Andrew Sachs

Acting

Andrew Sachs

Born April 7, 1930 · Berlin, Germany

Died November 23, 2016 · aged 86

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

Alice Through the Looking GlassAlice Through the Looking Glass · 2016
Alice Through the Looking Glass
★ 6.62016
MovieAdventureFamily
Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.
Revenge of the Pink PantherRevenge of the Pink Panther · 1978
Revenge of the Pink Panther
★ 6.41978
MovieComedyCrime
Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau is dead. At least that is what the world—and Charles Dreyfus—believe when a dead body is discovered in Clouseau's car after being shot off the road. Naturally, Clouseau knows differently and, taking advantage of not being alive, sets out to discover why an attempt was made on his life.
QuartetQuartet · 2012
Quartet
★ 6.52012
MovieDramaComedy
Cissy, Reggie, and Wilf are in a home for retired musicians. Every year, there is a concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday and they take part. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the show must go on, and it does.
History of the World: Part IHistory of the World: Part I · 1981
History of the World: Part I
★ 6.71981
MovieComedy
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
Hitler: The Last Ten DaysHitler: The Last Ten Days · 1973
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
★ 6.21973
MovieDramaWar
Hitler: The Last Ten Days takes us into the depths of der Furher’s Berlin bunker during his final days. Based on the book by Gerhard Boldt, it provides a bleak look at the goings-on within, and without.
Consuming PassionsConsuming Passions · 1988
Consuming Passions
★ 8.31988
MovieComedy
Adapted from a play written by two Monty Python vets, this toothy satire launches with a tragic accident at Chumley's chocolate factory when hapless manager Ian Littleton accidentally knocks several employees into a huge chocolate vat. The tragic mishap at the chocolate factory results in candy lovers getting an unexpected 'extra' in their sweets.
Nowhere in AfricaNowhere in Africa · 2001
Nowhere in Africa
★ 7.02001
MovieDrama
A Jewish woman named Jettel Redlich flees Nazi Germany with her daughter Regina, to join her husband, Walter, on a farm in Kenya. At first, Jettel refuses to adjust to her new circumstances, bringing with her a set of china dishes and an evening gown. While Regina adapts readily to this new world, forming a strong bond with her father's cook, an African named Owuor.
We Joined the NavyWe Joined the Navy · 1963
We Joined the Navy
★ 6.01963
MovieComedy
Lt Commander Badger, RN: an exceptionally likeable fellow, the Artful Bodger has one besetting sin a shining honesty which compels him to say the right thing at entirely the wrong time! When untimely remarks to some new recruits are splashed across the tabloids, the rush is on to find him a new posting somewhere far away.

Filmography

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Quest for LoveQuest for Love · 1971
Quest for Love
★ 6.71971
MovieRomanceDrama
After a scientific experiment goes horribly wrong during a demonstration, a scientist finds himself trapped in an alternate reality that bears some similarities to our own, but also has some striking differences. In this other reality the Second World War had never occurred, mankind had not yet traveled into Space and Mt. Everest had not yet been conquered, just to name a few things. Also in this other reality he is no longer a scientist but rather a well known author. After a personal tragedy in this alternate world, he finds himself back in his own world and desperately trying to locate the woman he fell in love with in the other world. Little does she know, however, that her life depends on him finding her.

TV Announcer (uncredited)

StrangersStrangers · 1978
Strangers
★ 7.21978
SeriesCrimeDrama
Strangers is a 1978–82 ITV police procedural created and principally written by Murray Smith, based on characters created by Kenneth Royce in his novel series and subsequent 1977–78 television adaptation The XYY Man. Don Henderson and Dennis Blanch reprise their roles, respectively, of Detective Sergeant (DS) George Bulman and Detective Constable (DC) Derek Willis. A group of police officers are brought together from across the country to the north of England. There, the fact that they're not well-known gives them the advantage to infiltrate where a more familiar local detective could not. Despite being based around a comparatively small team of detectives, a regular feature in its early years is that few episodes feature the entire team, with most using just two or three regulars in any major role.

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