Andrew Sachs

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Andrew Sachs Wiki Biography

Andreas Siegfried Sachs is a Berlin, Germany-born British actor better known simply as Andrew Sachs, who is best known for his BAFTA-nominated role as Manuel in the BBC television sitcom “Fawlty Towers”. Born on 7th April 1930, Andrew has both German and Austrian ancestry but is a British national. One of the most talented actors in British film industry, Andrew has been actively entertaining us since 1959.

A highly regarded actor who has managed to continue his prominence in the British film industry for more than 50 years as of now, just how wealthy is Andrew? As of early 2016, Andrew has been counting his net worth at over $10 million. Needless to say, his involvement in showbiz for all these years has been the most significant in adding to his riches. Being a part of a highly successful television series like “Fawlty Towers” and movies like “Revenge Of The Pink Panther”, “Run For Your Wife” and several more have also obviously added a lot to Andrew’s net worth.

Raised in Berlin and North London, Andrew left Berlin with his parents at the age of eight to escape the Nazis and to settle in London. Having a keen bent of mind towards acting, Andrew initiated his career working on radio productions. His actual screen debut was in the film “The Night We Dropped A Clanger” that released in 1959. After this, he appeared in several television series including “The Saint”, and “Randall And Hopkirk” during the 60s and 70s. Obviously, at this point of his career, Andrew’s net worth began to rise extensively.

Eventually, Andrew starred in numerous British movies such as “Hitler: The Last Ten Days”, “Frightmare”, “Are You Being Served?”, “History Of The World”, “Romance With A Double Bass” and “Nowhere In Africa” among many others. More recently, he appeared in the movies “Run For Your Wife” and “Quartet”, both of which released in 2012. All of these movies have not only helped Andrews maintain his prominence in the film industry as an actor over the years but has also helped him add significantly to his net worth.

Apart from these, Andrew has also given voice to children’s animations including “The Gingerbread Man”, “Little Grey Rabbit”, “Asterix And The Big Fight”, “William’s Wish Wellingtons”. His voice can also be heard in several television documentaries such as the “…From Hell” series as well as “Eyewitness videos”, which have added to his net worth.

Andrew’s life and career have not always been sunshine, as in 2008 Andrew became part of controversy along with comedian Russell Brand in his show “The Russel Brand Show”. Russell and show presenter Jonathan Ross made some explicit prank ‘phone calls to Andrew’s granddaughter Georgina Baillie, which later resulted in the resignation of Russell from the show.

As of now, Andrew has been living in Kilburn, London along with his wife Melody Lang. The couple has been together since 1960 and has three children together. For now, 85 years old Andrew has been enjoying his life as a successful actor while his present net worth of $10 million complements his daily life in every way possible.

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Andrew Sachs Quick Info

Full Name Andrew Sachs
Net Worth $10 Million
Date Of Birth April 7, 1930
Died November 23, 2016, London, United Kingdom
Place Of Birth Berlin, Germany
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.62 m)
Profession Actor
Nationality United Kingdom
Spouse Melody Lang (m. 1960)
Children John Sachs, Kate Sachs, William Sachs
Parents Hans Emil Sachs, Katharina Schrott-Fiecht
Nicknames Andreas Siegfried Sachs , A. Sachs
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm0755133
Nominations British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance
Movies Quartet, Terry Pratchett’s Going Postal, The Forgotten Toys, Revenge of the Pink Panther, Romance with a Double Bass, Hitler: The Last Ten Days, Breaking the Bank, The Night We Dropped a Clanger, Robin Hood Junior, House of Mortal Sin, Are You Being Served?, Taxandria, Asterix the Gaul, It’s Your Mo…
TV Shows Fawlty Towers, That Peter Kay Thing, William’s Wish Wellingtons, The Gingerbread Man, Egypt, ALF Tales, Attachments, Dead Ernest, Every Silver Lining, Tom O’Connor (1984), Pirates, Jack of Hearts, There Comes A Time…

