Andrew Sachs
Known for Acting · 100 credits
- Born
- 1930-04-07
- Died
- 2016-11-23
- Place of birth
- Berlin, Germany
- Also known as
- Эндрю Сакс · Andreas Siegfried "Andrew" Sachs · Andreas Siegfried Sachs
Biography
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
TV Shows (50)
Coronation Street
1960
as Ramsay Clegg
Casualty
1986
as Father Morgan / Mendel Lan
Silent Witness
1996
as Josef Horowitz
Crown Court
1972
as Jeremy Nisbett
Natural World
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Saint
1962
as Jacques
Minder
1979
as Sidney
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Nigel Fenn / Sergei Sergeich / Morris Harper
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
Timewatch
1982
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Fawlty Towers
1975
as Manuel
Espionage
1963
as German Sergeant
Callan
1967
as German Captain
Monkey
1978
as Voice of Horse / Yu-Lung
This World
2004
Strangers
1978
as Conron
Under the Sun
1989
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Cluedo
1990
as Himself
Rising Damp
1974
as Snell
Countdown
1982
Nearest and Dearest
1968
as Doctor
Attachments
2000
as Murray Plaskow
Going Postal
2010
as Groat
This Morning
1988
as Self
Codename
1970
as Stein
Big Deal
1984
as MC
All Star Mr & Mrs
2008
Eyewitness
1995
as Narrator
Survival
1961
Egypt
2005
as Narrator
William's Wish Wellingtons
1994
as Narrator
The Forgotten Toys
1997
as Additional Voices (voice)
Pirates
1994
That Peter Kay Thing
2000
Walking with Cavemen
2003
as Narrator
The Legend of the Lost Keys
1998
as George Gardener
The Mushroom Picker
1993
as Tadeus
Jack of Hearts
1999
as Peter Pryce
Star Hill Ponies
1998
as Various Characters (voice)
Dead Ernest
1982
Artists and Models
1986
as Delécluze (voice)
Dial RIX
1962
The Gingerbread Man
1992
as The Gingerbread Man / Mr Salt / Herr Von Cuckoo / Sleek the Mouse
The Dream Machine
1991
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Incredible Journeys
1997
Tom O'Connor
1984
There Comes A Time...
1985
Every Silver Lining
1993
Architecture at the Crossroads
1986
as Narrator - (Voice)
Looking for Victoria
2003
as Benjamin Disraeli
Movies (50)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016
as Mantel Clock (voice)
Quartet
2012
as Bobby Swanson
Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978
as Hospital Inmate
History of the World: Part I
1981
as Gerard - The French Revolution
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973
as Walter Wagner
Nowhere in Africa
2001
as Mr. Rubens
Einstein Revealed
1997
as Albert Einstein
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Self
Run For Your Wife
2012
as Clumsy Waiter
Cheeky
2003
as TV Announcer
Are You Being Served? The Movie
1977
as Carlos
Consuming Passions
1988
as Jason
Hue and Cry
1947
as Schoolboy (uncredited)
We Joined the Navy
1963
as Short-Changed US Seaman
We Are Most Amused
2008
as Self
Breaking the Bank
2016
as Jenkins
What's Up Nurse
1977
as Guido
What the Pythons Did Next...
2007
as Self
House of Mortal Sin
1976
as Man in Church
Romance with a Double Bass
1974
as Musician Zhuchkov
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
2009
as Self / Manuel
The Tempest
1980
as Trinculo
Quest for Love
1971
as TV Announcer (uncredited)
Doctor Who: Shada
2003
as Skagra (voice)
Robin Hood Junior
1975
as Friar
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing
2006
as Mr. Loveday
Number Ten
1968
as Nigel Fenn
If Only the Trains Came
1968
as Sergei Sergeich
The Forgotten Toys
1995
as Chef / Old Man (voice)
The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit
1999
as Narrator (voice)
The Galactic Garden
1985
as Vector
It's Your Move
1982
as Roadsweeper
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
1959
as A.C. 2 Briggs
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1993
Taxandria
1996
as André / Superintendent
Fawlty Towers Revisited
2005
as Himself
The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers
2025
Gorilla
1974
as Narrator
Ant Attack
2006
as Narrator
Nothing Barred
1961
as Convict
Dead Clean
1998
as Kostas Malmatakis
James and the Giant Peach
1976
as Interviewer / 1st Naval Officer / Security Chief
Interviewers From Hell
1989
Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost World
2005
as Self - Narrator
Benjamin's Struggle
2005
Albert Speer: The Nazi Who Said Sorry
1996
as Narrator (voice)
Eyewitness: Monster
1997
as Narrator (voice)
Spirits of the Forest
1987
as Narrator
Character Building
1995
as Narrator (voice)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years
1997
as Presenter
About Andrew Sachs
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. With 100 credits spanning from 1947 to 2025, Andrew Sachs has appeared in 50 films and 50 TV shows.
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Most Popular Andrew Sachs Movies
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) — as Mantel Clock (voice)
- Quartet (2012) — as Bobby Swanson
- Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) — as Hospital Inmate
- History of the World: Part I (1981) — as Gerard - The French Revolution
- Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973) — as Walter Wagner
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