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Andrew Sachs

1930 - 2016

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Andreas Siegfried Sachs (7 April 1930 – 23 November 2016), known professionally as Andrew Sachs, was a German-born British actor. He made his name on British television and found his greatest fame for his portrayal of the comical Spanish waiter Manuel in Fawlty Towers. Sachs had a long career in acting and voice-over work for television, film and radio. He was successful well into his eighties, with roles in numerous films such as Quartet, and as Ramsay Clegg in Coronation Street. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Andrew Sachs is the 7,706th most popular actor (down from 7,088th in 2024), the 5,668th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,471st in 2019) and the 246th most popular German Actor.

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Among actors, Andrew Sachs ranks 7,706 out of 13,578. Before him are Michael Cera, Keiko Agena, Jeanna Friske, Zoë Bell, Nia Long, and Justin Baldoni. After him are Cecil Parker, Melora Walters, Tyler Hoechlin, Diana Serra Cary, Nirupa Roy, and Rodger Bumpass.

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Among people born in 1930, Andrew Sachs ranks 592. Before him are Yuri Krylov, Yves Delacour, Barry Unsworth, John Cullum, Satya Vrat Shastri, and Mike Gravel. After him are Lorraine Hansberry, Lajos Für, John Landy, Earl Hooker, Norman Johnson, and Ivy Dumont. Among people deceased in 2016, Andrew Sachs ranks 531. Before him are Joseph Mascolo, Robert Stigwood, Kōji Wada, Abu Omar al-Shishani, Daniel Willems, and Elizaveta Glinka. After him are Clyde Lovellette, Ashot Anastasian, Rod Temperton, Toimi Pitkänen, Henry Worsley, and Patrick Manning.

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Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Andrew Sachs ranks 246. Before him are Angela Schanelec (1962), Ozan Güven (1975), Josef Bierbichler (1948), Danna García (1978), Dirk Bach (1961), and Stefan Kapičić (1978). After him are Matthias Brandt (1961), Jürgen Vogel (1968), Sung Yu-ri (1981), Christiane Paul (1974), Benno Fürmann (1972), and Serkan Çayoğlu (1987).

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