18+ Great images of Andrew Sachs. Fawlty towers star andrew sachs, who played hapless spanish waiter manuel in the bbc sitcom, has died aged 86, his family has confirmed. Andrew sachs (born andreas siegfried sachs; Andrew sachs talks about the fawlty cast. He is most famous for his television role as manuel . Andrew sachs, who played the spanish waiter manuel on the beloved 1970s british tv series fawlty towers, has died.