Andrew Sachs Quotes

  • [on criticism that Manuel was a racist stereotype] If it’s insulting to the Spanish what is Basil to the British?
  • I was up to take over as Doctor Who (1963) but didn’t get the part. Sylvester McCoy played it, but at that time they put my name forward for it. Shame, I’d love to have done it. You can be very self-indulgent and go mad and do all the wonderful things, but the script or the director should pull you back and say, ‘Come on, stop fooling about, just stop acting, just do it, be in the spirit of the script’. I hope I would have done that, but I never got the chance. One of my sad tales of failure in life.
  • His show is embarrassing, it is not an interview show, it’s the Jonathan Ross show. A lot of people like the show but I don’t, and I’m not alone. I will be watching the show out of curiosity to see what is what. His quickness of mind is worth retaining but with the good points go the bad ones maybe. It is extraordinary that a man of that experience allowed himself to be shown like that. It is just self restraint he has not got. I like listening to him, but I don’t want to see him after Friday. Another apology is not necessary, he could apologise to the BBC or all of the other people embarrassed by his actions. There is a long list of people involved. (On the return of Jonathan Ross to the BBC in 2009 following his suspension for leaving obscene messages with Russell Brand on his answerphone)
  • I love travelling.
  • I loved working with John Cleese, but there are many others and, if they are team workers, rather than behaving like “stars”, I get on fine with practically all of my colleagues who are skillful and conscientious but not too serious.

Andrew Sachs Important Facts

  • He turned down the role of Victor Meldrew in One Foot in the Grave (1990), as the first few scripts hadn’t impressed him. He later regretted that decision.
  • Diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2012 and was confined to a wheelchair.
  • His father, an insurance broker, was Jewish; his mother, a librarian, was Catholic of part-Austrian ancestry. His father was arrested by the Nazi authorities in 1938, but was later released after intervention by a friend in the police force. The family fled Germany, and settled in London.
  • He auditioned for Rada, but only had enough money to attend two terms. He was hired as an assistant stage manager at a theater in East Sussex, and subsequently the Liverpool Playhouse and the Globe theatre in London.
  • Ex-father-in-law of Charles Baillie.
  • He supported CIWF (Compassion In World Farming) and other animal charities.
  • He recorded children’s books on tape and classics like Charles Dickens, Evelyn Waugh, George Eliot etc.
  • Father of Kate Sachs and grandfather of her daughter Georgina Baillie. He was also the adopted father of his wife’s sons from her previous marriage, William Sachs and John Sachs.
  • Was paid damages by the BBC after an incident filming Fawlty Towers (1975), where a jacket was treated with acid by the special effects department to look as if it was on fire, and really did burn through to his skin. He bore the scars for the rest of his life.
  • On the set of Fawlty Towers (1975), he was nearly knocked out with a heavy saucepan by John Cleese, when Sachs made an unexpected move during filming after five days of rehearsals. Sachs had a headache for two days.
  • There is a wax figure of him as “Manuel”, from Fawlty Towers (1975), in Madam Tussaud’s in London.
  • He is the son of Katharina (Schrott-Fiecht) and Hans Emil Sachs. His father was Jewish and his mother was Catholic, and of part Austrian descent. He escaped Nazi Germany as a boy – after his father, who had been arrested by the Nazis, was released just days before Kristallnacht.

