Acting
Andrew Sachs
Born 7 April 1930 in Berlin, Germany · Died 23 November 2016
102 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
Acting 101
- 2025The Cancellation Of Fawlty TowersFilm
- 2016Alice Through the Looking GlassFilmMantel Clock (voice)
- 2016Breaking the BankFilmJenkins
- 2012QuartetFilmBobby Swanson
- 2012Run For Your WifeFilmClumsy Waiter
- 2011Going Postal 2in1FilmGroat
- 2010Going PostalSeriesGroat
- 2009Fawlty Towers: Re-OpenedFilmSelf / Manuel
- 2008We Are Most AmusedFilmSelf
- 2008All Star Mr & MrsSeries
- 2007What the Pythons Did Next...FilmSelf
- 2006Ant AttackFilmNarrator
- 2006Mr. Loveday's Little OutingFilmMr. Loveday
- 2005EgyptSeriesNarrator
- 2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyFilmSelf
- 2005Fawlty Towers RevisitedFilmHimself
- 2005Benjamin's StruggleFilm
- 2005Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost WorldFilmSelf - Narrator
- 2003Walking with CavemenSeriesNarrator
- 2003CheekyFilmTV Announcer
- 2003Doctor Who: ShadaFilmSkagra (voice)
- 2003Looking for VictoriaSeriesBenjamin Disraeli
- 2001Nowhere in AfricaFilmMr. Rubens
- 2000That Peter Kay ThingSeries
- 2000AttachmentsSeriesMurray Plaskow
- 2000Little Grey RabbitSeries
- 1999The Amazing World of Wallace & GromitFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1999Jack of HeartsSeriesPeter Pryce
- 1998Dead CleanFilmKostas Malmatakis
- 1998Star Hill PoniesSeriesVarious Characters (voice)
- 1998The Legend of the Lost KeysSeriesGeorge Gardener
- 1997The Forgotten ToysSeriesAdditional Voices (voice)
- 1997Einstein RevealedFilmAlbert Einstein
- 1997Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 YearsFilmPresenter
- 1997Eyewitness: MonsterFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1997Incredible JourneysSeries
- 1996Silent WitnessSeriesJosef Horowitz
- 1996TaxandriaFilmAndré / Superintendent
- 1996Albert Speer: The Nazi Who Said SorryFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1995The Forgotten ToysFilmChef / Old Man (voice)
- 1995EyewitnessSeriesNarrator
- 1995Character BuildingFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1994William's Wish WellingtonsSeriesNarrator
- 1994PiratesSeries
- 1993The Mushroom PickerSeriesTadeus
- 1993The Mystery of Edwin DroodFilmDurdles
- 1993Every Silver LiningSeries
- 1992The Gingerbread ManSeriesThe Gingerbread Man / Mr Salt / Herr Von Cuckoo / Sleek the Mouse
- 1991The Dream MachineSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1990CluedoSeriesHimself
- 1989Interviewers From HellFilm
- 1989Under the SunSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1988Consuming PassionsFilmJason
- 1988SupersenseSeriesNarrator
- 1988SupersenseFilmSelf - Narrator
- 1987Spirits of the ForestFilmNarrator
- 1986Architecture at the CrossroadsSeriesNarrator - (Voice)
- 1986Artists and ModelsSeriesDelécluze (voice)
- 1985The Galactic GardenFilmVector
- 1985There Comes A Time...Series
- 1984Big DealSeriesMC
- 1984Tom O'ConnorSeries
- 1983Natural WorldSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1982TimewatchSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1982It's Your MoveFilmRoadsweeper
- 1982Dead ErnestSeries
- 1981History of the World: Part IFilmGerard - The French Revolution
- 1980The TempestFilmTrinculo
- 1979MinderSeriesSidney
- 1978Revenge of the Pink PantherFilmHospital Inmate
- 1978MonkeySeriesVoice of Horse / Yu-Lung
- 1978StrangersSeriesConron
- 1978Send in the GirlsSeriesPaul
- 1977Are You Being Served? The MovieFilmCarlos
- 1977What's Up NurseFilmGuido
- 1977The Sound of LaughterSeriesBrian Jones
- 1976House of Mortal SinFilmMan in Church
- 1976James and the Giant PeachFilmInterviewer / 1st Naval Officer / Security Chief
- 1975Fawlty TowersSeriesManuel
- 1975Robin Hood JuniorFilmFriar
- 1974Rising DampSeriesSnell
- 1974Romance with a Double BassFilmMusician Zhuchkov
- 1974GorillaFilmNarrator
- 1973Hitler: The Last Ten DaysFilmWalter Wagner
- 1972Crown CourtSeriesJeremy Nisbett
- 1971Quest for LoveFilmTV Announcer (uncredited)
- 1970CodenameSeriesStein
- 1968Nearest and DearestSeriesDoctor
- 1968Number TenFilmNigel Fenn
- 1968If Only the Trains CameFilmSergei Sergeich
- 1967CallanSeriesGerman Captain
- 1967ITV PlayhouseSeriesMorris Harper, Nigel Fenn, Sergei Sergeich
- 1965Legend of DeathSeriesDr. Zemouron
- 1963We Joined the NavyFilmShort-Changed US Seaman
- 1963EspionageSeriesGerman Sergeant
- 1962The SaintSeriesJacques
- 1962Dial RIXSeriesHarry Daisy, Thin Furniture Man
- 1961SurvivalSeries
- 1961Nothing BarredFilmConvict
- 1959The Night We Dropped a ClangerFilmA.C. 2 Briggs
- 1947Hue and CryFilmSchoolboy (uncredited)
Writing 1
Filmography from TMDB.