ACTOR

Andrew Sachs

1930 - 2016

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Andreas Siegfried Sachs (7 April 1930 – 23 November 2016), known professionally as Andrew Sachs, was a German-born British actor. He made his name on British television and found his greatest fame for his portrayal of the comical Spanish waiter Manuel in Fawlty Towers. Sachs had a long career in acting and voice-over work for television, film and radio. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrew Sachs has received more than 2,150,181 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Andrew Sachs is the 7,089th most popular actor (down from 5,537th in 2019), the 5,470th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,493rd in 2019) and the 244th most popular German Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Andrew Sachs by language

Over the past year Andrew Sachs has had the most page views in the with 319,447 views, followed by German (6,730), and Dutch (5,736). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (155.66%), Irish (109.15%), and West Frisian (91.96%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Andrew Sachs ranks 7,089 out of 13,578. Before him are Paul Johansson, Melody Anderson, Josephine Tewson, Tracie Thoms, Peter Kern, and Herbert Knaup. After him are Alberta Watson, Laurie Bird, Joseph Mascolo, Masakazu Morita, Claudia Christian, and Byron Mann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Andrew Sachs ranks 544. Before him are Carlos Lucas, Nevin Çokay, Michele Giordano, György Mitró, Lynden Pindling, and Armando Segato. After him are Kauko Hänninen, Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar, John Cullum, Geeta Bali, Ardalion Ignatyev, and Leila Seth. Among people deceased in 2016, Andrew Sachs ranks 500. Before him are Antonina Seredina, Cléber Santana, Medea Jugeli, Rod Temperton, Erwin Hahn, and Ernestine Anderson. After him are Joseph Mascolo, Ashot Anastasian, Anatoli Isayev, Terry Wogan, Tommy Kono, and Fyvush Finkel.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Andrew Sachs ranks 5,470 out of 7,253. Before him are Matthias Brandt (1961), Peter Tschentscher (1966), Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud (1974), Stefan Ortega (1992), Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (1967), and Herbert Knaup (1956). After him are Daniel Kehlmann (1975), Jan Carstenszoon (null), Willi Giesemann (1937), Katrin Göring-Eckardt (1966), Georg Volkert (1945), and Julia Fischer (1983).

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Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Andrew Sachs ranks 244. Before him are Eugen Burg (1871), Tom Beck (1978), Angela Schanelec (1962), Dirk Bach (1961), Matthias Brandt (1961), and Herbert Knaup (1956). After him are Volker Bruch (1980), Vera Zorina (1917), Elyas M'Barek (1982), Arón Piper (1997), Andrea Sawatzki (1963), and Maria Furtwängler (1966).

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Television and Movie Roles

Quartet
Bobby Swanson
Cissy, Reggie, and Wilf are in a home for retired musicians. Every year, there is a concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday and they take part. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the show must go on, and it does.
Sep 8o 20126.475 / 10
Going Postal
Groat
Moist von Lipwig is a con-man with a particular talent-- he is utterly unremarkable. When his execution is stayed in Terry Pratchett's remarkable Discworld, he must work off his debt to society as the land's head Postman. Things are not always as they seem, and soon Lipwig is delivering mail for his very life!
7.141 / 10
Fawlty Towers
Manuel
Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding guests.
8.212 / 10