Andrew Sachs Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Alice Through the Looking Glass 2016 Mantel Clock (uncredited) Actor
EastEnders 2015 TV Series Cyril Bishop Actor
Breaking the Bank 2014 Jenkins Actor
Spies of Warsaw 2013 TV Mini-Series Herschenson Actor
Quartet: Deleted Scenes 2013 Video short Bobby Swanson (uncredited) Actor
Quartet 2012 Bobby Swanson Actor
Run for Your Wife 2012 Clumsy Waiter Actor
Casualty 2008-2011 TV Series Father Morgan / Mendel Lan Actor
Going Postal 2010 TV Mini-Series Groat Actor
Coronation Street 2009 TV Series Ramsay Clegg Actor
The 10th Man 2006 Short Joe Actor
Mr. Loveday’s Little Outing 2006 TV Movie Mr. Loveday Actor
The Bill 2006 TV Series David Leyton Actor
Benjamin’s Struggle 2005 Short Benjamin (older) Actor
Timewatch 1994-2005 TV Series documentary Dr. Eduard Bloch / Narrator Actor
Egypt 2005 TV Mini-Series Narrator Actor
Holby City 2005 TV Series Joseph Wolpert Actor
Speer und er 2005 TV Mini-Series Actor
Looking for Victoria 2003 TV Movie Benjamin Disraeli Actor
Cheeky 2003 TV Announcer Actor
Doctor Who: Shada 2003 TV Mini-Series Skagra Actor
Doctors 2003 TV Series Geoffrey Vickerstaff Actor
Between Iraq and a Hard Place 2003 TV Movie Mullah Omar Actor
Comedy Lab 2002 TV Series Hitman Actor
Single Voices 2002 TV Series Arthur Actor
Nirgendwo in Afrika 2001 Mr. Rubens Actor
Silent Witness 2000 TV Series Josef Horowitz Actor
Attachments 2000 TV Series Murray Plaskow Actor
That Peter Kay Thing 2000 TV Series Narrator Actor
Little Grey Rabbit 2000 TV Series Actor
Jack of Hearts 1999 TV Series Peter Pryce Actor
Parking Wars 1999 TV Series Narrator (voice) Actor
Dead Clean 1998 Short Kostas Malmatakis Actor
Starhill Ponies 1998 TV Series Various Characters (voice) Actor
Norman Ormal: A Very Political Turtle 1998 TV Movie Party political broadcast voice over (voice) Actor
Big Bag 1996-1998 TV Series Narrator (segment “William’s Wish Wellingtons”) Actor
The Legend of the Lost Keys 1998 TV Series George Gardener Actor
The Forgotten Toys 1997 TV Series Additional Voices (1998-1999) (voice) Actor
Horizon 1996 TV Series documentary Albert Einstein Actor
The Forgotten Toys 1995 Short Chef / Old Man (voice) Actor
William’s Wish Wellingtons 1994-1995 TV Series Narrator Actor
Pirates 1994/II TV Series Mr. Neville Jones / Basmati Bill Actor
Faust 1994 All Voices (English version, voice) Actor
Minder 1994 TV Series Sidney Actor
Taxandria 1994 André / Superintendent Actor
Every Silver Lining 1993 TV Series Nat Silver Actor
The Mystery of Edwin Drood 1993 Durdles Actor
The Mushroom Picker 1993 TV Mini-Series Tadeus Actor
The Gingerbread Man 1992 TV Series Actor
Woof! 1992 TV Series Mr Peterson Actor
Bergerac 1989 TV Series Moise Davidson Actor
Astérix et le coup du menhir 1989 Ardeco (English version, voice) Actor
Consuming Passions 1988 Jason Actor
Assert Yourself 1987 TV Mini-Series documentary Various Characters Actor
Artists and Models 1986 TV Series Actor
There Comes a Time 1985 TV Series Tony James Actor
The Galactic Garden 1985 TV Movie Vector Actor
Big Deal 1984 TV Series MC Actor
It’ll All Be Over in Half an Hour 1983 TV Series Various Characters Actor
It’s Your Move 1982 TV Short Roadsweeper Actor
Dead Ernest 1982 TV Series Ernest Springer Actor
History of the World: Part I 1981 Gerard – The French Revolution Actor
Saiyûki 1978-1980 TV Series Horse / Yu-Lung (season 2) Actor
The History of Mr. Polly 1980 TV Mini-Series Alfred Polly Actor
The Tempest 1980 TV Movie Trinculo Actor
Fawlty Towers 1975-1979 TV Series Manuel Actor
Lovely Couple 1979 TV Series Vicar Actor
Strangers 1979 TV Series Conron Actor
Revenge of the Pink Panther 1978 Hercule Poirot Actor
What’s Up Nurse! 1978 Guido, Waiter Actor
Rising Damp 1978 TV Series Snell Actor
Crown Court 1978 TV Series Jeremy Nisbett Actor
Send in the Girls 1978 TV Series Paul Actor
The Basil Brush Show 1976-1977 TV Series Actor
The Sound of Laughter 1977 TV Series Brian Jones Actor
