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Andrew Sachs

Actor
7 April 1930 to 23 November 2016

A German-born actor who found fame as Manuel in the classic sitcom Fawlty Towers (1975-1979), Sachs received a BAFTA nomination for his role as the hapless Spanish waiter. He amassed over 100 screen credits in a career spanning eight decades, which also included countless theatre and radio roles.

Read Andrew Sachs' Guardian obituary here