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Andrew Sachs Biography (1930-)

Born April 7, 1930, in Berlin, Germany; immigrated to England; son of Hans Emil (an insurance broker) and Katharina (maiden name, Schrott-Fiecht) Sachs; married Melody Lang (an actress); children: William, John, Kate.

Nationality

German

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, writer

Birth Details

April 7, 1930

Berlin, Germany

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Dr. Zemaron, Legend of Death, 1965
• Manuel, Fawlty Towers, BBC, 1975, 1979
• Send In the Girls, 1978
• Rainbow Safari, BBC Natural History Unit, 1981-84
• Ernest Springer, Dead Ernest, 1982
• Tony James, There Comes a Time, 1984
• Every Silver Lining, 1993
• Narrator, Hotel, 1997
• Peter Pryce, Jack of Hearts, 1999
• Narrator, That Peter Kay Thing, 2000
• Murray, Attachments, BBC, 2000
• Miniseries
• Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom, 1999
• Narrator, The Talk Show Story, 2000
• Specials
• Narrator, Last Kingdom of the Elephant, 1992
• Narrator, Lifesense, Arts and Entertainment, 1993
• Narrator, Edge of the Abyss, Arts and Entertainment, 1993
• Narrator, Almost a Dodo, Arts and Entertainment, 1993
• Narrator, Zizi--Je t'aime, PBS, 1998
• Joachim Von Ribbentrop: The Nazi Who Loved England, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
• Episodic
• Frank Turbot, "Turbot on Ice," Fraud Squad, 1969
• Captain, "The Same Trick Twice," Callan, 1970
• Albert Einstein, "Einstein Revealed," Nova, PBS, 1996
• Other Television Appearances
• Buddenbrooks, 1965
• Not the Nine O'Clock News (pilot), 1979
• Trinculo, The Tempest (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: The Tempest), BBC, then PBS, 1980
• Mr. Polly, The History of Mr. Polly, 1980
• This Is Your Life, 1980
• Road sweeper, It's Your Move, BBC, 1982
• Tom O'Connor, 1984
• Funny Women, 1998
• Voice on political broadcast, Norman Ormal: A Very Political Turtle, 1998
• The 100 Greatest TV Moments, 1999
• Also appeared in Crown Court, The Dawson Watch, The Discovery of Animal Behavior, Flight of the Condor, The Galactic Garden, It'll All Be Over in Half an Hour, James and the Giant Peach, Krek Bristle, Lovely Couple, The Michael Parkinson Show, Play It Again, Point of View, Rising Damp, Six Proud Walkers, BBC, The Tommy Cooper Show, Took and Company, and World about Us.
• Stage Appearances
• (Stage debut) Tony, Frieda, Delawarr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, England, 1947
• (London debut) Grobhchick, Simple Spymen, Whitehall Theatre, 1958-61
• Hamid, Stand by Your Bedouin, Garrick Theatre, London, 1967
• Private enquiry agent, Uproar in the House, Garrick Theatre, 1967
• Mr. Gudgeon, Let Sleeping Wives Lie, Garrick Theatre, 1967
• Ringer Lean, thong, and film director, A Voyage 'round My Father, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1971-72
• Mr. Shanks, Habeas Corpus, Lyric Theatre, London, 1973
• No Sex Please--We're British, Strand Theatre, London, 1975
• Gregory, Reluctant Heroes, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1976
• Armand Desroches, Monsieur Perrichon's Travels, Chichester Festival, Chichester, England, 1976
• Andrew Aguecheek, Twelfth Night, Chichester Festival, 1976
• Arnold Crouch, Not Now, Darling, Savoy Theatre, London, 1979
• Bones, Jumpers, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1985
• Brod, Kafka's Dick, Royal Theatre, London, 1986
• Major Tours
• Morgan, Reluctant Heroes, British cities, 1955
• Polignac, Dry Rot, British cities, 1956
• Arnold Crouch, Not Now, Darling, South African cities, 1969
• Arnold Crouch, Not Now, Darling, Toronto, Canada, and Australian cities, 1981
• Augustin Jedd, Dandy Dick, British cities, 1981
• Stage Work
• Director, 7 Ages, Hollywood Court Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 2000
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Dotheby Hall Boy, Nicholas Nickleby, Universal, 1947
• Airman Second Class Briggs, The Night We Dropped a Clanger (also known as Make Mine a Double), 1959
• It's Your Move, 1969
• Walter Wagner, Hitler: The Last Ten Days (also known as Gli ultimi 10 giorni di Hitler), Tomorrow Entertainment, 1973
• Barry Nichols, Frightmare (also known as Frightmare II andOnce upon a Frightmare), Ellman, 1974
• Musician Zhuchkov, Romance with a Double Bass, 1974
• Young man, The Confessional (also known as House of Mortal Sin), Atlas, 1977
• Waiter Guido, What's up Nurse, Variety, 1977
• Don Carlos Bernardo, Are You Being Served? (also known as "AreYou Being Served?": The Movie), 1977
• Hospital inmate, Revenge of the Pink Panther, United Artists, 1978
• Gerard, History of the World, Part I, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
• Jason, Consuming Passions, Samuel Goldwyn/Vestron, 1988
• Durdles, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1993
• Superintendent, Taxandria, 1994
• Film Work
• Voice of Ardeco in English-language version, Asterix et le coup du Menhir (also known as Asterix and the Big Fight, Asterix and the Stone's Throw, and Le coupe de Menhir), Gaumont/Palace, 1989
• Voices in English-language version, Faust, 1994
• RECORDINGS
• Audio Books
• The It-Doesn't-Matter Suit, Penguin Audiobooks, 1997
• Silas Marner, Chivers Audiobooks, 2000
• WRITINGS
• Stage
• Made in Heaven (based on his radio play), produced in Chichester,England, 1975
• The Stamp Collectors, produced in Worthing, England, 1977
• Television
• It's Your Move, BBC, 1982
• Also author of the television plays Robin Hood Junior, BBC; and (with others) The Galactic Garden.
• Radio
• Till Death Do Us Join, 1964
• Flat to Let, 1964
• Pie and Pea Supper, 1966
• Kidnapped, 1967
• Time for a Coat, 1967
• Philately Will Get You Nowhere, 1971
• Made in Heaven, 1971
• Home from Home, 1972
• Cash Me a Portrait, 1972
• The Revenge, 1978
• Other Writings
• Three Melodramas, 1977