Andrew Sachs

Andrew Sachs (born Andreas Siegfried Sachs, 7 April, 1930) appeared as Skagra in the webcast/audio version of the Doctor Who story "Shada" that was completed by Big Finish Productions in 2003. Sachs is best known for his role as Manuel, the Spanish waiter in the sitcom Fawlty Towers, produced first in 1975 and again in 1979. Interestingly, Sach's co-star John Cleese made a cameo appearance in the Doctor Who story, "City of Death," during the same season that the original, incomplete version of "Shada" was produced. Sachs was born in Berlin, Germany. His family moved to England when he was eight years old to escape the Nazi persecution of Jews. He is married to Melody Lang, who appeared in one episode of Fawlty Towers, "Basil the Rat," as Mrs. Taylor. His step-son is John Sachs, erstwhile Capital Radio DJ and Gladiators commentator.

Sachs is now frequently heard as a narrator of television and radio documentaries. From 1984 to 1986, Sachs starred as Father Brown in a BBC Radio series based on the stories of G.K. Chesterton.

Sachs performed all the voices in the English-language version of Jan Švankmajer's 1994 film Faust.

Sachs also appeared on many children's TV shows, such as William's Wish Wellingtons, Starhill Ponies and AlfTales. In addition, he has been a narrator on many television documentaries, including ITV's ...from Hell series and the Eyewitness videos.

In 2002 and again in 2004 he played Dr. John Watson in two series of original Sherlock Holmes stories for BBC Radio 4, which starred Clive Merrison as the famous consulting detective. These were transmitted as The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and have been released on compact disc and cassette.

On 9 April, 2006, Sachs appeared in BBC Radio 4's Classic Serial adaptation of The Code of the Woosters as Jeeves with Marcus Brigstocke as Bertie Wooster.