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Andrew Sachs was born on April 7, 1930 in Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg. Andrew Sachs was listed as a comedian, voice actor and film actor. Death is recorded on November 23, 2016, at the age of 86.
My Take
Andrew Sachs earns my deepest affection. A German-born actor who fled the Nazi era and rebuilt his life in Britain, he poured a lifetime of craft into stage, screen, radio, and voice work. Yet it was Manuel, the hapless Spanish waiter in Fawlty Towers, that made him immortal. I love how a single, perfectly judged comic character can outlast everything else and earn an actor a place in cultural memory forever. There is something both humbling and triumphant about that. Sachs left us in 2016 at 86, but Manuel keeps making people laugh, which feels like the finest legacy an actor could ask for.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Andrew Sachs
- Name (Japanese)
- アンドリュー・サックス
- Reading
- あんどりゅー・さっくす
- Born
- April 7, 1930 – November 23, 2016
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Horse
- Origin
- Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg
- Occupation
- comedian / voice actor / film actor / stage actor / television actor
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew%20Sachs
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76963
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Andrew Sachs born?
Born April 7, 1930.
When did Andrew Sachs die?
Died November 23, 2016, aged 86.
Where was Andrew Sachs from?
Andrew Sachs was from Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg.
What did Andrew Sachs do?
Andrew Sachs worked as comedian, voice actor, film actor, stage actor, television actor.
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