Andrew Sachs

Andrew Sachs

Acting

Born April 7, 1930 · Berlin, Germany

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 a…

Known for

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

1960

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

1996

Casualty

Casualty

1986

Casualty

Casualty

1986

Natural World

Natural World

1983

Crown Court

Crown Court

1972

Minder

Minder

1979

The Saint

The Saint

1962

Acting(104)

2025The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers

2016Breaking the BankJenkins

2016Alice Through the Looking GlassMantel Clock (voice)

2012QuartetBobby Swanson

2012Run For Your WifeClumsy Waiter

2010Going PostalGroat

2009Fawlty Towers: Re-OpenedSelf / Manuel

2008We Are Most AmusedSelf

2008All Star Mr & Mrs

2007What the Pythons Did Next...Self

2006Ant AttackNarrator

2006Mr. Loveday's Little OutingMr. Loveday

2005Fawlty Towers RevisitedHimself

2005Benjamin's Struggle

2005Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost WorldSelf - Narrator

2005EgyptNarrator

2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedySelf

2003Looking for VictoriaBenjamin Disraeli

2003CheekyTV Announcer

2003Doctor Who: ShadaSkagra (voice)

2003Walking with CavemenNarrator

2001Nowhere in AfricaMr. Rubens

2000AttachmentsMurray Plaskow

2000That Peter Kay Thing

1999Jack of HeartsPeter Pryce

1999The Amazing World of Wallace & GromitNarrator (voice)

1998Star Hill PoniesVarious Characters (voice)

1998Dead CleanKostas Malmatakis

1998The Legend of the Lost KeysGeorge Gardener

1997Eyewitness: MonsterNarrator (voice)

1997Einstein RevealedAlbert Einstein

1997Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 YearsPresenter

1997Incredible Journeys

1997The Forgotten ToysAdditional Voices (voice)

1996TaxandriaAndré / Superintendent

1996Silent WitnessJosef Horowitz

1996Albert Speer: The Nazi Who Said SorryNarrator (voice)

1995EyewitnessNarrator

1995The Forgotten ToysChef / Old Man (voice)

1995Character BuildingNarrator (voice)

1994William's Wish WellingtonsNarrator

1993Every Silver Lining

1993The Mystery of Edwin DroodDurdles

1993The Mushroom PickerTadeus

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

1991The Dream MachineSelf - Narrator (voice)

1990CluedoHimself

1989Under the SunSelf - Narrator (voice)

1989Interviewers From Hell

1988SupersenseNarrator

1988This MorningSelf

1988Consuming PassionsJason

1987Spirits of the ForestNarrator

1986CasualtyFather Morgan

1986Artists and ModelsDelécluze (voice)

1986Architecture at the CrossroadsNarrator - (Voice)

1985There Comes A Time...

1985The Galactic GardenVector

1984Tom O'Connor

1983Natural WorldSelf - Narrator (voice)

1982It's Your MoveRoadsweeper

1982TimewatchSelf - Narrator (voice)

1982Dead Ernest

1981History of the World: Part IGerard - The French Revolution

1980The TempestTrinculo

1979MinderSidney

1978MonkeyVoice of Horse / Yu-Lung

1978StrangersConron

1978Send in the GirlsPaul

1978Revenge of the Pink PantherHospital Inmate

1978An Audience with...Self

1977The Sound of LaughterBrian Jones

1977Are You Being Served? The MovieCarlos

1977What's Up NurseGuido

1976James and the Giant PeachInterviewer / 1st Naval Officer / Security Chief

1976House of Mortal SinMan in Church

1975Fawlty TowersManuel

1975Robin Hood JuniorFriar

1974GorillaNarrator

1974Rising DampSnell

1974Romance with a Double BassMusician Zhuchkov

1973Hitler: The Last Ten DaysWalter Wagner

1972Crown CourtJeremy Nisbett

1971Quest for LoveTV Announcer (uncredited)

1970CodenameStein

1968If Only the Trains CameSergei Sergeich

1968Number TenNigel Fenn

1968Nearest and DearestDoctor

1967ITV PlayhouseNigel Fenn

1967CallanGerman Captain

1965Legend of DeathDr. Zemouron

1963EspionageGerman Sergeant

1963We Joined the NavyShort-Changed US Seaman

1962The SaintJacques

1961Nothing BarredConvict

1960Coronation StreetRamsay Clegg

1959The Night We Dropped a ClangerA.C. 2 Briggs

1947Hue and CrySchoolboy (uncredited)

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