Andrew Sachs
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Coronation Street
Ramsay Clegg
1960
Series
Casualty
Father Morgan
1986
Series
Casualty
Mendel Lan
1986
Series
Silent Witness
Josef Horowitz
1996
Series
Minder
Sidney
1979
Series
Crown Court
Jeremy Nisbett
1972
Series
The Saint
Jacques
1962
Series
Natural World
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Series
ITV Playhouse
Nigel Fenn
1967
Series
ITV Playhouse
Sergei Sergeich
1967
Series
ITV Playhouse
Morris Harper
1967
Series
Timewatch
Self - Narrator (voice)
1982
Series
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Film
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Mantel Clock (voice)
2016
Series
Survival
1961
Series
Fawlty Towers
Manuel
1975
Series
Monkey
Voice of Horse / Yu-Lung
1978
Series
This World
2004
Series
Espionage
German Sergeant
1963
Series
Strangers
Conron
1978
Series
Callan
German Captain
1967
Series
Rising Damp
Snell
1974
Attachments
Murray Plaskow
2000
Series
Countdown
1982
Series
Nearest and Dearest
Doctor
1968
Under the Sun
Self - Narrator (voice)
1989
Series
Cluedo
Himself
1990
Film
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Hospital Inmate
1978
Series
Going Postal
Groat
2010
Series
Big Deal
MC
1984
Series
Eyewitness
Narrator
1995
Series
The Forgotten Toys
Additional Voices (voice)
1997
Series
Walking with Cavemen
Narrator
2003
Codename
Stein
1970
Series
The Dream Machine
Self - Narrator (voice)
1991
Series
All Star Mr & Mrs
2008
Series
Pirates
1994
Series
This Morning
Self
1988
Film
Quartet
Bobby Swanson
2012
Series
Egypt
Narrator
2005
Series
That Peter Kay Thing
2000
Incredible Journeys
1997
Film
History of the World: Part I
Gerard - The French Revolution
1981
Series
The Gingerbread Man
The Gingerbread Man / Mr Salt / Herr Von Cuckoo / Sleek the Mouse
1992
William's Wish Wellingtons
Narrator
1994
Looking for Victoria
Benjamin Disraeli
2003
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Self
2005
The Sound of Laughter
Brian Jones
1977
Series
Artists and Models
Delécluze (voice)
1986
Film
Nowhere in Africa
Mr. Rubens
2001
Series
The Legend of the Lost Keys
George Gardener
1998
Film
Consuming Passions
Jason
1988
Series
Every Silver Lining
1993
Series
Star Hill Ponies
Various Characters (voice)
1998
Film
Cheeky
TV Announcer
2003
Film
Quest for Love
TV Announcer (uncredited)
1971
Tom O'Connor
1984
Film
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Walter Wagner
1973
Send in the Girls
Paul
1978
Jack of Hearts
Peter Pryce
1999
Film
Breaking the Bank
Jenkins
2016
Film
Are You Being Served? The Movie
Carlos
1977
Film
House of Mortal Sin
Man in Church
1976
Film
Run For Your Wife
Clumsy Waiter
2012
Dead Clean
Kostas Malmatakis
1998
Film
Hue and Cry
Schoolboy (uncredited)
1947
Architecture at the Crossroads
Narrator - (Voice)
1986
Gorilla
Narrator
1974
Film
Ant Attack
Narrator
2006
Dead Ernest
1982
The Mushroom Picker
Tadeus
1993
Dial RIX
1962
Series
Supersense
Narrator
1988
Legend of Death
Dr. Zemouron
1965
Film
Romance with a Double Bass
Musician Zhuchkov
1974
Film
We Are Most Amused
Self
2008
Film
The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers
2025
Film
The Tempest
Trinculo
1980
Film
Nothing Barred
Convict
1961
Film
What the Pythons Did Next...
Self
2007
Film
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Self / Manuel
2009
Film
Robin Hood Junior
Friar
1975
Film
Fawlty Towers Revisited
Himself
2005
Film
The Forgotten Toys
Chef / Old Man (voice)
1995
Film
We Joined the Navy
Short-Changed US Seaman
1963
Film
Taxandria
André / Superintendent
1996
Film
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
A.C. 2 Briggs
1959
Film
What's Up Nurse
Guido
1977
There Comes A Time...
1985
Film
Interviewers From Hell
1989
Film
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing
Mr. Loveday
2006
Film
James and the Giant Peach
Interviewer / 1st Naval Officer / Security Chief
1976
Film
Doctor Who: Shada
Skagra (voice)
2003
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Durdles
1993
Film
Albert Speer: The Nazi Who Said Sorry
Narrator (voice)
1996
Film
It's Your Move
Roadsweeper
1982
Einstein Revealed
Albert Einstein
1997
Film
The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit
Narrator (voice)
1999
Character Building
Narrator (voice)
1995
If Only the Trains Came
Sergei Sergeich
1968
Number Ten
Nigel Fenn
1968
Film
Spirits of the Forest
Narrator
1987
Film
Benjamin's Struggle
2005
Film
Supersense
Self - Narrator
1988
Film
Eyewitness: Monster
Narrator (voice)
1997
Film
The Galactic Garden
Vector
1985
Film
Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost World
Self - Narrator
2005
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years
Presenter
1997