Andrew Sachs

Andrew Sachs (born Andreas Siegfried Sachs, 7th April 1930) is a British actor. He was born in Berlin, Germany, but his family moved to England when he was eight years old to escape the Nazi persecution of Jews. Sachs is best known for his role as Manuel, the Spanish waiter in the sitcom Fawlty Towers, and is now frequently heard as a narrator of television and radio documentaries. He is married to Melody Lang, who appeared in one episode of Fawlty Towers, 'Basil the Rat', as Mrs Taylor.