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Post by felixdeburgh on Dec 1, 2016 23:29:31 GMT
Sad news that 'Manuel' has left us at the age of 86.
Brilliant in that role in Fawlty Towers.
RIP.
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Post by jno on Dec 2, 2016 2:09:15 GMT
Very sad news ... pretty sure everyone loved Manuel and he was in a few of our favourite shows here on the forum too - Strangers, Callan and The Saint. Let's not forget Sidney too - he was in Minder, heading orf to Brighton with Arthur & Ray, trapped in a caravan. Great stuff. I loved Manuel though - at the time I first watched Fawlty, he did a forgotten about Spanish learning show around Spain, consulting Manuel when he got into trouble. It was called 'When in Spain" - the likelihood of this ever resurfacing now is zero. There is mention of it here going out in 1987: www.tossacostabrava.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=206Very sad news this - yes he's primarily remembered as Manuel, but what an impact the character had. RIP ... que? |
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Post by plasticpenguin on Dec 2, 2016 5:27:46 GMT
Immensely sad.
Although rightly known for his role in Fawlty Towers, he was known for the Whitehall Comedy plays - that's where Cleese first saw him. The dynamics between each of the main characters was unique. Etched in all our minds, and only 12 episodes made.
RIP Andreas Siegfried Sachs. Genius characterisation.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2016 10:01:44 GMT
Very sad news.
RIP Andrew.
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Post by daz on Dec 2, 2016 12:10:57 GMT
Has a very varied legacy of work behind him, but it will always be Manuel he is remembered for and I am sure it won't have bothered him as most actors would give their right arm for such an inconic role.
I didn't realise he was 86, I though he was in his 70s, but a decent innings. Sad news indeed.
RIP
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Post by Zimbo on Dec 2, 2016 16:08:33 GMT
He was a very talented gentleman. Interesting background too. Jewish German who's family fled to England in 1938 and we're very glad they did.
RIP Andrew.
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Post by ace5150 on Dec 2, 2016 16:13:41 GMT
Very sad, by all accounts a gentleman.
I think the events with his grand daughter and those two oiks on all the front pages aged him over night. He was devastated and rightfully so.
Rest Andrew, and thanks for the laughs.
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Post by flyingsquad on Dec 2, 2016 16:42:20 GMT
Very sad, by all accounts a gentleman. I think the events with his grand daughter and those two oiks on all the front pages aged him over night. He was devastated and rightfully so. Rest Andrew, and thanks for the laughs. What I think of them is unprintable and wouldn't be right in an obituary thread. I will just say Andrew Sachs had more talent in his little finger than those two have combined. RIP Andrew |
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Post by daz on Dec 2, 2016 17:11:12 GMT
I'll never understand why they did that, but surprisingly enough and by his own admission, it got him back on TV and back into the spotlight.
The strange times we live in.
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Post by pr1 on Dec 2, 2016 18:44:25 GMT
Sorry to hear this. He was wonderful on Fawlty Towers. Rest In Peace.
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Post by steve on Dec 2, 2016 22:30:51 GMT
He did a good job in Minder too.
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Post by Zimbo on Dec 3, 2016 14:18:39 GMT
One newspaper said that Andrew turned down the chance of Victor Meldrew in One Foot In The Grave because he didn't like the scripts. I know Richard Wilson was the first choice. He initially wasn't keen because he was a few years away from 60 and while I think Wilson was the best choice, I think Sachs would have done a good job in the role.
Other choices for Meldrew were Les Dawson (great comedian but don't think he would have been right) and one of my favourites, Timothy West, who I think would have been great, like he was in Brass.
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Post by daz on Dec 3, 2016 15:38:28 GMT
I think Sachs would have been to warm a person to play Meldrew. As much as I don't like Richard Wilson as a person, (a long story) he nailed the charachter of Meldrew and him his own.
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Post by Zimbo on Dec 3, 2016 16:58:52 GMT
I think Sachs would have been to warm a person to play Meldrew. As much as I don't like Richard Wilson as a person, (a long story) he nailed the charachter of Meldrew and him his own. I initially thought that but after seeing all the tributes to him, I think he was a good enough actor to play someone so different to himself |
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Post by Portland Road on Dec 5, 2016 8:53:44 GMT
In childhood, I gained the impression that Manuel was the star of 'Fawlty Towers', rather than Cleese.
RIP Andrew Sachs.
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Post by Zimbo on Dec 5, 2016 15:42:34 GMT
In childhood, I gained the impression that Manuel was the star of 'Fawlty Towers', rather than Cleese. RIP Andrew Sachs. I've just watched the first three episodes and thought Andrew was absolutely fantastic in the role. |
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Post by ltd on Dec 8, 2016 19:08:12 GMT
I remember him being on Saturday morning kids' TV and explaining how he got burnt for real when doing the kitchen fire scene in Fawlty Towers. That's suffering for your art.
Deservedly, and I think affectionately, remembered as Manuel but good in such a lot of other things too, as has been said.
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Post by pr1 on Dec 9, 2016 1:39:05 GMT
I just watched a episode of Randall and Hopkirk Deceased and he appears as a Football commentator. I didn't realize it was him until I saw his name in the credits. I went back and watched the scene again.
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Post by Portland Road on Dec 13, 2016 10:48:33 GMT
Yes pr1, I think I remember that and I did the same - went back through the episode to check out his appearance.
Something I sometimes did when reading the credits on old TV shows.
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Post by thewoodster on Oct 15, 2018 9:54:46 GMT
RIP.
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