Andrew Sachs

Acting

Andrew Sachs

Born April 7, 1930Berlin, Germany98 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

The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers

The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers

Movie

2025

Breaking the Bank
4.5

Breaking the Bank

Movie

2016

Alice Through the Looking Glass
6.6

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Movie

2016

Quartet
6.5

Quartet

Movie

2012

Run For Your Wife
4.4

Run For Your Wife

Movie

2012

Going Postal
7.2

Going Postal

TV

2010

Filmography

The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers
2025The Cancellation Of Fawlty TowersMovie
Breaking the Bank
2016Breaking the Bankas JenkinsMovie
Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016Alice Through the Looking Glassas Mantel Clock (voice)Movie
Quartet
2012Quartetas Bobby SwansonMovie
Run For Your Wife
2012Run For Your Wifeas Clumsy WaiterMovie
Going Postal
2010Going Postalas GroatTV
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
2009Fawlty Towers: Re-Openedas Self / ManuelMovie
We Are Most Amused
2008We Are Most Amusedas SelfMovie
All Star Mr & Mrs
2008All Star Mr & MrsTV
What the Pythons Did Next...
2007What the Pythons Did Next...as SelfMovie
Ant Attack
2006Ant Attackas NarratorMovie
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing
2006Mr. Loveday's Little Outingas Mr. LovedayMovie
Fawlty Towers Revisited
2005Fawlty Towers Revisitedas HimselfMovie
Benjamin's Struggle
2005Benjamin's StruggleMovie
Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost World
2005Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost Worldas Self - NarratorMovie
Egypt
2005Egyptas NarratorTV
T
2005The Funny Blokes of British Comedyas SelfMovie
This World
2004This WorldTV
Cheeky
2003Cheekyas TV AnnouncerMovie
Doctor Who: Shada
2003Doctor Who: Shadaas Skagra (voice)Movie
Walking with Cavemen
2003Walking with Cavemenas NarratorTV
Nowhere in Africa
2001Nowhere in Africaas Mr. RubensMovie
A
2000Attachmentsas Murray PlaskowTV
That Peter Kay Thing
2000That Peter Kay ThingTV
J
1999Jack of Heartsas Peter PryceTV
The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit
1999The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromitas Narrator (voice)Movie
Star Hill Ponies
1998Star Hill Poniesas Various Characters (voice)TV
D
1998Dead Cleanas Kostas MalmatakisMovie
The Legend of the Lost Keys
1998The Legend of the Lost Keysas George GardenerTV
Eyewitness: Monster
1997Eyewitness: Monsteras Narrator (voice)Movie
E
1997Einstein Revealedas Albert EinsteinMovie
R
1997Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Yearsas PresenterMovie
I
1997Incredible JourneysTV
The Forgotten Toys
1997The Forgotten Toysas Additional Voices (voice)TV
Taxandria
1996Taxandriaas André / SuperintendentMovie
Silent Witness
1996Silent Witnessas Josef HorowitzTV
Albert Speer: The Nazi Who Said Sorry
1996Albert Speer: The Nazi Who Said Sorryas Narrator (voice)Movie
Eyewitness
1995Eyewitnessas NarratorTV
The Forgotten Toys
1995The Forgotten Toysas Chef / Old Man (voice)Movie
C
1995Character Buildingas Narrator (voice)Movie
W
1994William's Wish Wellingtonsas NarratorTV
Pirates
1994PiratesTV
Every Silver Lining
1993Every Silver LiningTV
T
1993The Mystery of Edwin DroodMovie
T
1993The Mushroom Pickeras TadeusTV
The Gingerbread Man
1992The Gingerbread Manas The Gingerbread Man / Mr Salt / Herr Von Cuckoo / Sleek the MouseTV
The Dream Machine
1991The Dream Machineas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Cluedo
1990Cluedoas HimselfTV
U
1989Under the Sunas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Interviewers From Hell
1989Interviewers From HellMovie
This Morning
1988This Morningas SelfTV
Consuming Passions
1988Consuming Passionsas JasonMovie
Spirits of the Forest
1987Spirits of the Forestas NarratorMovie
Casualty
1986Casualtyas Father MorganTV
Artists and Models
1986Artists and Modelsas Delécluze (voice)TV
A
1986Architecture at the Crossroadsas Narrator - (Voice)TV
T
1985There Comes A Time...TV
The Galactic Garden
1985The Galactic Gardenas VectorMovie
Big Deal
1984Big Dealas MCTV
T
1984Tom O'ConnorTV
Natural World
1983Natural Worldas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Countdown
1982CountdownTV
It's Your Move
1982It's Your Moveas RoadsweeperMovie
Timewatch
1982Timewatchas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
D
1982Dead ErnestTV
History of the World: Part I
1981History of the World: Part Ias Gerard - The French RevolutionMovie
The Tempest
1980The Tempestas TrinculoMovie
Minder
1979Minderas SidneyTV
Monkey
1978Monkeyas Voice of Horse / Yu-LungTV
Strangers
1978Strangersas ConronTV
Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978Revenge of the Pink Pantheras Hospital InmateMovie
An Audience with...
1978An Audience with...as SelfTV
Are You Being Served? The Movie
1977Are You Being Served? The Movieas CarlosMovie
What's Up Nurse
1977What's Up Nurseas GuidoMovie
James and the Giant Peach
1976James and the Giant Peachas Interviewer / 1st Naval Officer / Security ChiefMovie
House of Mortal Sin
1976House of Mortal Sinas Man in ChurchMovie
Fawlty Towers
1975Fawlty Towersas ManuelTV
Robin Hood Junior
1975Robin Hood Junioras FriarMovie
G
1974Gorillaas NarratorMovie
Rising Damp
1974Rising Dampas SnellTV
Romance with a Double Bass
1974Romance with a Double Bassas Musician ZhuchkovMovie
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973Hitler: The Last Ten Daysas Walter WagnerMovie
Crown Court
1972Crown Courtas Jeremy NisbettTV
Quest for Love
1971Quest for Loveas TV Announcer (uncredited)Movie
C
1970Codenameas SteinTV
I
1968If Only the Trains Cameas Sergei SergeichMovie
N
1968Number Tenas Nigel FennMovie
Nearest and Dearest
1968Nearest and Dearestas DoctorTV
ITV Playhouse
1967ITV Playhouseas Nigel FennTV
Callan
1967Callanas German CaptainTV
We Joined the Navy
1963We Joined the Navyas Short-Changed US SeamanMovie
The Saint
1962The Saintas JacquesTV
D
1962Dial RIXTV
Nothing Barred
1961Nothing Barredas ConvictMovie
Survival
1961SurvivalTV
Coronation Street
1960Coronation Streetas Ramsay CleggTV
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
1959The Night We Dropped a Clangeras A.C. 2 BriggsMovie
Hue and Cry
1947Hue and Cryas Schoolboy (uncredited)Movie