Took and Co. 1977 TV Series Actor
Are You Being Served? 1977 Don Carlos Bernardo Actor
The Confessional 1976 Man in Church Actor
Robin Hood Junior 1975 Friar Actor
Romance with a Double Bass 1974 Short Musician Zhuchkov Actor
Cover Up 1974 Barry Nichols Actor
Hitler: The Last Ten Days 1973 Walter Wagner Actor
Codename 1970 TV Series Stein Actor
Callan 1970 TV Series German Captain Actor
My Partner the Ghost 1970 TV Series Commentator Actor
ITV Playhouse 1968-1969 TV Series Morris Harper / Sergei Sergeich / Nigel Fenn Actor
Fraud Squad 1969 TV Series Frank Turbot Actor
Nearest and Dearest 1968 TV Series Doctor Actor
Hugh and I Spy 1968 TV Series Actor
Astérix le Gaulois 1967 Andreco (English version, voice) Actor
Intrigue 1966 TV Series Brachman’s Assistant Actor
Legend of Death 1965 TV Series Dr Zemaron / Dr. Zemouron Actor
Espionage 1963 TV Series German Sergeant Actor
Mr. Toby’s Christmas 1962 TV Series Mr. Toby Actor
Dial RIX 1962 TV Series Thin Furniture Man / Harry Daisy Actor
We Joined the Navy 1962 Short Changed US Seaman (uncredited) Actor
The Saint 1962 TV Series Jacques Actor
The Six Proud Walkers 1962 TV Series Willie Walker Actor
BBC Sunday-Night Play 1961 TV Mini-Series Dino Giovanni / Reporter Actor
Nothing Barred 1961 Convict Actor
Brian Rix Presents: Boobs in the Wood 1960 TV Movie An Auld Scots Prisoner (and player of many parts) Actor
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre 1958-1959 TV Series Mr. Niblett / Rev. Cathcart Sloley-Jones / First Ambulance Man Actor
Make Mine a Double 1959 A.C.2 Briggs Actor
Dial 999 1959 TV Series Attendant Actor
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 1947 Schoolboy (uncredited) Actor
Hue and Cry 1947 Schoolboy (uncredited) Actor
The Galactic Garden 1985 TV Movie Writer
Took and Co. 1977 TV Series Writer
What a Performance! 1999 TV Series Himself Self
Reputations 1996-1999 TV Series documentary Narrator / Himself – Narrator Self
Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom 1999 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself / ‘Manuel’ Self
Return of the Unicorn 1999 Documentary Narrator Self
Television’s Greatest Hits 1998 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Funny Women 1998 TV Series documentary short Himself Self
The Shadow Circus: The CIA in Tibet 1998 TV Series documentary Narrator (voice) Self
Eyewitness 1994-1997 TV Series documentary Narrator / Narrator (UK Version) Self
Hotel 1997 TV Mini-Series Narrator (voice) Self
Oil on Canvas 1997 TV Series documentary Himself – Narration Self
Einstein Revealed 1996 TV Movie documentary Albert Einstein Self
Ancient Mysteries 1995 TV Series documentary Narrator Self
Horizon 1988-1994 TV Series documentary Himself – Narrator Self
Lifesense: Our Lives Through Animal Eyes 1991 TV Series documentary Narrator Self
Q.E.D. 1991 TV Series documentary Self
Cluedo 1990 TV Series Himself Self
Troubleshooter 1990 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself – Narrator (voice) Self
A Question of Entertainment 1988 TV Series Himself Self
Pamela Armstrong 1987 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
This Is Your Life 1980-1985 TV Series documentary Himself Self
An Audience with Kenneth Williams 1983 TV Movie Himself (uncredited) Self
Central News 1982 TV Series Himself / Ernest Springer Self
Give Us a Clue 1981 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Call My Bluff 1980 TV Series Himself Self
3-2-1 1979 TV Series Himself – Guest Star Self
Celebrity Squares 1978 TV Series Himself Self
Man Hunt 1974 Video documentary short Self
Survival 1972 TV Series documentary Narrator Self
Great Canal Journeys 2015 TV Series Himself – Actor and Friend Self
Why Don’t You Speak English? 2013 TV Series Narrator Self
Jo Brand’s Great Wall of Comedy 2013 TV Series Himself Self
Quartet: Behind the Scenes Featurettes: Story 2013 Video short Himself / Bobby Swanson (uncredited) Self
