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|image = Andrew sachs.jpg | |image = Andrew sachs.jpg | ||
|birth date = [[7 April (people)|7 April]] [[1930 (people)|1930]] | |birth date = [[7 April (people)|7 April]] [[1930 (people)|1930]] | ||
|death date = [[23 November (people)|23 November]] [[2016 (people)|2016]] | |death date = [[23 November (people)|23 November]] [[2016 (people)|2016]] | ||
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|story = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]] | |story = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]] | ||
|time = 2003, 2008-09 | |time = 2003, 2008-09 | ||
|non dwu = ''Hue and Cry'', ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'', ''The Saint'', ''Legend of Death'', ''Callan'', ''Hitler: The Last Ten Days'', ''[[Fawlty Towers]]'', ''The Tempest'', ''The History of Mr. Polly'', ''History of the World: Part 1'', ''The Galactic Garden'', ''Astrix and the Big Fight'', ''William's Wish Wellington's'', ''Silent Witness'', ''Egypt'', ''Casualty'', ''Coronation Street'', ''Quartet'', '' | |non dwu = ''Hue and Cry'', ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'', ''[[The Saint]]'', ''Legend of Death'', ''Callan'', ''Hitler: The Last Ten Days'', ''[[Fawlty Towers]]'', ''The Tempest'', ''The History of Mr. Polly'', ''History of the World: Part 1'', ''The Galactic Garden'', ''Astrix and the Big Fight'', ''William's Wish Wellington's'', ''Silent Witness'', ''Egypt'', ''Casualty'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'', ''Quartet'', ''[[EastEnders]]'', ''Alice Though the Looking Glass'' | ||
|imdb = 0755133 | |imdb = 0755133 | ||
|trailer = Manuel Mans the Phones - Fawlty Towers - BBC | |trailer = Manuel Mans the Phones - Fawlty Towers - BBC | ||
|trailer2 = Manuel Practices His English - Fawlty Towers - BBC | |trailer2 = Manuel Practices His English - Fawlty Towers - BBC | ||
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'''Andrew Sachs''' (born '''Andreas Siegfried Sachs''', [[7 April (people)|7 April]] [[1930 (people)|1930]] | '''Andrew Sachs''' (born '''Andreas Siegfried Sachs''', [[7 April (people)|7 April]] [[1930 (people)|1930]]-[[23 November (people)|23 November]] [[2016 (people)|2016]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/dec/02/andrew-sachs-obituary The Guardian]</ref>) was a [[Germany|German]]-born [[England|English]] character actor who provided the voice of [[Skagra]] in the webcast/audio version of ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]]'', based upon a [[Season 17]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story that was never completed. Sachs also played a non-[[DWU]] version of [[Professor Chronotis]] for the radio adaptation of [[Douglas Adams]]' non-''Doctor Who'' novel ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency''. | ||
Sachs played [[Adric]] in the [[Big Finish Productions]] production ''[[The Boy That Time Forgot]]'', [[Crassostrea]] in ''[[Orbis (audio story)|Orbis]]'', and [[The Doctor's scarf]] in ''[[Aladdin Time]]''. | Sachs played [[Adric]] in the [[Big Finish Productions]] production ''[[The Boy That Time Forgot]]'', [[Crassostrea]] in ''[[Orbis (audio story)|Orbis]]'', and [[The Doctor's scarf]] in ''[[Aladdin Time]]''. | ||
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[[Category:Doctor Who webcast actors]] | [[Category:Doctor Who webcast actors]] | ||
Revision as of 16:31, 31 January 2019
Andrew Sachs (born Andreas Siegfried Sachs, 7 April 1930-23 November 2016[1]) was a German-born English character actor who provided the voice of Skagra in the webcast/audio version of Shada, based upon a Season 17 Doctor Who story that was never completed. Sachs also played a non-DWU version of Professor Chronotis for the radio adaptation of Douglas Adams' non-Doctor Who novel Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Sachs played Adric in the Big Finish Productions production The Boy That Time Forgot, Crassostrea in Orbis, and The Doctor's scarf in Aladdin Time.
Sachs was best known for playing Basil Fawlty's hapless Spanish waiter Manuel in the classic 1970s comedy series Fawlty Towers (1975, 1979), opposite John Cleese.
In 2008, Sylvester McCoy suggested that Sachs would make the best replacement for David Tennant, soon to leave the role of the Tenth Doctor. Following the departure of Colin Baker from the role, Sachs had auditioned for the role of the Seventh Doctor in 1987, but McCoy was cast instead.
External links
- Andrew Sachs at the Internet Movie Database
- BBC Doctor Who - Andrew Sachs interview
- BBC Radio 4 - Andrew Sachs
