The BBC was slapped with a 150,000 fine from Ofcom. And she paid tribute to her husband, saying he was a very handsome guy who always looked gorgeous. He was also hit with a faulty prop on the set of the show by Cleese and suffered a severe headache.[21]. In 1990, he appeared as a contestant on Cluedo, facing off against fellow actor Keith Barron. "People know him for that one comedy performance, but he was actually a magnificently talented man in a number of fields," he said, adding that Sachs had been "a very fine photographer" and "a very accomplished playwright". Later, as actor Richard Wilson made the character his own, Sachs could only look on with regret. Sachs, whose father was a Jewish insurance broker, was born in Berlin before his family fled the Nazis to settle in Britain. vascular dementia. Melody Sachs said her husband had been diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2012, Fawlty Towers star John Cleese took to Twitter (pictured) to pay tribute to Andrew Sachs. Their lewd banter was deeply hurtful for me, my wife, our daughter and our granddaughter. Everyone dies, but not everyone lives.' . But the unexpected passing of Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs will no doubt bring the hidden implications of dementia into sharp focus for the thousands offamilies affected. Resentment about failing schools in the north pushed the 'SICK STUNT THAT MADE ME WANT TO HIT JONATHAN ROSS': SACHS' WIFE TALKS ABOUT THE PRANK WITH RUSSELL BRAND. William Ellis School, Highgate, London, England, United Kingdom . Keyboardist who died aged 60 in May suffered aortic dissection, with band saying he passed naturally and without prolonged suffering. On hearing the news, Cleese tweeted: 'Just heard about Andy Sachs. Sachs tried to persuade Cleese to stop short of physical violence during rehearsals and the scenes. ", Fawlty Towers co-writer Booth, who played hotel maid Polly Sherman in the series, said Sachs "spoke to the world with his body as well as his mangled English.". [38] The following year, he portrayed a French Revolutionary in Mel Brooks's History of the World, Part I. Independence is one of their greatest strengths, but sometimes they're overly frank with others. By Tammy Hughes And Clemmie Moodie For The Daily Mail, Published: 22:00 BST, 1 December 2016 | Updated: 08:05 BST, 2 December 2016.