Quartet: Behind the Scenes Featurettes: Dustin 2013 Video short Himself / Bobby Swanson Self
Quartet: Making Quartet 2013 Video short Himself / Bobby Swanson (uncredited) Self
Quartet: Outtakes 2013 Video short Himself / Bobby Swanson (uncredited) Self
Britain’s Funniest Comedy Characters 2012 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Breakfast 2005-2010 TV Series Himself – Actor / Himself Self
Sidekick Stories 2010 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
All Star Mr & Mrs 2010 TV Series Himself Self
The Story of Slapstick 2009 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Stars on the Street 2009 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Fawlty Exclusive: Basil’s Best Bits 2009 TV Movie documentary Himself / Manuel Self
The British Soap Awards 2009 2009 TV Special Himself – Audience Member Self
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened 2009 TV Movie documentary Himself / Manuel Self
Beyond a Joke 2009 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Countdown 2008-2009 TV Series Himself Self
The Bill Made Me Famous 2008 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Channel 4 News 2008 TV Series Himself Self
What Are You Like? 2008 TV Series Himself Self
50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases 2008 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
The World’s Greatest Comedy Characters 2007 TV Movie Himself Self
What the Pythons Did Next… 2007 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Gylne tider 2006 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Britain’s Funniest Comedy Characters 2006 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Natural World 1987-2006 TV Series documentary Himself – Narrator Self
Ricky Gervais Meets… Larry David 2006 TV Special documentary Himself – Narrator (voice) Self
The Ultimate Sitcom 2006 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy 2005 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Fawlty Towers Revisited 2005 TV Movie documentary Himself – Host Self
Fighting the Blue 2005 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself – Narrator Self
Greatest TV Comedy Moments 2005 TV Movie documentary Himself / Manuel Self
‘Fawlty Towers’ @ 30 2005 TV Movie Himself Self
The Comedians’ Comedian 2005 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
The Funny Ladies of British Comedy 2004 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Harry Hill: An Audience with Harry Hill 2004 TV Movie documentary Himself – Audience Member (uncredited) Self
Lads Army 2004 TV Series Himself Self
Package Holiday 2002 2002 TV Mini-Series documentary Narrator (voice) Self
Heroes of Comedy 2002 TV Series documentary Himself Self
The Talk Show Story 2000 TV Mini-Series documentary Narrator (voice) Self
Underwaterworld Trilogy 1999 TV Series documentary Narrator Self
The 100 Greatest TV Moments 1999 TV Special Himself Self
2016: We Remember Part One 2016/I TV Movie documentary Manuel Archive Footage
Good Morning Britain 2016 TV Series Himself Archive Footage
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee 2016 TV Series Manuel Archive Footage
20 Moments That Rocked Comedy 2015 TV Movie documentary Himself – Actor Archive Footage
Quartet: Behind the Scenes Featurettes: Salsa 2013 Video short Bobby Swanson (uncredited) Archive Footage
The Stars of the Street: 50 Years, 50 Classic Characters 2010 Video Ramsay Clegg Archive Footage
Live from Studio Five 2009 TV Series Himself Archive Footage
Russell & Ross: What the F*** Was All That About? 2008 TV Movie documentary Himself Archive Footage
80s 2005 TV Series documentary Manuel Archive Footage
Auntie’s Bloomers 1991 TV Series documentary Himself Archive Footage

Andrew Sachs Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
1980 BAFTA TV Award BAFTA Awards Best Light Entertainment Performance Fawlty Towers (1975) Won
1980 BAFTA TV Award BAFTA Awards Best Light Entertainment Performance Fawlty Towers (1975) Nominated