Andrew Sachs
출생 : 1930-04-07, Berlin, Germany
사망 : 2016-11-23
약력
Andrew Sachs was a German-born British actor. He made his name on British television and is best known for his portrayals of Manuel in Fawlty Towers, a role for which he was BAFTA-nominated and also as Ramsay Clegg in Coronation Street.
Jenkins
With ruthless US and Japanese investment banks circling Tuftons, a struggling two-hundred-year-old, family-run British bank, can its bumbling, incompetent chairman, Sir Charles Bunbury, fend off the onslaught and save the bank?
Bobby Swanson
과거 사랑의 상처를 가슴에 묻고 살아가는 테너 레지, 분위기 메이커 바람둥이 베이스 윌프, 정신은 오락가락하지만 소녀같이 순수한 알토 씨씨. 이들은 한 때 세계적 명성을 날리며 환상의 호흡을 자랑하던 오페라 가수들이지만 이제 모두 은퇴하고 비첨하우스에 모여 평화로운 일상을 보내고 있다. 그러던 어느 날 이곳에 막강 포스의 슈퍼스타 소프라노 진이 새 게스트로 합류하고… 오페라 역사상 최고의 드림팀이 30년 만에 한 자리에 뭉쳤다! 모두가 그녀의 입주를 환영하지만 단 한 사람, 젊은 시절 진과의 사랑에 실패한 아픔을 간직한 레지는 씁쓸한 기분을 감추지 못한다. 게다가 재정난에 빠진 비첨하우스를 지키기 위해 추진된 갈라 콘서트의 콰르텟 제의를 콧대 높은 진은 단칼에 거절하는데… 과연 이들의 전설은 재현 될 수 있을 것인가!
Clumsy Waiter
John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell. Fortunately, for John, he's a taxi driver which involves varying shift work! Simple? Well, when John unwittingly becomes a have-a-go hero and the Finsbury and Stockwell police forces discover something suspicious in their paperwork, John's happy bubble is about to be burst. The action of the movie takes place during the next hectic 24 hours as John, with the assistance of his gullible neighbor Gary, rush between North and South London attempting to thwart the police and prevent the two loving wives coming face to face!
Tolliver Groat
Based on Terry Pratchett's 33rd Discworld novel involves a skillful con artist Moist Von Lipwig who finds the tables turned and it's he himself who conned into becoming the Ankh-Morpork Postmaster General. A position that has not been filled in years.
himself
30 years after Fawlty Towers (1975) ended, Stephen Fry narrates a documentary about the making of this classic sitcom.
Himself
We Are Most Amused was a gala event held at the New Wimbledon Theatre on 12 November 2008 in honour of the 60th birthday of Charles, Prince of Wales, in aid of The Prince's Trust. Prince Charles attended the event with his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and younger son Prince Harry. The show had a similar format to the Royal Variety Show and showcased a variety of comedy acts. The performance was televised by ITV to the public on 15 November 2008. Robin Williams made his first UK stage appearance in more than 25 years. Tickets were sold to the general public and the event sold out in one hour.
Mr. Loveday
Satirical drama by Evelyn Waugh, adapted by Sam Hobkinson. Visiting her father Lord Moping in the county asylum, Angela meets a fellow inmate who appears far too sane to be locked up in an institution. She manages to get him released, but he returns two hours later, having achieved a terrible ambition.
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Ricky Gervais meets one of his comedy heroes, Larry David, much-lauded writer and co-creator of the huge hit series Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Himself
Fawlty Towers Revisited features the 80-minute, 30th anniversary retrospective TV special on one of the world’s funniest and best-loved comedies, as well as an additional 10 minutes of behind-the-scenes stories and recollections from recent interviews with Fawlty Towers’ cast and crew.
In 1930s Germany, a young boy attempts to steal the original manuscript of Hitler's Mein Kampf in the hope that it will end the suffering of his family.
Skagra (voice)
Where the Fourth Doctor left off, the Eighth Doctor comes to finish the job. With Romana and K9 by his side, they have to stop the evil Skagra. A remounted version of the abandoned Fourth Doctor serial, rewritten to feature the Eighth Doctor and fit in with the Big Finish audio drama continuity.
