Andrew Sachs took the role of the hapless waiter Manuel in 1975 AlamyAndrew Sachs, who charmed the nation as the hapless waiter Manuel in Fawlty Towers, has died at the age of 86 after suffering dementia for four years. The actor died last week at Denville Hall, a private care home for retired actors in Northwood, north London. His wife of 57 years, Melody, said that he was buried yesterday at a funeral in north London. “My heart has been broken every day for a long time,” Mrs Sachs, 86, said. We didn’t really notice it at first until the memory started going.

Source: The Times December 02, 2016 01:24 UTC