Comedy actor, Andrew Sachs, who played hapless waiter Manuel in Fawlty Towers has died aged 86. Report by Sarah Duffy.<br>Andrew Sachs who played the Spanish waiter Manuel in Fawlty Towers has died at 86 years old. Confirmed by his wife, Melody, the actor died at a care home .<br>Actor Andrew Sachs, best known for his role opposite John Cleese in the 1970s comedy Fawlty Towers, has died. Sachs starred as the dim-witted and .<br>Andrew Sachs, who played the well-meaning but disorganized Spanish waiter Manuel on the BBC series “Fawlty Towers,” died on Nov. 23rd. “Fawlty Towers .