Mr. Rubens
2차 세계대전 직전, 유태인 변호사인 발터와 그의 아름다운 아내 예텔, 그리고 5살의 귀여운 딸 레기나는 전쟁의 소용돌이를 피해 불안한 여행길에 올라 아프리카 케냐에 정착한다. 독일에선 지식인 부유층으로 여유로운 생활을 했던 예텔은 아프리카의 여느 흑인들과 다를 바 없는 농민 신분이 되자 불만이 쌓이고 결국 발터와 갈등을 일으킨다. 그러나 딸 레기나는 호기심 어린 눈으로 아프리카에 호감을 가지며 흑인 요리사 오부워와 우정을 나눈다. 그러던 중 예텔과 갈등이 심해진 발터는 연합군으로 참전하고 예텔은 혼자 힘으로 농장을 경영해 나간다. 만남, 이별, 재회… 아름다운 자연에서 펼쳐지는 순수한 감동 이후 홀로 농장을 경영하는 예텔은 시간이 지날수록 끔찍히 싫어했던 아프리카의 아름다운 자연과 순수한 원주민들을 사랑하게 된다. 어느새 훌쩍 커버린 레기나는 원주민들과 서슴없이 어울리며 자연에 동화되고 학교에 진학해 똑똑하고 모범적인 소녀가 된다. 연합군의 승리로 사랑하는 가족과 재회한 발터는 새로운 지식인의 삶을 위해 독일로의 귀향을 원한다. 그러나 아프리카에 정이 듬뿍 든 예텔은 그의 제안을 거절하고 오부워와 헤어지기 싫은 레기나 또한 독일행을 망설이는데…
André / Superintendent
A lighthouse guardian leads a young prince towards an imaginary world, Taxandria, where the boy learns about the power of love and the value of liberty. A totalitarian regime has forbidden time: time watches have been confiscated, photo cameras are illegal as they freeze a point in time. A typical Servais theme: a power is oppressed by a constraint that denies what is best in the individual, and therefore has to be twisted in various ways, to establish an entirely artificial world, that has rules that may question some of the rules of our world at this side of the mirror.
Chef / Old Man (voice)
A festive tale about two lost toys searching for a new home.
All Voices (voice)
A very free adaptation of Marlowe's 'Doctor Faustus', Goethe's 'Faust' and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. A nondescript man is lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, where he finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay animation and giant puppets.
An opium-addicted choirmaster develops an obsession for a beautiful young girl and will not stop short of murder in order to have her.
Adapted from a play written by two Monty Python vets, this toothy satire launches with a tragic accident at Chumley's chocolate factory when hapless manager Ian Littleton (Tyler Butterworth) accidentally knocks several employees into a huge chocolate vat. The tragic mishap at the chocolate factory results in candy lovers getting an unexpected 'extra' in their sweets.
Narrator
Documentary on the species of lemur to be found on the island of Madagascar.
Writer
A pair of space travellers arrive on Earth to study the planet's lifeforms, landing in an English garden. However, on Earth they are about three quarters of an inch tall and therefore find themselves encountering its natural and giant indigenous life, such as worms, spiders, goldfish and a tortoise. A drama documentary on natural history with a science fiction twist.
Vector
A pair of space travellers arrive on Earth to study the planet's lifeforms, landing in an English garden. However, on Earth they are about three quarters of an inch tall and therefore find themselves encountering its natural and giant indigenous life, such as worms, spiders, goldfish and a tortoise. A drama documentary on natural history with a science fiction twist.
Roadsweeper
A silent slapstick comedy depicting the travails of young couple moving into a new home, who hire an accident-prone firm of house removers, headed by Sykes. It features an all-star cast including Tommy Cooper, Bernard Cribbins, Jimmy Edwards, Irene Handl, Bob Todd and Andrew Sachs.
Trinculo
Prospero, the true Duke of Milan is now living on an enchanted island with his daughter Miranda, the savage Caliban and Ariel, a spirit of the air. Raising a sorm to bring his brother - the usurper of his dukedom - along with his royal entourage. to the island. Prospero contrives his revenge.
