That Peter Kay Thing · 6 episodesSeries
2000AttachmentsMurray Plaskow · 26 episodesSeries
2000Little Grey Rabbit · 26 episodesSeries
1999The Amazing World of Wallace & GromitNarrator (voice)Film
1999Jack of HeartsPeter Pryce · 6 episodesSeries
1998Dead CleanKostas MalmatakisFilm
1998Star Hill PoniesVarious Characters (voice) · 26 episodesSeries
1998The Legend of the Lost KeysGeorge Gardener · 10 episodesSeries
1997Einstein RevealedAlbert EinsteinFilm
1997The Forgotten ToysAdditional Voices (voice) · 26 episodesSeries
1997Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 YearsPresenterFilm
1997Eyewitness: MonsterNarrator (voice)Film
1997Incredible Journeys · 6 episodesSeries
1996Silent WitnessJosef Horowitz · 2 episodesSeries
1996TaxandriaAndré / SuperintendentFilm
1996Albert Speer: The Nazi Who Said SorryNarrator (voice)Film
1995The Forgotten ToysChef / Old Man (voice)Film
1995EyewitnessNarrator · 13 episodesSeries
1995Character BuildingNarrator (voice)Film
1994William's Wish WellingtonsNarrator · 26 episodesSeries
1994Pirates · 18 episodesSeries
1993The Mystery of Edwin DroodDurdlesFilm
1993The Mushroom PickerTadeus · 2 episodesSeries
1993Every Silver Lining · 6 episodesSeries
1992The Gingerbread ManThe Gingerbread Man / Mr Salt / Herr Von Cuckoo / Sleek the Mouse · 6 episodesSeries
1991The Dream MachineSelf - Narrator (voice) · 5 episodesSeries
1990CluedoHimselfSeries
1989Interviewers From HellFilm
1989Under the SunSelf - Narrator (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
1988This MorningSelfSeries
1988Consuming PassionsJasonFilm
1988SupersenseNarrator · 6 episodesSeries
1988SupersenseSelf - NarratorFilm
1987Spirits of the ForestNarratorFilm
1986CasualtyFather Morgan · 2 episodes, Mendel LanSeries
1986Architecture at the CrossroadsNarrator - (Voice) · 3 episodesSeries
1986Artists and ModelsDelécluze (voice)Series
1985The Galactic GardenVectorFilm
1985There Comes A Time... · 7 episodesSeries
1984Big DealMCSeries
1984Tom O'Connor · 16 episodesSeries
1983Natural WorldSelf - Narrator (voice) · 13 episodesSeries
1982Countdown · 9 episodesSeries
1982TimewatchSelf - Narrator (voice) · 3 episodesSeries
1982It's Your MoveRoadsweeperFilm
1982Dead Ernest · 7 episodesSeries
1981History of the World: Part IGerard - The French RevolutionFilm
1980The TempestTrinculoFilm
1979MinderSidneySeries
1978Revenge of the Pink PantherHospital InmateFilm
1978MonkeyVoice of Horse / Yu-Lung · 26 episodesSeries
1978StrangersConronSeries
1978An Audience with...Self · 2 episodesSeries
1978Send in the GirlsPaulSeries
1977Are You Being Served? The MovieCarlosFilm
1977What's Up NurseGuidoFilm
1977The Sound of LaughterBrian JonesSeries
1976House of Mortal SinMan in ChurchFilm
1976James and the Giant PeachInterviewer / 1st Naval Officer / Security ChiefFilm
1975Fawlty TowersManuel · 12 episodesSeries
1975Robin Hood JuniorFriarFilm
1974Rising DampSnellSeries
1974Romance with a Double BassMusician ZhuchkovFilm
1974GorillaNarratorFilm
1973Hitler: The Last Ten DaysWalter WagnerFilm
1972Crown CourtJeremy Nisbett · 3 episodesSeries
1971Quest for LoveTV Announcer (uncredited)Film
1970CodenameSteinSeries
1968Nearest and DearestDoctorSeries
1968Number TenNigel FennFilm
1968If Only the Trains CameSergei SergeichFilm
1967CallanGerman CaptainSeries
1967ITV PlayhouseNigel Fenn, Sergei Sergeich, Morris HarperSeries
1965Legend of DeathDr. Zemouron · 5 episodesSeries
1963We Joined the NavyShort-Changed US SeamanFilm
1963EspionageGerman SergeantSeries
1962The SaintJacquesSeries
1962Dial RIX, Harry Daisy, Thin Furniture ManSeries
1961Nothing BarredConvictFilm
1961SurvivalSeries
1960Coronation StreetRamsay Clegg · 26 episodesSeries
1959The Night We Dropped a ClangerA.C. 2 BriggsFilm
1947Hue and CrySchoolboy (uncredited)Film
Writing (1)
1985The Galactic GardenWriterFilm