Person

Andrew Sachs

Acting · 1930–2016 · 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 as Ramsay Clegg in Coronation Street.

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  Coronation Street

  Ramsay Clegg

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  Casualty

  Father Morgan

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  Silent Witness

  Josef Horowitz

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  Natural World

  Self - Narrator (voice)

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  Minder

  Sidney

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  Crown Court

  Jeremy Nisbett

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  The Saint

  Jacques

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  ITV Playhouse

  Nigel Fenn

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  An Audience with...

  Self

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  Timewatch

  Self - Narrator (voice)

• 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
• 2004This World
• 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
• 1994Pirates
• 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
• 1984Big DealMC
• 1984Tom O'Connor
• 1983Natural WorldSelf - Narrator (voice)
• 1982Countdown
• 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
• 1962Dial RIX
• 1961Nothing BarredConvict
• 1961Survival
• 1960Coronation StreetRamsay Clegg
• 1959The Night We Dropped a ClangerA.C. 2 Briggs
• 1947Hue and CrySchoolboy (uncredited)