Hospital Inmate
프랑스의 백만장자 필립 드비에(로버트 웨버 분)는 번화가에 큰 간판을 걸고 프랑스 사람들이 다 알게 큰 사업을 하지만 실은 그는 마약 밀매 업자로 우리가 부르는 프렌치 커넥션의 보수다. 또 그는 많은 부하와 부인 몰래 정을 통하는 정부 시몽 멕그리거양(다이안 캐논 분)을 비서로 쓰며 보스 노릇을 하지만 뉴욕의 보수들은 그를 경원한다. 이유는 프랑스에서 대통령 훈장까지 받은 우둔하면서도 유능한 잭 크루소(피터 샐러스 분)라는 조사관 경위가 있기 때문이다. 그것을 안 드비에는 크루소가 있던 변장 가게에 폭탄을 던졌으나 다른 사람은 부상을 당하고 크루소는 무사하게 살아 나온다. 드비에는 다시 크루소를 마약거래 현장으로 유인하나, 마침 자기 차가 고장나서 하인인 케이노의 푸조차를 타고 가던 그는 승차를 원하는 한 여자를 태웠으나 그 여자는 남장한 여자로 권총으로 위협해 크루소의 차와 옷, 모든 것을 빼앗고 그차로 도망가는 것을 드비에 일당은 그걸 크루소로 알고 기관 총사격을 하여 차는 전주를 받고 폭발해 그것을 크루소로 알고 장사까지 지낸다. 한편 드비에의 모든 비밀을 알고 6년간 동거 생활을 하던 시몽은 하루아침에 해직되고 그녀를 죽이려는 일당이 클럽에서 그녀를 데리고 뒷문으로 나오다가 그 클럽에 몰래 뒷문으로 들어가려던 크루소와 시몽은 크루소를 생명의 은인이라고 자기 아파트로 데리고 와 옷을 말리며 드비에의 비밀을 모두 가르쳐준다.
Carlos
The clothing department's floor requires renovation; rather than let the staff sit idle while the area is closed off, the management sends them on a paid holiday in Costa Plonka, a fictional city in Spain. Their hotel and its surroundings prove to be dismal, and the group tries to pass the time by acting on the crushes they have developed for one another in the workplace. This results in disaster, as multiple amorous notes reach the wrong recipients and everyone gets wrong ideas about who fancies whom. Meanwhile, Carlos, the hotel manager receives an unwelcome visit from an old acquaintance, Cesar Rodriguez, who is after Mrs. Slocombe after seeing her passport. He is also plotting a revolutionary uprising and wants to use the hotel as his base.
Man in Church
Also known as 'The Confessional', another of Pete Walkers's critiques of institutional hypocrisy, in which a troubled young girl goes to confession at the local church. Unfortunately, the sexually frustrated priest she confesses to becomes obsessed with her. At first, the priest stalks the girl, but later it is revealed that he will stop at nothing, including blackmail and murder, just to get close to her.
Friar
Robin Hood Junior helps Maid Marion to escape from her wicked uncle.
Musician Zhuchkov
A bassist shows up early for the betrothal ball of a beautiful princess, and whiles away the time having a dip in the river. The princess is doing the same, unbeknownst to the bass player, but when someone steals their clothes, the bass player helps the princess to preserve her dignity by transporting her back to the castle in his bass case, and along the way they discover they have feelings for each other. Based on a short story by Anton Chekhov.
Walter Wagner
Hitler: The Last Ten Days takes us into the depths of der Furher’s Berlin bunker during his final days. Based on the book by Gerhard Boldt, it provides a bleak look at the goings-on within, and without.
Short-Changed US Seaman
Lt Commander Badger, RN: an exceptionally likeable fellow, the Artful Bodger has one besetting sin a shining honesty which compels him to say the right thing at entirely the wrong time! When untimely remarks to some new recruits are splashed across the tabloids, the rush is on to find him a new posting somewhere far away.
Convict
Penniless Lord Whitebait's plan to save his sinking fortunes is to open stately Whitebait Manor to the public. But the public ignores his gesture, and his fortunes fade even further, with a stream of debts threatening to run into a deluge when his daughter's fiancé demands a plush and costly wedding. Where is the cash to come from? Whitebait and his servant Spankforth's answer is a scam involving the theft of a valuable painting from the Manor. How could such a cunningly original ruse fail?
A.C. 2 Briggs
The movie takes place during WWII. A dashing British RAF Officer is earmarked for a secret mission behind enemy lines in occupied France, but wishing to distract the enemy, enlists a person to double for him and thereby draw attention to North Africa . An unlikely airman is found and tutored in the ways of an English officer.