Andrew Sachs

Andrew Sachs was a German-born British actor best known for playing Manuel, the hapless Spanish waiter, in the BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers. Born in Berlin in 1930, he fled Nazi Germany with his family in 1938 and settled in London. Beyond Fawlty Towers, Sachs had a long career in television, film, theatre, and radio, including extensive work as a narrator and voice actor. He was also a writer and painter. He died in 2016.